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A06977 Summary:

A06977 Actions:

A06977 Committee Votes:

Committee:HIGHER EDUCATION   Chair:Glick      
DATE:04/04/2017AYE/NAY:20/6  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Glick
Aye
Lupinacci
Nay
Gottfried
Aye
Butler
Nay
Magee
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Nay
Englebright
Aye
Ra
Nay
Cahill
Aye
Garbarino
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Morinello
Nay
Lifton
Aye
Norris
Nay
Cusick
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Brindisi
Aye
Simanowitz
Aye
Stirpe
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Pichardo
Aye
Simon
Aye
Harris
Aye
McDonald
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Farrell      
DATE:05/16/2017AYE/NAY:23/10  Action: Favorable         
Farrell
Aye
Oaks
Nay
Lentol
Aye
Crouch
Nay
Schimminger
Aye
Barclay
Nay
Gantt
Excused
Fitzpatrick
Nay
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Nay
Glick
Aye
Malliotakis
Nay
Nolan
Aye
Walter
Nay
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Nay
Perry
Aye
Curran
Nay
Colton
Aye
Ra
Nay
Cook
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Cusick
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Moya
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Ramos
Excused
Braunstein
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Rozic
Aye

A06977 Floor Votes:

A06977 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         6977--A
                                                                Cal. No. 488
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 28, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. BARRON, JAFFEE, ORTIZ, HYNDMAN, HARRIS -- Multi-
          Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, BLAKE, COOK, DAVILA, GOTTFRIED, HOOP-
          ER, MOSLEY, PERRY, PICHARDO, SIMON, STECK, WALKER  --  read  once  and
          referred  to  the  Committee on Higher Education -- ordered to a third
          reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place  on  the
          order of third reading
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in relation to establishing an
          appeals process for students denied the state resident tuition rate at
          a public college or university
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 20 to read as follows:
     3    20.  The state university trustees shall require that each institution
     4  of the state university establish an appeals process  for  any  student,
     5  regardless  of  his  or  her immigration status, who has been denied the
     6  state resident tuition rate for attending such institution. Each  insti-
     7  tution  shall  establish  a  reasonable time period for the filing of an
     8  appeal after a prospective student has received written notification  of
     9  a denial of the state resident tuition rate and a reasonable time period
    10  for  the  institution  to  respond to such an appeal. Information on the
    11  right to such appeal and such appeals process shall  be  posted  on  the
    12  institution's website.
    13    §  2.  Section  6206  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
    14  subdivision 20 to read as follows:
    15    20. The board of trustees shall require that each institution  of  the
    16  city university establish an appeals process for any student, regardless
    17  of his or her immigration status, who has been denied the state resident
    18  tuition  rate  for  attending  such  institution. Each institution shall
    19  establish a reasonable time period for the filing of an appeal  after  a
    20  prospective student has received written notification of a denial of the
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00248-02-8
        A. 6977--A                          2
 
     1  state  resident tuition rate and a reasonable time period for the insti-
     2  tution to respond to such an appeal. Information on the  right  to  such
     3  appeal  and  such  appeals  process shall be posted on the institution's
     4  website.
     5    §  3.  Section  6306  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
     6  subdivision 11 to read as follows:
     7    11. The board of trustees of each community college shall establish an
     8  appeals process for any student, regardless of his  or  her  immigration
     9  status,  who has been denied the state resident tuition rate for attend-
    10  ing such community college. The board  of  trustees  of  each  community
    11  college  shall  establish  a reasonable time period for the filing of an
    12  appeal after a prospective student has received written notification  of
    13  a denial of the state resident tuition rate and a reasonable time period
    14  for  the  community college to respond to such an appeal. Information on
    15  the right to such appeal and such appeals process shall be posted on the
    16  community college's website.
    17    § 4. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
    18  have become a law.