Arroyo, Davila, De La Rosa, Dilan, Ortiz, Pichardo, Rodriguez, Rozic, Solages, Thiele
Amd §669-h, Ed L
Ensures that individuals enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program are eligible to participate in the New York state excelsior scholarship program; prohibits questions regarding immigration status during the application process; requires DACA enrollee eligibility to begin in 2018.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9670
IN ASSEMBLY
January 31, 2018
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Introduced by M. of A. SEPULVEDA, CRESPO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
A. ARROYO, DAVILA, DE LA ROSA, DILAN, ORTIZ, PICHARDO, RAMOS, RIVERA,
RODRIGUEZ, ROZIC, SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to eligibility for the
New York state excelsior scholarship for those enrolled in the federal
deferred action for childhood arrivals program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 669-h of the education law is
2 amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
3 (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an
4 applicant who is enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood
5 arrivals program shall be eligible to receive an award pursuant to this
6 section provided that no application for such award shall inquire into
7 the applicant's immigration status.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to under-
9 graduate admissions to a public institution of higher education for a
10 term or semester beginning with the 2018-2019 academic year.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13530-03-8
