STATE OF NEW YORK
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6062
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 1, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to tuition assistance
program awards
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subparagraphs (ii) and (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision 3
2 of section 667 of the education law, as amended by section 1 of part B
3 of chapter 60 of the laws of 2000, are amended to read as follows:
4 (ii) Except for students as noted in subparagraph (iii) of this para-
5 graph, the base amount as determined from subparagraph (i) of this para-
6 graph, shall be reduced in relation to income as follows:
7 Amount of income Schedule of reduction
8 of base amount
9 (A) Less than seven thousand None
10 dollars
11 (B) Seven thousand dollars or Seven per centum of excess
12 more, but less than eleven over seven thousand dollars
13 thousand dollars
14 (C) Eleven thousand dollars or Two hundred eighty dollars
15 more, but less than eighteen plus ten per centum of excess
16 thousand dollars over eleven thousand dollars
17 (D) Eighteen thousand dollars or Nine hundred eighty dollars
18 more, but not more than plus twelve per centum of
19 [eighty] one hundred ten excess over eighteen
20 thousand dollars thousand dollars
21 (vi) For the two thousand two--two thousand three academic year and
22 thereafter, the award shall be the net amount of the base amount deter-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10769-01-1
S. 6062 2
1 mined pursuant to subparagraph (i) of this paragraph reduced pursuant to
2 subparagraph (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph but the award shall not be
3 reduced below [five hundred] one thousand dollars.
4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
