STATE OF NEW YORK
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7656
IN SENATE
February 4, 2020
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Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, GALLIVAN -- 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 and tuition credits; to repeal chapter 26 of the laws
of 2019 constituting the Jose Peralta New York state DREAM act; and to
repeal part D of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019 amending the education
law relating to residency requirements for the purpose of qualifying
for certain scholarships and financial assistance for higher education
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Chapter 26 of the laws of 2019 constituting the Jose Peral-
2 ta New York state DREAM act is REPEALED.
3 § 2. Part D of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019 amending the education
4 law relating to residency requirements for the purpose of qualifying for
5 certain scholarships and financial assistance for higher education is
6 REPEALED.
7 § 3. Subitem (c) of item 1 of clause (A) of subparagraph (i) of para-
8 graph a of subdivision 3 of section 667 of the education law, as amended
9 by section 1 of part U of chapter 56 of the laws of 2014, is amended to
10 read as follows:
11 (c) For students first receiving aid in two thousand--two thousand one
12 and thereafter, five thousand [dollars, except starting in two thousand
13 fourteen-two thousand fifteen and thereafter such students shall receive
14 five thousand one] three hundred [sixty-five] ten dollars; or
15 § 4. Section 689-a of the education law, as added by chapter 260 of
16 the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
17 § 689-a. Tuition credits. 1. The New York state higher education
18 services corporation shall calculate a tuition credit for each resident
19 undergraduate student who has filed an application with such corporation
20 for a tuition assistance program award pursuant to section six hundred
21 sixty-seven of this article, and is determined to be eligible to receive
22 such award, and is also enrolled in a program of undergraduate study at
23 a state operated or senior college of the state university of New York
24 or the city university of New York where the annual resident undergradu-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 ate tuition rate will exceed five thousand three hundred dollars. Such
2 tuition credit shall be calculated for each semester, quarter or term of
3 study that tuition is charged and tuition for the corresponding semes-
4 ter, quarter or term shall not be due for any student eligible to
5 receive such tuition credit until such credit is calculated, the student
6 and school where the student is enrolled is notified of the tuition
7 credit amount, and such tuition credit is applied toward the tuition
8 charged.
9 2. Each tuition credit pursuant to this section shall be an amount
10 equal to the product of the total annual resident undergraduate tuition
11 rate minus five thousand three hundred ten dollars then multiplied by an
12 amount equal to the product of the total annual award for the student
13 pursuant to section six hundred sixty-seven of this article divided by
14 an amount equal to the maximum amount the student qualifies to receive
15 pursuant to clause (A) of subparagraph (i) of paragraph a of subdivision
16 three of section six hundred sixty-seven of this article.
17 § 5. Clause (D) of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph a of subdivision 3
18 of section 667 of the education law, as amended by section 1 of part B
19 of chapter 60 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
20 (D) Eighteen thousand dollars or Nine hundred eighty dollars
21 more, but not more than plus twelve per centum of
22 [eighty] ninety-five excess over eighteen
23 thousand dollars thousand dollars
24 § 6. Subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 667
25 of the education law, as amended by section 1 of part B of chapter 60 of
26 the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
27 (vi) For the two thousand two--two thousand three academic year and
28 thereafter, the award shall be the net amount of the base amount deter-
29 mined pursuant to subparagraph (i) of this paragraph reduced pursuant to
30 subparagraph (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph but the award shall not be
31 reduced below [five hundred] seven hundred fifty dollars.
32 § 7. This act shall take effect June 1, 2020; provided however that
33 the amendments to section 689-a of the education law made by section
34 four of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall
35 be deemed repealed therewith.
