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NY A08080
Bill
Status
9/27/2023
Primary Sponsor
Phara Souffrant Forrest
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AI Summary
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Establishes a free tuition program for SUNY undergraduate students eligible for resident tuition rates who are enrolled in credit-bearing coursework and on track to graduate.
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Creates the State University Tuition Fund to reimburse SUNY for 100% of annual tuition and student fees for qualifying matriculated undergraduate students at senior colleges and community colleges.
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Allows students one semester exemption from completing credit-bearing coursework requirements without losing tuition waiver eligibility, with appeal rights preserved.
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Redirects tuition assistance program awards and Excelsior Scholarship funding into the new State University Tuition Fund beginning the academic year after enactment.
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Increases state financial aid for community colleges by an amount equal to the cost of tuition awarded to students qualifying for the free tuition program, deposited into the State University Tuition Fund.
Legislative Description
Enacts "new deal for SUNY: the New York state higher education equality act" to provide free tuition to students who attend SUNY who are enrolled in academic coursework and are on track to graduate; establishes the state university tuition fund to reimburse the state university of New York for the cost of tuition for students who are eligible for free tuition.
Last Action
print number 8080a
1/11/2024