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NY A04502
Bill
Status
12/19/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brian Cunningham
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AI Summary
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Allows public assistance recipients engaged in educational or training activities to count homework toward their work activity requirements, including up to one hour of unsupervised homework per hour of class time plus additional supervised homework hours
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Increases from 25% to 50% the portion of vocational training programs at proprietary schools that can be devoted to high school equivalency preparation or English proficiency instruction
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Requires that participants ages 18-19 can only be diverted from educational activities to other work activities if they already possess the knowledge and skills needed for their chosen employment goal or fail to maintain a cumulative C average
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Prohibits reassigning participants pursuing educational activities to other work activities unless the assignment does not prevent meeting federal participation rates and is supported by the individual's assessment and employability plan
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Takes effect 120 days after becoming law, with immediate authorization for agencies to develop necessary implementing regulations
Legislative Description
Relates to access to educational activities by public assistance recipients who are subject to work participation requirements; allows homework expected or required by an educational institution to count towards satisfaction of the work activity requirements for public assistance benefits for participants engaged in certain educational or training activities.
Last Action
tabled
12/19/2025