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NY A05457

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Michaelle Solages

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Reduces mandatory university fees to 25% for SUNY graduate students working as teaching assistants, graduate assistants, research assistants, or research/teaching associates starting in the 2026-2027 academic year

  • Applies the same 25% fee reduction to CUNY graduate students serving as graduate assistants, adjunct instructors, adjunct lecturers, adjunct college laboratory technicians, or non-teaching adjunct staff beginning 2026-2027

  • Eliminates all mandatory university fees for these graduate student employees starting in the 2027-2028 academic year and thereafter

  • Excludes the graduate student association student activity fee from both the reduction and elimination phases

  • Takes effect immediately upon passage

Legislative Description

Provides that beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year, certain graduate students shall be required to pay 25% of all current and future mandatory university fees; provides that in the 2027-2028 academic year and thereafter, no mandatory university fees shall be charged, with the exclusion of the graduate student association student activity fee.

Last Action

substituted by s3458

6/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules6/16/2025
Ways and Means5/28/2025
Higher Education2/14/2025

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