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NY S07375

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jeremy Cooney

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Modifies the eligibility calculation for the New York State district attorney and indigent legal services attorney loan forgiveness program by excluding periods of leave without pay from counting toward required service completion

  • Extends the service completion deadline by the total time an eligible attorney spends in non-pay status during their employment

  • Creates exceptions allowing military service, maternity/paternity leave, FMLA leave, and absences due to compensable injury to count as creditable time toward the required service period, at the discretion of the president

  • Applies retroactively to January 1, 2010

Legislative Description

Relates to the New York state district attorney and indigent legal services attorney loan forgiveness program; allows absence because of uniformed service, maternity/paternity, FMLA, or due to compensable injury to be creditable time.

Last Action

REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Higher Education1/7/2026
Rules6/13/2025
Higher Education4/11/2025

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