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NY A00054

NY A00054
Makes tuition free for New York state residents at SUNY and CUNY schools and community colleges; requires state residency and employment for a period of five years after completion of academic program.

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Introduced
01/06/2021
In Committee
01/05/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

2021-2022 General Assembly

Bill Summary

Makes tuition free for New York state residents at SUNY and CUNY schools and community colleges; requires state residency and employment for a period of five years after completion of academic program.

AI Summary

This bill makes tuition free for New York state residents at SUNY and CUNY schools, including community colleges. To qualify, students must agree to reside and work in New York state for five years after completing their academic program. If a student fails to meet this residency and employment requirement, the tuition benefit will be converted into a student loan that they must repay. The bill also requires students to apply for tuition assistance program funding, which will be applied towards the cost of tuition before the free tuition benefit is used. The free tuition program will be phased in, first applying to community college students and then expanding to all SUNY, CUNY, and community college students.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (53)

Michael Cusick (D)*,  Richard Gottfried (D)*,  Donna Lupardo (D)*,  Amy Paulin (D)*,  N. Nick Perry (D)*,  José Rivera (D)*,  Fred Thiele (D)*,  Peter Abbate (D),  Thomas Abinanti (D),  Jeffrion Aubry (D),  Didi Barrett (D),  Charles Barron (D),  Michael Benedetto (D),  Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D),  Ed Braunstein (D),  Harry Bronson (D),  Marianne Buttenschon (D),  Kevin Cahill (D),  William Colton (D),  Vivian Cook (D),  Steven Cymbrowitz (D),  Maritza Davila (D),  Jeffrey Dinowitz (D),  Steven Englebright (D),  Harvey Epstein (D),  Patricia Fahy (D),  Emily Gallagher (D),  Aileen Gunther (D),  Andrew Hevesi (D),  Pamela Hunter (D),  Alicia Hyndman (D),  Jonathan Jacobson (D),  Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D),  Latoya Joyner (D),  Ron Kim (D),  Charles Lavine (D),  Bill Magnarelli (D),  Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D),  Victor Pichardo (D),  Gary Pretlow (D),  Phil Ramos (D),  Diana Richardson (D),  Robert Rodriguez (D),  Linda Rosenthal (D),  Nily Rozic (D),  Angelo Santabarbara (D),  Rebecca Seawright (D),  Jo Anne Simon (D),  Michaelle Solages (D),  Phil Steck (D),  Al Stirpe (D),  Latrice Walker (D),  Ken Zebrowski (D), 

Last Action

referred to higher education (on 01/05/2022)
(1 Companion Bills)

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