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History
- Referred to education
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BILL NUMBER:A9517
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the eligibility for tuition awards by students on probation or parole for weapons convictions
Purpose or general idea of bill
To bar any student convicted of any firearms possession, transport or sale that is on probation or parole from receiving any general or academic performance award until successfully completing their term of probation or parole.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 6 of section 661 of the education law, as added by chapter 83 of the laws of 1995 is amended. No student who is incarcerated in any federal, state or other penal institution shall be eligible for any general or academic performance award made pursuant to this article. No student who has been convicted of any weapons possession, transport or sale charge and is currently on probation or parole for such conviction shall be eligible to apply for or receive any general or academic performance reward made pursuant to this article until such student is successfully discharged from probation or parole whereupon such student shall be eligible to apply for such awards for the next succeeding academic semester.
Justification
This bill would mandate that a student who has been convicted of any weapons possession, transport or sale charge and is currently on probation shall not be eligible for any general or academic award until successfully discharged.
Prior legislative history
A.8418 (2004)
Fiscal implications
Undetermined
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately and apply to tuition awards for the 2010-2011 academic year and all subsequent academic years.
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