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BILL NUMBER:S8493
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting secondary schools and colleges from withholding student transcripts for failure to pay tuition
Purpose or general idea of bill
Allows students to obtain their academic transcript in the event tuition has not been paid.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 Amends the education law by adding a new Article 2-A to prohibit public or private educational institutions from withholding student transcripts in the event such student has not paid tuition.
Section 2 Creates a Class A misdemeanor for failure to comply with this section.
Justification
As a result of the current recession, difficulties with paying tuition have become more and more common. Whether the student is paying for his or her own education, or parents are paying for their child's tuition, it is the student who suffers. The problem is exacerbated in situations when a student's transcript needs to be sent from one school to another. Schools frequently will not release transcripts if the tuition is not fully paid.
This bill would prohibit an educational institution from withholding a transcript for failure to pay tuition. Failure to comply with this provision would be a Class A misdemeanor.
Prior legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
None to State.
Effective date
First of November after it shall have become law.
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