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- Print number 181a
- Amend and recommit to higher education
- Referred to higher education
- Referred to higher education
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Prohibits the deferral of awards granted under the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
In Assembly Committee · Higher Education · Sponsor Marcos Crespo
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Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the deferral of awards granted under the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
Purpose
The purpose of this legislation is to prohibit the deferral of TAP awards until after the student graduates from his or her course of study.
Summary of provisions
Section 1. Amends the Education Law, Section 667 by adding a new subdivision 4. Prohibits the deferral of TAP awards until the student graduates his or her course of study. Requires that TAP awards be paid in a reasonable time frame in order to ensure that the student is able to apply the award toward his or her tuition bill.
Section 2. Effective Date
Existing law
None.
Justification
In 1969, the State Legislature adopted the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), a needs-based scholarship program for students seeking to attain higher education in New York State. Originally designed to help low income students pay for higher education, it was later enlarged to provide assistance to middle income students. The Governor has proposed changing TAP to defer payment of one-third of each eligible student's yearly grants until the student has completed his or her degree. Many students depend on financial aid in order to attend college. This proposed change could cause fewer students to seek higher education, disproportionately affect minority students, and cause financial hardship to those students who are forced to take on additional debt to complete their education.
Legislative history
2014: S.867A- Amend and Recommit to Higher Education/ A.2520A - Amend and Recommit to Higher Education 2013: S.867 - Referred to Higher Education/A.2520 - Referred to Higher Education 2012: S.119A- Amend and recommit to Higher Education/A.1280A-Amend and recommit to Higher Education 2011: S.119 - Defeated in Higher Education/A.1280 - Referred to Higher Education 2009-10: S.3130A - Amended and Recommitted to Education/A.8848A Amended and Recommitted to Education 2007-08: S.779 - Referred to Higher Education
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately, and shall apply to academic quarters and semesters beginning on or after August 1, 2016.
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