What's happening
This bill requires New York's financial aid determinations for students to be made within 60 days or eligibility is automatically granted.
Why it matters
Speeds up access to financial aid. , ensuring students aren’t left waiting indefinitely for critical funding decisions that can affect their ability to enroll or remain in school.
Shifts the burden of delay to the state agency. , meaning if the agency fails to act in time, students automatically receive aid, which increases administrative accountability and prevents bureaucratic delays from hurting students.
Creates a clear, enforceable timeline. for both students and institutions, leading to more predictable financial planning and potentially reducing student stress and last-minute disruptions to educational plans.
Includes a limited extension option. (an extra 30 days if notified), balancing administrative realities with the need for timely decisions, while still prioritizing student access if deadlines are not met.
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Faster Student Aid Decisions
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Sponsors
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History
- Referred to higher education
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.273
- Returned to assembly
- Died in senate
- Referred to higher education
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.199
- Reported
- Reported referred to ways and means
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- Referred to higher education
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Speed Up Student Aid Decisions
In Senate Committee · Higher Education · Sponsor Toby Ann Stavisky
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3532
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 27, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to general and academic performance awards, student loans and tuition assistance program awards
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 665 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
8. Timeliness of financial aid determinations. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the corporation shall make its determination of financial aid eligibility within sixty days from the day of the receipt of the completed financial aid application from the student. In the event that such financial aid determination is not made by the corporation within sixty days after receipt of the completed financial aid application from the student, such student shall be deemed eligible to receive financial aid for the semester for which the completed financial aid application is made; provided, however, that the corporation may obtain an additional thirty day extension to make its eligibility determination upon written notification to the institution within sixty days that additional time is necessary to examine and review the completed financial aid application of such student.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July in the second year next succeeding the year in which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08695-01-7
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