What's happening
This bill establishes an automatic college application program for New York high school seniors to apply to SUNY and CUNY.
Why it matters
Reduces administrative barriers. by preloading students’ demographic and academic information into college application accounts, making the process easier and potentially increasing application rates among students who might otherwise be deterred by paperwork.
Includes strong privacy controls. , requiring express consent before sharing personal information with external entities, and allowing students (or parents, for minors) to opt out of the program at any time, giving families control over their participation.
Guarantees admission. for students who meet established standards, which could expand access to public higher education for qualified students and ensure that eligible students are not overlooked due to missed deadlines or application hurdles.
Promotes transparency and equity. by requiring annual public reporting of application outcomes, broken down by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geography, and high school, helping to identify and address gaps in college access and enrollment.
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Automatic College Applications for Seniors
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Automatic College Applications for Seniors
In Senate Committee · Higher Education · Sponsor Kenneth P. LaValle
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STATE OF NEW YORK
450
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. RODRIGUEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an automatic application system
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new part 6 to article 3 to read as follows:
PART VI
AUTOMATIC APPLICATION PROGRAM Section 190. Automatic application program; established.
191. Program requirements.
192. Data publication.
193. Program promotion.
194. Rulemaking authority.
§ 190. Automatic application program; established. There is hereby established an automatic application program to be administered by the department.
§ 191. Program requirements. 1. The department shall promulgate standards for the automatic application of graduating high school students in New York state that comply with the federal family educational rights and privacy act. No personal information shall be shared with an external entity without the express consent from a student having attained the age of eighteen or, in the case of students seventeen years of age or younger, parental consent.
2. It shall be the responsibility of the department to create and maintain a centralized academic database:
(a) to provide an online account for each student in the beginning of their senior year of high school through which students may apply for admission into the state university of New York and the city university of New York;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(b) to preload the demographic and academic information available to the department into such account required on an application for admission into such institution of each student at the beginning of their senior year of high school.
3. A student may decline to participate in the automatic application program by decision made prior to the beginning of their junior year and at any time or point in the application process. The student retains sole discretion over whether to submit an application. The application fee shall be borne by the student.
4. A student who applies pursuant to the automatic application program and meets the standards promulgated by the department pursuant to subdivision one of this section shall be accepted for admission into such universities.
5. Student data shall be deleted in compliance with federal and state regulations.
6. The department shall provide estimates of anticipated financial aid based on data submissions on student applications prior to submission of the application.
§ 192. Data publication. The department shall collect and publish an annual report assessing the effectiveness of the automatic application program. The report shall include data of accepted students disaggregated by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geographic location, and high school institution.
§ 193. Program promotion. The department shall create and implement a program to inform high schools and the general public about the automatic application program.
§ 194. Rulemaking authority. The department shall promulgate such regulations of the commissioner as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of August next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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