What's happening
This bill directs the education commissioner to study and report on how the enhanced tuition award affects tuition and costs at New York's private colleges.
Why it matters
Investigates potential unintended consequences of tuition-freeze requirements. By studying whether freezing tuition for enhanced tuition award recipients leads private colleges to raise costs elsewhere (for non-recipients or through fees), the bill addresses concerns about fairness and cost-shifting.
Comprehensive review of college affordability. The required study will not only consider tuition, but also a wide range of associated costs—textbooks, meal plans, housing, student fees—which collectively impact the total cost of attending private colleges.
Long-term analysis for meaningful insights. By mandating data collection and analysis over five years, the bill aims to filter out short-term trends or economic fluctuations, providing a clearer picture of the policy's sustained effects.
Supports informed policy decisions. The final report could influence future legislative or regulatory action by shedding light on whether the enhanced tuition award program is achieving its goals or creating new financial pressures for certain students.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2875
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 28, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. BYRNE, MORINELLO, GIGLIO, RA, BRABENEC, CROUCH, D'URSO, DICKENS, RAIA, GOODELL, LAWRENCE, B. MILLER, WALSH -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to authorize and direct the commissioner of education to study and report on the effect the enhanced tuition award has on the growth rate and overall cost of tuition at New York's private institutions of higher learning
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The commissioner of education is hereby authorized and directed to conduct a study to determine if the enhanced tuition award's requirement that recipient's tuition rates be frozen by their college has an effect on non-recipient student's cost of attending college in New York.
§ 2. The study shall include the collection and analysis of data on:
(a) tuition rates for all non-enhanced tuition award recipients as an aggregate;
(b) tuition rates for in-state non-enhanced tuition award recipients;
(c) tuition rates for out-of-state students;
(d) increases of related costs of attending college, such as:
(i) textbooks from school owned stores;
(ii) meal plans;
(iii) cost of living on campus;
(iv) room and board;
(v) extracurricular fees;
(vi) student fees;
(vii) overall average cost increases other than tuition; and
(viii) any other fee or cost associated with attending college or university; and
(e) tuition rate changes for all private colleges in New York state.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03068-01-9
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§ 3. The data collected under section two of this act shall be gathered and studied over a 5 year timespan to ensure a minimal impact of market forces, economic shifts, or any other major factor that would alter the cost of attending private colleges in New York.
§ 4. Not later than 6 years after the effective date of this act, the commissioner of education shall conclude this study and submit a report based on the study, including, but not limited to, any findings, results and recommendations, to each member of the legislature and the governor.
§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
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