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A3054Assembly2019-2020 Session

Aid for Community Colleges Expanded

Official title

“Relates to eligibility of community colleges for state aid”

Sponsor Latoya JoynerAD-77+3 co-sponsorsAffects Education
Status
In Assembly Committee
Higher Education
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Higher Education

What's happening

This bill requires community colleges to offer an educational opportunity program to be eligible for state aid.

Why it matters

  1. Expands Access for Disadvantaged Students. Requiring Educational Opportunity Programs (EOPs) at community colleges ensures that more low-income and educationally disadvantaged students have access to support services such as academic counseling, tutoring, and financial assistance—resources proven to boost college completion rates.

  2. Increases College Accountability for State Funding. By tying eligibility for state aid to the establishment of an EOP, the bill incentivizes community colleges to prioritize equity and student support, potentially raising the bar for how institutions serve marginalized populations.

  3. Could Affect College Budgets and Priorities. Community colleges that do not currently offer EOPs may need to allocate resources or seek additional funding to create these programs, impacting their budgets and possibly leading to programmatic shifts.

  4. Potential to Improve Workforce and Social Mobility. By making community colleges more accessible and supportive for underrepresented students, the bill could have long-term effects on workforce diversity, local economies, and overall social mobility in the state.

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Who cares

  • Community college administrators

    The bill would make their colleges’ eligibility for state aid conditional on providing an educational opportunity program under Education Law section 6452.

  • Community college students

    The bill would require colleges seeking state aid to provide an educational opportunity program.

  • State education aid administrators

    They would need to apply the educational opportunity program requirement when determining community colleges’ eligibility for state aid.

Headline styles

Aid for Community Colleges Expanded

Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Latoya Joyner

Assembly Member · Assembly District 77

History

  1. Referred to higher education
  2. Referred to higher education

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

3054

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 28, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER, LAVINE, BLAKE, L. ROSENTHAL -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to state aid for certain community colleges

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 358 of the education law, as amended by chapter 698 of the laws of 1948 and as relettered by chapter 782 of the laws of 1966, is amended to read as follows:

b. Community colleges, provided that such community college provides an educational opportunity program, as prescribed by section six thousand four hundred fifty-two of this chapter.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD00276-01-9

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