What's happening
This bill increases the income threshold from $80,000 to $100,000 for certain New York tuition assistance program awards.
Why it matters
Expanding eligibility for tuition assistance means more middle-income families could receive financial help for college. , potentially reducing student debt and making higher education more accessible to a broader group of New Yorkers.
By raising the income threshold, the bill may address inflation and cost-of-living increases. since the last adjustment, recognizing that $80,000 today covers less than it did in previous decades.
Colleges and universities could see a more diverse student body. as financial barriers are eased for families just above the previous cutoff, potentially increasing enrollment and retention rates for students who might have otherwise struggled to afford tuition.
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Raise Income Cap for Aid
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Raise Tuition Aid Income Limit
In Assembly Committee · Higher Education · Sponsor Nicole Malliotakis
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STATE OF NEW YORK
462
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to tuition assistance program awards
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Clause (D) of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 667 of the education law, as amended by section 1 of part B of chapter 60 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
(D) Eighteen thousand dollars or Nine hundred eighty dollars
more, but not more than plus twelve per centum of
[eighty] one hundred excess over eighteen
thousand dollars thousand dollars
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05299-01-9
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Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to tuition assistance program awards
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill would increase the household threshold income cap for the State's Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) from $80,000 to $100,000.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 amends Section 667 subdivision 3; paragraph a, subparagraph ii, clause D of the education law as amended by section 1 of part B of Chapter 60 of the laws of 2000.
Section 2 is the effective date.
Justification
With more and more jobs in the United States requiring bachelors and masters degrees in order to obtain them, the focus for the current generation is to go to college. However, the cost of attending a college and university has increased tremendously, making it harder for students to gain access to higher education. Furthermore, if a family has more than one child, the current income cap threshold doesn't take that into account. This legislation would expand the maximum income cap for eligi- bility by $20,000 to $100,000 so more middle-class families can receive assistance in paying college tuition. The household income cap has not increased since 2000, when it went from $50,500 to $80,000. The increase will better align the income cap threshold with current tuition prices and inflation values, and will encourage more New Yorkers to go to college.
Prior legislative history
2018: S.5259 - Referred to Higher Educatiion/ A.5583 - Referred to High- er Education 2017: S.5259 - Referred to Higher Education/ A.5583 - Referred to Higher Education 2016: S.2130 - Referred to Higher Education / A.3049 - Referred to High- er Education 2015: S.2130 - Referred to Higher Education/ A.3049 - Referred to Higher Education 2014: S.7248 - Referred to Higher Education/ A.9554 - Referred to Higher Education
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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