NY A06259 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-0)
Status: Introduced on March 4 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-08 - referred to higher education
Pending: Assembly Higher Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Ensures that individuals enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program are eligible to participate in the New York state excelsior scholarship program; prohibits questions regarding immigration status during the application process; requires DACA enrollee eligibility to begin in 2019.

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Title

Ensures that individuals enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program are eligible to participate in the New York state excelsior scholarship program; prohibits questions regarding immigration status during the application process; requires DACA enrollee eligibility to begin in 2019.

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-01-08Assemblyreferred to higher education
2019-03-04Assemblyreferred to higher education

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Bill Comments

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