Bill Text: NY A07545 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of the office of children and family services, in consultation with the commissioner of education, to develop educational materials regarding resources and programs available to foster care youth who are preparing to attend or are attending institutions of higher education including information on funding opportunities that are available for such youth.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-06 - reported referred to rules [A07545 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A07545-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7545

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      May 25, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. ZINERMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Higher Education

        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to higher education fund-
          ing opportunities for foster youth

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

     1    Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 22 to read as follows:
     3    22. The commissioner, in conjunction  with  the  commissioner  of  the
     4  office  of  children  and family services, shall create and display in a
     5  visually conspicuous manner posters, pamphlets, or other written materi-
     6  als regarding state and federally operated programs that provide funding
     7  opportunities for foster youth at the higher education  institutions  of
     8  the  State  University  of  New York and City University of New York, as
     9  well as the eligibility requirements for such programs. Such information
    10  shall be displayed at admissions and financial aid  offices  located  on
    11  the  premises  of  such  institutions,  as well as on such institutions'
    12  websites, the website of the department, and the website of  the  office
    13  of children and family services.
    14    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    15  have become a law.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04577-01-3