Bill Text: NY A08345 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 8345 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides that housing allowances under the World trade center memorial scholarships shall not be decreased for off campus housing unless a student resides with a relative.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to higher education [A08345 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A08345-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8345
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 14, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Higher Education
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to World trade center
         memorial scholarships
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subparagraph 4 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section
    2  668-d of the education law, as added by chapter 176 of the laws of 2002,
    3  is amended to read as follows:
    4    (4)  "Non-tuition  cost  of  attendance", as used in this subdivision,
    5  shall mean: (i) the actual amount charged by the  institution  for  room
    6  and  board, and (ii) an allowance for transportation, books and supplies
    7  as determined by the president and as approved by the  director  of  the
    8  budget,  provided  that  such  determination shall be made no later than
    9  December first of each year for use in the succeeding academic year.  In
   10  the event a student does not incur room or board charges at the institu-
   11  tion,  "non-tuition cost of attendance" shall mean an allowance for room
   12  and board as determined by the president and approved by the director of
   13  the budget.  A STUDENT SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED, AS A CONDITION OF  RECEIV-
   14  ING  THE NON-TUITION COST OF ATTENDANCE, TO APPLY FOR ON-CAMPUS HOUSING,
   15  NOR SHALL THE AMOUNT OF NON-TUITION COST OF ATTENDANCE DECREASE  BECAUSE
   16  THE  STUDENT  DOES NOT APPLY FOR OR RECEIVE ON-CAMPUS HOUSING; PROVIDED,
   17  HOWEVER THAT THE  AMOUNT  OF  NON-TUITION  COST  OF  ATTENDANCE  MAY  BE
   18  DECREASED  FOR  A STUDENT WHO DOES NOT LIVE IN ON-CAMPUS HOUSING IF SUCH
   19  STUDENT'S PARENT OR PARENTS RESIDE WITHIN REASONABLE COMMUTING DISTANCE,
   20  OR IF THEIR OFF-CAMPUS RESIDENCE IS OWNED IN  WHOLE  OR  IN  PART  BY  A
   21  DIRECT RELATION INCLUDING A PARENT, GRANDPARENT, AUNT, UNCLE, SIBLING OR
   22  COUSIN.  In  determining  allowances  pursuant to this subparagraph, the
   23  president may take into consideration the allowances provided for in the
   24  Pell grant program.
   25    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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