Bill Text: NY S07842 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Grants eligibility for student financial aid to persons granted deferred action for childhood arrival status and to certain non-residents of the state.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-08-20 - REFERRED TO RULES [S07842 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S07842-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7842 I N S E N A T E August 20, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the eligibility for student financial aid of individuals granted deferred action for childhood arrival status and of certain non-residents of the state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 661 of the education law, as 2 amended by chapter 133 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 3. Citizenship. An applicant (a) must be a citizen of the United 5 States, or (b) must be an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi- 6 dence in the United States, or (c) must be an individual of a class of 7 refugees paroled by the attorney general of the United States under his 8 OR HER parole authority pertaining to the admission of aliens to the 9 United States, OR (D) MUST BE AN INDIVIDUAL GRANTED DEFERRED ACTION FOR 10 CHILDHOOD ARRIVAL STATUS PURSUANT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS SET FORTH BY 11 THE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES. 12 S 2. Paragraphs a and b of subdivision 5 of section 661 of the educa- 13 tion law, as amended by chapter 466 of the laws of 1977, are amended to 14 read as follows: 15 a. (I) Except as provided in subdivision two of section six hundred 16 seventy-four OF THIS PART AND SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, an 17 applicant for an award at the undergraduate level of study must either 18 [(i)] (A) have been a legal resident of the state for at least one year 19 immediately preceding the beginning of the semester, quarter or term of 20 attendance for which application for assistance is made, or [(ii)] (B) 21 be a legal resident of the state and have been a legal resident during 22 his OR HER last two semesters of high school either prior to graduation, 23 or prior to admission to college. Provided further that persons shall be 24 eligible to receive awards under section six hundred sixty-eight or 25 section six hundred sixty-nine OF THIS PART who are currently legal 26 residents of the state and are otherwise qualified. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16443-01-2 S. 7842 2 1 (II) AN APPLICANT WHO IS NOT A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE STATE ELIGIBLE 2 PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, BUT IS A UNITED STATES 3 CITIZEN, A PERMANENT LAWFUL RESIDENT, A LAWFUL NON-IMMIGRANT ALIEN OR AN 4 INDIVIDUAL GRANTED DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVAL STATUS PURSUANT 5 TO RULES AND REGULATIONS SET FORTH BY THE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND 6 IMMIGRATION SERVICES SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD AT THE UNDERGRADUATE 7 LEVEL OF STUDY PROVIDED THAT THE STUDENT: 8 (A) ATTENDED A REGISTERED NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOR TWO OR MORE 9 YEARS, GRADUATED FROM A REGISTERED NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL AND 10 APPLIED FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE 11 UNDERGRADUATE STUDY FOR WHICH AN AWARD IS SOUGHT WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF 12 RECEIVING A NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; OR 13 (B) ATTENDED AN APPROVED NEW YORK STATE PROGRAM FOR A STATE HIGH 14 SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, RECEIVED A STATE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY 15 DIPLOMA AND APPLIED FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCA- 16 TION FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDY FOR WHICH AN AWARD IS SOUGHT WITHIN 17 FIVE YEARS OF RECEIVING A STATE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA; OR 18 (C) IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT OF TUITION AND FEES AT A 19 RATE NO GREATER THAN THAT IMPOSED FOR RESIDENT STUDENTS OF THE STATE 20 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OR COMMUNITY 21 COLLEGES AS PRESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH EIGHT OF PARAGRAPH H OF SUBDIVI- 22 SION TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OR PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDI- 23 VISION SEVEN OF SECTION SIXTY-TWO HUNDRED SIX OF THIS CHAPTER. 24 b. [An] (I) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 25 PARAGRAPH, AN applicant for an award at the graduate level of study must 26 either [(i)] (A) have been a legal resident of the state for at least 27 one year immediately preceding the beginning of the semester, quarter or 28 term of attendance for which application for assistance is made, or 29 [(ii)] (B) be a legal resident of the state and have been a legal resi- 30 dent during his OR HER last academic year of undergraduate study and 31 have continued to be a legal resident until matriculation in the gradu- 32 ate program. 33 (II) AN APPLICANT WHO IS NOT A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE STATE ELIGIBLE 34 PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, BUT IS A UNITED STATES 35 CITIZEN, A PERMANENT LAWFUL RESIDENT, A LAWFUL NON-IMMIGRANT ALIEN OR AN 36 INDIVIDUAL GRANTED DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVAL STATUS PURSUANT 37 TO RULES AND REGULATIONS SET FORTH BY THE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND 38 IMMIGRATION SERVICES SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD AT THE UNDERGRADUATE 39 LEVEL OF STUDY PROVIDED THAT THE STUDENT: 40 (A) ATTENDED A REGISTERED APPROVED NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOR TWO 41 OR MORE YEARS, GRADUATED FROM A REGISTERED NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL 42 AND APPLIED FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR 43 THE GRADUATE STUDY FOR WHICH AN AWARD IS SOUGHT WITHIN TEN YEARS OF 44 RECEIVING A NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; OR 45 (B) ATTENDED AN APPROVED NEW YORK STATE PROGRAM FOR A STATE HIGH 46 SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, RECEIVED A STATE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY 47 DIPLOMA AND APPLIED FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCA- 48 TION FOR THE GRADUATE STUDY FOR WHICH AN AWARD IS SOUGHT WITHIN TEN 49 YEARS OF RECEIVING A STATE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA; OR 50 (C) IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT OF TUITION AND FEES AT A 51 RATE NO GREATER THAN THAT IMPOSED FOR RESIDENT STUDENTS OF THE STATE 52 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OR COMMUNITY 53 COLLEGES AS PRESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH EIGHT OF PARAGRAPH H OF SUBDIVI- 54 SION TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OR PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDI- 55 VISION SEVEN OF SECTION SIXTY-TWO HUNDRED SIX OF THIS CHAPTER. S. 7842 3 1 S 3. Paragraph d of subdivision 5 of section 661 of the education law, 2 as amended by chapter 844 of the laws of 1975, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 d. If an applicant for an award allocated on a geographic basis has 5 more than one residence in this state, his OR HER residence for the 6 purpose of this article shall be his OR HER place of actual residence 7 during the major part of the year while attending school, as determined 8 by the commissioner; AND FURTHER, PROVIDED, THAT AN APPLICANT WHO DOES 9 NOT HAVE A RESIDENCE IN THIS STATE AND IS ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD PURSUANT 10 TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH A OR SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH B 11 OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO RESIDE IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF 12 THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN WHICH HE OR SHE ATTENDS FOR 13 PURPOSES OF AN AWARD ALLOCATED ON A GEOGRAPHIC BASIS. 14 S 4. Paragraph e of subdivision 5 of section 661 of the education law, 15 as added by chapter 630 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 e. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contra- 18 ry, the New York state [residency] eligibility [requirement] REQUIRE- 19 MENTS for receipt of awards [is] SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPHS A AND B OF THIS 20 SUBDIVISION ARE waived for a member, or the spouse or dependent of a 21 member, of the armed forces of the United States on full-time active 22 duty and stationed in this state. 23 S 5. Paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the education law 24 is amended by adding a new subparagraph 10 to read as follows: 25 (10) SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL FURTHER PROVIDE THAT ANY STUDENT WHO IS 26 NOT A LEGAL RESIDENT OF NEW YORK STATE BUT IS A UNITED STATES CITIZEN, A 27 PERMANENT LAWFUL RESIDENT, A LAWFUL NON-IMMIGRANT ALIEN OR AN INDIVIDUAL 28 GRANTED DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVAL STATUS PURSUANT TO RULES 29 AND REGULATIONS SET FORTH BY THE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMI- 30 GRATION SERVICES MAY HAVE THE PAYMENT OF TUITION AND OTHER FEES AND 31 CHARGES REDUCED BY STATE-AIDED PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS OR OTHER FINANCIAL 32 ASSISTANCE AWARDED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLES THIRTEEN, THIR- 33 TEEN-A, FOURTEEN AND FOURTEEN-A OF THIS TITLE, PROVIDED THAT THE STUDENT 34 MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH A OR 35 SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION SIX 36 HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THIS TITLE, AS APPLICABLE. 37 S 6. Subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education law is amended by 38 adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows: 39 (D) THE TRUSTEES SHALL FURTHER PROVIDE THAT ANY STUDENT WHO IS NOT A 40 LEGAL RESIDENT OF NEW YORK STATE BUT IS A UNITED STATES CITIZEN, A 41 PERMANENT LAWFUL RESIDENT, A LAWFUL NON-IMMIGRANT ALIEN OR AN INDIVIDUAL 42 GRANTED DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVAL STATUS PURSUANT TO RULES 43 AND REGULATIONS SET FORTH BY THE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMI- 44 GRATION SERVICES MAY HAVE THE PAYMENT OF TUITION AND OTHER FEES AND 45 CHARGES REDUCED BY STATE-AIDED PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS OR OTHER FINANCIAL 46 ASSISTANCE AWARDED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLES THIRTEEN, THIR- 47 TEEN-A, FOURTEEN AND FOURTEEN-A OF THIS CHAPTER, PROVIDED THAT THE 48 STUDENT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARA- 49 GRAPH A OR SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF 50 SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, AS APPLICABLE. 51 S 7. Section 6305 of the education law is amended by adding a new 52 subdivision 8-a to read as follows: 53 8-A. THE PAYMENT OF TUITION AND OTHER FEES AND CHARGES OF A STUDENT 54 WHO IS ATTENDING A COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND WHO IS NOT A LEGAL RESIDENT OF 55 NEW YORK STATE BUT IS A UNITED STATES CITIZEN, A PERMANENT LAWFUL RESI- 56 DENT, A LAWFUL NON-IMMIGRANT ALIEN OR AN INDIVIDUAL GRANTED DEFERRED S. 7842 4 1 ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVAL STATUS PURSUANT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS 2 SET FORTH BY THE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES MAY 3 BE REDUCED BY STATE-AIDED PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER FINANCIAL 4 ASSISTANCE AWARDED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLES THIRTEEN, THIR- 5 TEEN-A, FOURTEEN AND FOURTEEN-A OF THIS CHAPTER, PROVIDED THAT THE 6 STUDENT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARA- 7 GRAPH A OR SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF 8 SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, AS APPLICABLE. 9 S 8. Paragraph d of subdivision 3 of section 6451 of the education 10 law, as amended by chapter 149 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read 11 as follows: 12 d. Any necessary supplemental financial assistance, which may include 13 the cost of books and necessary maintenance for such enrolled students, 14 INCLUDING STUDENTS GRANTED DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVAL STATUS 15 PURSUANT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS SET FORTH BY THE UNITED STATES CITI- 16 ZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES PROVIDED THAT THE STUDENT MEETS THE 17 REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH A OR SUBPARA- 18 GRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED 19 SIXTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, AS APPLICABLE; provided, however, that such 20 supplemental financial assistance shall be furnished pursuant to crite- 21 ria promulgated by the commissioner with the approval of the director of 22 the budget. 23 S 9. Subparagraph (v) of paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section 6452 24 of the education law, as added by chapter 917 of the laws of 1970, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 (v) Any necessary supplemental financial assistance, which may include 27 the cost of books and necessary maintenance for such students, INCLUDING 28 STUDENTS GRANTED DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVAL STATUS PURSUANT 29 TO RULES AND REGULATIONS SET FORTH BY THE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND 30 IMMIGRATION SERVICES PROVIDED THAT THE STUDENT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS 31 SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH A OR SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF 32 PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THIS 33 CHAPTER, AS APPLICABLE; provided, however, that such supplemental finan- 34 cial assistance shall be furnished pursuant to criteria promulgated by 35 such universities and approved by the regents and the director of the 36 budget. 37 S 10. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 6455 of the education 38 law, as added by chapter 285 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as 39 follows: 40 (a) (I) Undergraduate science and technology entry program moneys may 41 be used for tutoring, counseling, remedial and special summer courses, 42 supplemental financial assistance, program administration, and other 43 activities which the commissioner may deem appropriate. To be eligible 44 for undergraduate collegiate science and technology entry program 45 support, a student must be a resident of New York [who is], OR MEET THE 46 REQUIREMENTS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, AND MUST BE either 47 economically disadvantaged or from a minority group historically under- 48 represented in the scientific, technical, health and health-related 49 professions, and [who demonstrates] MUST DEMONSTRATE interest in and a 50 potential for a professional career if provided special services. Eligi- 51 ble students must be in good academic standing, enrolled full time in an 52 approved, undergraduate level program of study, as defined by the 53 regents. 54 (II) AN APPLICANT WHO IS NOT A LEGAL RESIDENT OF NEW YORK STATE, BUT 55 WHO IS A UNITED STATES CITIZEN, A PERMANENT LAWFUL RESIDENT, A LAWFUL 56 NON-IMMIGRANT ALIEN OR AN INDIVIDUAL GRANTED DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILD- S. 7842 5 1 HOOD ARRIVAL STATUS PURSUANT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS SET FORTH BY THE 2 UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE 3 FOR AN AWARD AT THE UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL OF STUDY PROVIDED THAT THE 4 STUDENT: 5 (1) ATTENDED A REGISTERED NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOR TWO OR MORE 6 YEARS, GRADUATED FROM A REGISTERED NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL AND 7 APPLIED FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE 8 UNDERGRADUATE STUDY FOR WHICH AN AWARD IS SOUGHT WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF 9 RECEIVING A NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; OR 10 (2) ATTENDED AN APPROVED NEW YORK STATE PROGRAM FOR A STATE HIGH 11 SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, RECEIVED A STATE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY 12 DIPLOMA AND APPLIED FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCA- 13 TION FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDY FOR WHICH AN AWARD IS SOUGHT WITHIN 14 FIVE YEARS OF RECEIVING A STATE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, 15 ATTENDED AN APPROVED NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOR TWO OR MORE YEARS, 16 GRADUATED FROM AN APPROVED NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL AND APPLIED FOR 17 ATTENDANCE AT AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF 18 RECEIVING A NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; OR 19 (3) IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT OF TUITION AND FEES AT A 20 RATE NO GREATER THAN THAT IMPOSED FOR RESIDENT STUDENTS OF THE STATE 21 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OR COMMUNITY 22 COLLEGES AS PRESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH EIGHT OF PARAGRAPH H OF SUBDIVI- 23 SION TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OR PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDI- 24 VISION SEVEN OF SECTION SIXTY-TWO HUNDRED SIX OF THIS CHAPTER. 25 S 11. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 6455 of the education 26 law, as added by chapter 285 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 (a) (I) Graduate science and technology entry program moneys may be 29 used for recruitment, academic enrichment, career planning, supplemental 30 financial assistance, review for licensing examinations, program admin- 31 istration, and other activities which the commissioner may deem appro- 32 priate. To be eligible for graduate collegiate science and technology 33 entry program support, a student must be a resident of New York [who 34 is], OR MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, 35 AND MUST BE either economically disadvantaged or from a minority group 36 historically underrepresented in the scientific, technical and health- 37 related professions. Eligible students must be in good academic stand- 38 ing, enrolled full time in an approved graduate level program, as 39 defined by the regents. 40 (II) AN APPLICANT WHO IS NOT A LEGAL RESIDENT OF NEW YORK STATE, BUT 41 EITHER IS A UNITED STATES CITIZEN, A PERMANENT LAWFUL RESIDENT, A LAWFUL 42 NON-IMMIGRANT ALIEN OR AN INDIVIDUAL GRANTED DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILD- 43 HOOD ARRIVAL STATUS PURSUANT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS SET FORTH BY THE 44 UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR 45 AN AWARD AT THE UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL OF STUDY PROVIDED THAT THE STUDENT: 46 (1) ATTENDED A REGISTERED APPROVED NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOR TWO 47 OR MORE YEARS, GRADUATED FROM A REGISTERED NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL 48 AND APPLIED FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR 49 THE GRADUATE STUDY FOR WHICH AN AWARD IS SOUGHT WITHIN TEN YEARS OF 50 RECEIVING A NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; OR 51 (2) ATTENDED AN APPROVED NEW YORK STATE PROGRAM FOR A STATE HIGH 52 SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, RECEIVED A STATE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY 53 DIPLOMA AND APPLIED FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCA- 54 TION FOR THE GRADUATE STUDY FOR WHICH AN AWARD IS SOUGHT WITHIN TEN 55 YEARS OF RECEIVING A STATE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA; OR S. 7842 6 1 (3) IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT OF TUITION AND FEES AT A 2 RATE NO GREATER THAN THAT IMPOSED FOR RESIDENT STUDENTS OF THE STATE 3 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OR COMMUNITY 4 COLLEGES AS PRESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH EIGHT OF PARAGRAPH H OF SUBDIVI- 5 SION TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OR PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDI- 6 VISION SEVEN OF SECTION SIXTY-TWO HUNDRED SIX OF THIS CHAPTER. 7 S 12. The commissioner of education, in consultation with the presi- 8 dent of the higher education services corporation, shall establish an 9 application form and procedure that shall allow a student applicant 10 under paragraph d of subdivision 3 of section 661 of the education law, 11 as added by section one of this act, to apply directly to the higher 12 education services corporation or education department for applicable 13 awards without having to submit information to any other state or feder- 14 al agency. All information contained within the applications filed with 15 such corporation or department shall be deemed confidential. 16 S 13. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after the issu- 17 ance of regulations on the deferred action for childhood arrivals 18 program by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or on 19 the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law, whichever shall be 20 later, provided however, that effective immediately, the addition, 21 amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the 22 implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized and 23 directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date; 24 provided that the commissioner of education shall notify the legislative 25 bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of the issuance of the 26 regulations on the deferred action for childhood arrivals program by the 27 United States Citizenship and Immigration Services in order that the 28 commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of 29 the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of 30 effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and 31 section 70-b of the public officers law.