New York S 5121: Relates to affidavits of the lawful immigration status of certain students; repealer

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S05121 Summary:

BILL NOS05121 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00284

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SPONSORJACKSON

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COSPNSRMAYER, SEPULVEDA, CLEARE

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MLTSPNSR

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Rpld §661 sub 5 ¶a cl ¶, ¶b cl ¶, §6301 sub 5 sec undesig ¶, §6455 sub 2 ¶(a) cl ¶, sub 3 ¶(a) cl ¶, amd
§6206, Ed L

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Removes the affidavit of the lawful immigration status requirement for certain students.

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BILL NOS05121 

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02/19/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5121

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 19, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, MAYER, SEPULVEDA -- 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 affidavits of the
 lawful immigration status of certain students; and to repeal certain
 provisions of such law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. The closing paragraph paragraph a and the closing paragraph
 2 of paragraph b of subdivision 5 of section 661 of the education law are
 3 REPEALED.
 4 § 2. The closing paragraph of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of
 5 subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education law, as amended by
 6 section 3 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023, is amended to
 7 read as follows:
 8 [A student without lawful immigration status shall also be required to
 9 file an affidavit with such institution or educational unit stating that
 10 the student has filed an application to legalize his or her immigration
 11 status, or will file such an application as soon as he or she is eligi-
 12 ble to do so.] The trustees shall not adopt changes in tuition charges
 13 prior to the enactment of the annual budget. The board of trustees may
 14 accept as partial reimbursement for the education of veterans of the
 15 armed forces of the United States who are otherwise qualified such sums
 16 as may be authorized by federal legislation to be paid for such educa-
 17 tion. The board of trustees may conduct on a fee basis extension courses
 18 and courses for adult education appropriate to the field of higher
 19 education. In all courses and courses of study it may, in its
 20 discretion, require students to pay library, laboratory, locker, break-
 21 age and other instructional and non-instructional fees and meet the cost
 22 of books and consumable supplies. In addition to the foregoing fees and
 23 charges, the board of trustees may impose and collect fees and charges

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01215-01-5

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 1 for student government and other student activities and receive and
 2 expend them as agent or trustee.
 3 § 3. The closing paragraph of paragraph (a-1) of subdivision 7 of
 4 section 6206 of the education law, as amended by chapter 669 of the laws
 5 of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 6 [A student without lawful immigration status shall also be required to
 7 file an affidavit with such institution or educational unit stating that
 8 the student has filed an application to legalize his or her immigration
 9 status, or will file such an application as soon as he or she is eligi-
 10 ble to do so.] Except as otherwise authorized in paragraph (a) of this
 11 subdivision, the trustees shall not adopt changes in tuition charges
 12 prior to the enactment of the annual budget. The board of trustees may
 13 accept as partial reimbursement for the education of veterans of the
 14 armed forces of the United States who are otherwise qualified such sums
 15 as may be authorized by federal legislation to be paid for such educa-
 16 tion. The board of trustees may conduct on a fee basis extension courses
 17 and courses for adult education appropriate to the field of higher
 18 education. In all courses and courses of study it may, in its
 19 discretion, require students to p