New York S 6945: Relates to increasing loan forgiveness for attorneys performing legal services for indigent clients

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S06945 Summary:

BILL NOS06945 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORLANZA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §679-e, Ed L

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Increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients from $3,400 to $5,500.

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BILL NOS06945 

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03/27/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6945

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 the New York state
 district attorney and indigent legal services attorney loan forgive-
 ness program

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 679-e of the educa-
 2 tion law, as amended by section 1 of part VV of chapter 56 of the laws
 3 of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
 4 a. An eligible attorney may apply for reimbursement after the
 5 completion of each year of qualified service provided however that
 6 reimbursement to each eligible attorney shall not exceed [three thousand
 7 four hundred] five thousand five hundred dollars, per qualifying year,
 8 subject to appropriations available therefor. The president may estab-
 9 lish: (i) an application deadline and (ii) a method of selecting recipi-
 10 ents if in any given year there are insufficient funds to cover the
 11 needs of all the applicants. Awards shall be within the amounts appro-
 12 priated for such purpose and based on availability of funds.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2026.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11077-01-5

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