New York S 8685: Relates to raising the lower age of juvenile delinquency jurisdiction from seven to twelve years of age and establishing differential response programs for children under the age of twelve

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S08685 Summary:

BILL NOS08685B

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SAME ASSAME AS A08843-A

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Amd §6311, Ed L

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Removes the requirement that an applicant for the New York opportunity promise scholarship has not already obtained any postsecondary degree.

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BILL NOS08685B

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01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/15/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/15/2026PRINT NUMBER 8685A

03/24/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

03/24/2026PRINT NUMBER 8685B

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8685--B

 IN SENATE

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the qualification of
 an applicant for the New York opportunity promise scholarship

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) of subdivision 1 of section
 2 6311 of the education law, as added by section 1 of part F of chapter 56
 3 of the laws of 2025, are amended to read as follows:
 4 (c) is matriculated at a community college of the state university of
 5 New York or the city university of New York, as defined in subdivision
 6 two of section sixty-three hundred one of this article or subdivision
 7 four of section sixty-two hundred two of this title, respectively, in an
 8 approved program directly leading to an associate's degree, certificate,
 9 or certification in a high-demand field; provided that for the [two
 10 thousand twenty-five-- two thousand twenty-six] two thousand twenty-
 11 five--two thousand twenty-six academic year, such fields shall include
 12 but not be limited to advanced manufacturing, technology, cybersecurity,
 13 engineering, artificial intelligence, nursing and allied health
 14 professions, green and renewable energy, and pathways to teaching in
 15 shortage areas, provided further that such fields may be updated annual-
 16 ly thereafter by the department of labor no later than one hundred
 17 eighty days prior to the first start date of the fall term of such
 18 community colleges, and provided further that the eligibility of such
 19 approved program established in the semester for which the applicant
 20 makes initial application shall continue; and
 21 (d) is eligible for the payment of tuition and fees at a rate no
 22 greater than that imposed for resident students in community colleges[;
 23 and
 24 (e) has not already obtained any postsecondary degree, provided that
 25 nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit the eligibility

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13129-05-6

 S. 8685--B 2

 1 of a student who is already enrolled in an eligible associate degree
 2 program on the effective date of this section and who meets all the
 3 other eligibility requirements of this subdivision].
 4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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