New York A 10288: Relates to requiring the chair of the state liquor authority to make certain quarterly reports

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A10288 Summary:

BILL NOA10288 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09044

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SPONSORAlvarez

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COSPNSREachus, Forrest

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§6301, 350 & 6202, add §§6312, 355-f, 6235 & 689-b, Ed L

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Authorizes SUNY and CUNY to provide emergency aid grants to certain students; provides that the state shall reimburse half of all such grants provided; requires the higher education services corporation to provide an annual report on such programs.

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BILL NOA10288 

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02/20/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10288

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 20, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. ALVAREZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an emer-
 gency aid grant program to allow the state university of New York or
 the city university of New York to provide emergency aid grants to
 certain students

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

 1 Section 1. Section 6301 of the education law is amended by adding two
 2 new subdivisions 7 and 8 to read as follows:
 3 7. "Emergency aid grant". A grant provided to an undergraduate student
 4 attending a community college, as defined in subdivision two of this
 5 section and subdivision two of section three hundred fifty of this chap-
 6 ter, and determined by such college to be eligible for such grant, who,
 7 due to unexpected or unforeseen events, requires financial assistance
 8 for expenses which may include but are not limited to food, clothing,
 9 housing, course materials, technology, transportation, medical expenses,
 10 or child care. An emergency aid grant shall not be used to pay outstand-
 11 ing tuition or fees or for the repayment of student loans.
 12 8. "Emergency aid grant program". The program established pursuant to
 13 section sixty-three hundred twelve of this article wherein a community
 14 college provides emergency aid grants to students and for which the
 15 state provides annual matching funds to such college.
 16 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6312 to read
 17 as follows:
 18 § 6312. Emergency aid grant matching program. 1. Each community
 19 college established and operated pursuant to the provisions of this
 20 article shall establish an emergency aid grant program for students
 21 deemed eligible for such emergency aid. The state shall provide each
 22 community college an appropriation equal to one-half of all grants
 23 disbursed or to be disbursed in such program, provided that such appro-
 24 priation shall not exceed twelve hundred fifty dollars per student who
 25 received or will receive an emergency aid grant and shall not exceed
 26 more than sixty-two thousand five hundred dollars per community college.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14398-02-6

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 1 2. The board of trustees may establish requirements, as such board
 2 deems necessary, for community colleges to access the matching funds
 3 provided by the state pursuant to subdivision one of this section,
 4 provided that:
 5 a. Emergency aid grants shall not be used to cover any outstanding
 6 tuition or fees owed to the state university of New York;
 7 b. Emergency aid grants shall not be treated as income for the
 8 purposes of calculating financial aid offers or awards or when determin-
 9 ing any expected student and/or family contribution; and
 10 c. Community colleges shall demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the
 11 board, that, as a component of a campus emergency aid grant program,
 12 such college has other sufficient resources and services available to
 13 support students experiencing financial distress.
 14 3. Within thirty days of the conclusion of every academic year, each
 15 community college shall submit the necessary data prescribed in section
 16 six hundred seventy-nine-k of this chapter to the New York state higher
 17 education services corporatio