New York A 1217: Relates to service quality standards for copper telephone systems

Bill Text

Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Skip to main content 

 New York State Assembly

 Speaker Carl E. Heastie

 --> 
 --> 

 --> 

• 
 Assembly Members 

• 
 Legislative Info 

• 
 Public Hearings 

• 
 Speaker's Press 

• 
 Assembly Reports 

• 
 Committees & More 

• Bill Search Home
• Laws
• Legislative Calendar
• Public Hearing Schedule
• Assembly Calendars
• Assembly Committee Agenda 

 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. 

 Bill No.: 

• Summary 
• Actions 
• Committee&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
A01217 Summary:

BILL NOA01217 

&nbsp

SAME ASNo Same As

&nbsp

SPONSORSimon (MS)

&nbsp

COSPNSR

&nbsp

MLTSPNSRCook, Davila, Lupardo, Otis, Ra, Seawright, Walker

&nbsp

Add §669-i, Ed L

&nbsp

Creates the adult student grant program to provide financial aid grants to adults returning to college or seeking career education and training.

Go to top A01217 Actions:

BILL NOA01217 

&nbsp

01/09/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

Go to topA01217 Committee&nbspVotes:

Go to topA01217 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA01217 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1217

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SIMON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,
 DAVILA, LUPARDO, OTIS, RA, SEAWRIGHT, WALKER -- read once and referred
 to the Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating the adult
 student grant program

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

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 669-i
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 669-i. The adult student grant program. 1. Purpose. The adult
 4 student grant program is hereby created to provide financial aid grants
 5 to adults returning to college or seeking career education and training.
 6 2. Definitions. a. "Good academic standing" for the purposes of this
 7 section means retaining a minimum grade point average of 2.5 or the
 8 equivalent.
 9 b. "Participating institution" for the purposes of this section means
 10 any institution of higher education that is included in the University
 11 of the State of New York as enumerated in section two hundred fourteen
 12 of this title.
 13 c. "Cost of attendance" shall mean tuition, required fees, laboratory
 14 and other instruction related to expenses, books, transportation, and
 15 room and board.
 16 3. Eligibility. The adult student grant program shall be available to
 17 those persons:
 18 a. who are (i) a citizen of the United States, or (ii) a noncitizen
 19 lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, or (iii)
 20 an individual of a class of refugees paroled by the attorney general of
 21 the United States under the attorney general's parole authority pertain-
 22 ing to the admission of noncitizens to the United States;
 23 b. who remain in good academic standing;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02859-01-5

 A. 1217 2

 1 c. who attend a participating institution for at least three semester
 2 hours;
 3 d. who are not eligible for awards under sections six hundred sixty-
 4 six, six hundred sixty-seven, or six hundred sixty-seven-c of this
 5 subpart; and
 6 e. who have been either a legal resident of the state for at least one
 7 year immediately preceding the beginning of the semester, quarter or
 8 term of attendance for which application for the adult student grant
 9 program is made. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to
 10 the contrary, the New York state residency eligibility requirement for
 11 this program is waived for a member, or the spouse or dependent of a
 12 member, of the armed forces of the United States on full-time active
 13 duty and stationed in this state.
 14 4. Grants. The annual adult student grants shall be for an amount up
 15 to one thousand five hundred dollars or the cost of tuition, whichever
 16 is less. In no event shall the amount of the annual grant exceed the
 17 recipient's cost of attendance at the institution attended. The corpo-
 18 ration shall provide such grants within the amounts appropriated for
 19 such purpose and based on the availability of funds. A recipient shall
 20 receive no more than six thousand dollars in adult student grants.
 21 5. Priority. Priority will be given to applicants that demonstrate
 22 financial need as determined by the corporation.
 23 6. Rules. The corporation is authorized to promulgate rules and regu-
 24 lations, and may promulgate emergency regulations, for the necessary
 25 implementation of the provisions of this section.
 26