New York A 3276: Relates to student financial aid programs

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A03276 Summary:

BILL NOA03276 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07372

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SPONSORBronson

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COSPNSRLunsford

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §605, add Art 14 Part 2 Subpart 4 §679-k, Ed L

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Relates to student financial aid programs; allows absence because of uniformed service, maternity/paternity, FMLA, or due to compensable injury to be creditable time.

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BILL NOA03276 

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01/27/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3276

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON, LUNSFORD -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to student financial aid
 programs

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 605 of the education law is
 2 amended by adding a new paragraph g to read as follows:
 3 g. A period of leave without pay, or other periods which an eligible
 4 applicant is not in a pay status shall not count toward the completion
 5 of the required service period reemployment. The service completion date
 6 shall be extended by the total time spent in non-pay status. However,
 7 absence because of uniformed service with a recognized branch of the
 8 United States military, authorized maternity/paternity, FMLA, or due to
 9 compensable injury shall be considered creditable, within the sole
 10 discretion of the president, toward the required service period of reem-
 11 ployment.
 12 § 2. Subpart 4 of part 2 of article 14 of the education law is amended
 13 by adding a new section 679-k to read as follows:
 14 § 679-k. Loan forgiveness eligibility. For all loan forgiveness
 15 programs referenced in this subpart, a period of leave without pay, or
 16 other periods which an eligible applicant is not in a pay status shall
 17 not count toward the completion of the required service period reemploy-
 18 ment. The service completion date shall be extended by the total time
 19 spent in non-pay status. However, absence because of uniformed service
 20 with a recognized branch of the United States military, authorized
 21 maternity/paternity, FMLA, or due to compensable injury shall be consid-
 22 ered creditable, within the sole discretion of the president, toward the
 23 required service period of reemployment.
 24 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
 25 have been in full force and effect on and after January 1, 2010.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05906-01-5

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