New York A 11041: Requires the establishment of an appeals process for students who are denied the state resident tuition rate at any public university or college

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A11041 Summary:

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Requires the establishment of an appeals process for students who are denied the state resident tuition rate at any public university or college.

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04/23/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11041

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 23, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. FORREST -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an
 appeals process for students denied the state resident tuition rate at
 a public college or university

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

 1 Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 22 to read as follows:
 3 22. The state university trustees shall require that each institution
 4 of the state university establish an appeals process for any student,
 5 regardless of such student's immigration status, who has been denied the
 6 state resident tuition rate for attending such institution. Each insti-
 7 tution shall establish a reasonable time period for the filing of an
 8 appeal after a prospective student has received written notification of
 9 a denial of the state resident tuition rate and a reasonable time period
 10 for the institution to respond to such an appeal. Information on the
 11 right to such appeal and such appeals process shall be posted on the
 12 institution's website.
 13 § 2. Section 6206 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 14 subdivision 25 to read as follows:
 15 25. The board of trustees shall require that each institution of the
 16 city university establish an appeals process for any student, regardless
 17 of such student's immigration status, who has been denied the state
 18 resident tuition rate for attending such institution. Each institution
 19 shall establish a reasonable time period for the filing of an appeal
 20 after a prospective student has received written notification of a
 21 denial of the state resident tuition rate and a reasonable time period
 22 for the institution to respond to such an appeal. Information on the
 23 right to such appeal and such appeals process shall be posted on the
 24 institution's website.
 25 § 3. Section 6306 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 26 subdivision 13 to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00147-03-6

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 1 13. The board of trustees of each community college shall establish an
 2 appeals process for any student, regardless of such student's immi-
 3 gration status, who has been denied the state resident tuition rate for
 4 attending such community college. The board of trustees of each communi-
 5 ty college shall establish a reasonable time period for the filing of an
 6 appeal after a prospective student has received written notification of
 7 a denial of the state resident tuition rate and a reasonable time period
 8 for the community college to respond to such an appeal. Information on
 9 the right to such appeal and such appeals process shall be posted on the
 10 community college's website.
 11 § 4. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 12 have become a law.

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