New York S 4187: Relates to early decision admissions data reporting by colleges

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S04187 Summary:

BILL NOS04187 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05551

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SPONSORGOUNARDES

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Title 7 Art 129-C §6450, Ed L

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Requires colleges and universities to report to the commissioner of education certain information relating to admission plans including early action, early decision and general admission.

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BILL NOS04187 

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02/03/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4187

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to early decision admis-
 sions data for higher education institutions

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

 1 Section 1. Title 7 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 2 article 129-C to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 129-C
 4 EARLY DECISION ADMISSIONS DATA FOR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

 5 Section 6450. Early decision admissions data for higher education insti-
 6 tutions.
 7 § 6450. Early decision admissions data for higher education insti-
 8 tutions. 1. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms
 9 shall have the following meanings:
 10 (a) "Acceptance rate" shall mean the percentage of applicants a higher
 11 education institution accepts, computed by dividing the accepted number
 12 of applicants by the total number of applicants and multiplying such
 13 quotient by one hundred.
 14 (b) "Academic year" shall be as defined in subdivision five of section
 15 six hundred fifty-one of this chapter.
 16 (c) "Drop-down menu" shall refer to a graphical control element that
 17 allows a user of a website to choose one value from a list.
 18 (d) "Early action" shall mean an admissions plan that allows a student
 19 to apply at an earlier stage of the admissions process and receive an
 20 expedited admissions decision but does not require such student to
 21 commit to attend such institution upon receiving a decision of admit-
 22 tance.
 23 (e) "Early decision" shall mean an admissions plan that allows a
 24 student to apply at an earlier stage of the admission process and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05361-01-5

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 1 receive an expedited admissions decision that requires such student to
 2 commit to attend a higher education institution should such student be
 3 admitted and to withdraw all other applications to other higher educa-
 4 tion institutions. Early decision shall not include early action.
 5 (f) "Estimated cost of attendance" shall mean the total amount, not
 6 including grants and scholarships, that it costs to attend a higher
 7 education institution, which may include, among other expenses, tuition
 8 and fees, housing and meals, allowances for books, supplies, and trans-
 9 portation, and dependent care.
 10 (g) "Federal Pell grant" shall refer to the grants disbursed to
 11 students pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 1070.
 12 (h) "Full financial need" shall mean that the aid a student receives
 13 from the higher education institution fully covers the estimated cost of
 14 attendance.
 15 (i) "General admission" shall mean an admissions plan for which
 16 students do not apply at an earlier stage of the admissions process and
 17 receive an expedited admissions decision. General admission shall not
 18 include early action.
 19 (j) "Higher education institution" shall mean any four-year institu-
 20 tion given the power to confer undergraduate degrees in this state by
 21 the board of regents as provided in section two hundred eighteen of this
 22 chapter but shall not include institutions offering career education, as
 23 defined in subdivision twenty-four of section two of this chapter,
 24 professional and/or technical schools, or educational work connected
 25 with libraries, museums,