New York A 6040: Provides eligibility of certain Afghan and Iraqi immigrants for education benefits

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A06040 Summary:

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Provides eligibility for Afghan and Iraqi special immigrants for education benefits which shall include an Afghan or Iraqi citizen or national with the status of a special immigrant under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

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02/26/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6040

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 26, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to eligibility of certain
 Afghan and Iraqi immigrants for education benefits

 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. Afghan and Iraqi special immigrant tuition awards program. 1.
 4 As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following
 5 meanings:
 6 a. "Afghan with special immigrant status" means an Afghan citizen or
 7 national with the status of a special immigrant under section 101(a)(27)
 8 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)) granted
 9 under the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-8; U.S.C.
 10 1101 note). Such term includes Afghan immigrants who enter the United
 11 States under a P1 or P2 visa.
 12 b. "Iraqi with special immigrant status" means a citizen or national
 13 of Iraq who has gained special immigrant status under section 101(a)(27)
 14 of the Immigration and Nationality Act by establishing they have
 15 provided faithful and valuable service to the U.S. government, while
 16 employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government in Iraq, for not less
 17 than one year beginning on or after March twentieth, two thousand three,
 18 and who have experienced or are experiencing an ongoing serious threat
 19 as a consequence of that employment. Such term shall include those immi-
 20 grants who enter the United States under a P1 or P2 visa.
 21 c. "Part-time study" means enrollment for at least three but less than
 22 twelve semester hours per semester, or the equivalent, in an approved
 23 undergraduate or graduate program.
 24 d. "Approved vocational training programs" means programs offered by
 25 agencies approved by the commissioner for funding pursuant to this

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08592-01-5

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 1 section. The commissioner shall approve only such non-credit programs
 2 which are at least three hundred twenty clock hours in length, and which
 3 meet standards of instructional quality established in regulations by
 4 the commissioner. These standards shall include, but not be limited to,
 5 qualifications of administrative and instructional personnel, quality of
 6 facilities and equipment, recordkeeping, admission, grading, attendance,
 7 and record of placement of completers which meets standards of accepta-
 8 bility as established by the commissioner.
 9 2. a. Tuition awards are available for persons with Afghan or Iraqi
 10 special immigrant status or pending status, as defined in subdivision
 11 one of this section, who are enrolled, pursuant to paragraph a of subdi-
 12 vision four of section six hundred sixty-one of this part, in approved
 13 undergraduate or graduate programs at degree granting institutions or
 14 enrolled in approved vocational training programs and who apply for a
 15 tuition assistance program award pursuant to section six hundred sixty-
 16 seven of this subpart.
 17 b. Eligibility for awards under this section shall be established as
 18 of the date the application is received by the corporation. All eligible
 19 recipients shall receive an award in an amount as set forth in
 20 subdivision four of this section.
 21 3. a. No recipien