New York A 5063: Establishes the N.Y. state lifespan respite care program in the office for the aging for purposes of fostering development of community respite care programs

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A05063 Summary:

BILL NOA05063 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05653

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SPONSORJacobson

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COSPNSREachus, Simon

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §669-h, Ed L

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Expands eligibility for the New York state excelsior scholarship award to certain applicants enrolled on a part-time basis or in a BOCES or other approved vocational program; provides criteria for eligibility, and limits on amounts and durations for any such awards.

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BILL NOA05063 

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02/11/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5063

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 11, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to eligibility for the
 New York state excelsior scholarship for certain part-time applicants

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 669-h of the education
 2 law, subdivision 1 as amended by section 1 of part T of chapter 56 of
 3 the laws of 2018, subdivision 2 as amended by section 1 of part G of
 4 chapter 56 of the laws of 2022 and subdivision 3 as added by section 1
 5 of part HHH of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, are amended and a new
 6 subdivision 2-a is added to read as follows:
 7 1. Eligibility. An excelsior scholarship award shall be made to an
 8 applicant who: (a) is matriculated in an approved program leading to an
 9 undergraduate degree at a New York state public institution of higher
 10 education, which for the purposes of this section shall include all
 11 two-year and four-year colleges operated by the state university of New
 12 York or the city university of New York; (b) if enrolled in (i) a public
 13 institution of higher education prior to application, has completed at
 14 least [thirty] twenty-four combined credits per year if enrolled on a
 15 full-time basis or at least twelve combined credits per year if enrolled
 16 on a part-time basis following the student's start date, or its equiv-
 17 alent, applicable to [his or her] the student's program or programs of
 18 study or (ii) an institution of higher education prior to application,
 19 has completed at least [thirty] twenty-four combined credits per year if
 20 enrolled on a full-time basis or at least twelve combined credits per
 21 year if enrolled on a part-time basis following the student's start
 22 date, or its equivalent, applicable to [his or her] the student's
 23 program or programs of study and which were accepted upon transfer to a
 24 public institution of higher education; (c) enrolls in at least twelve
 25 credits per semester and completes at least [thirty] twenty-four

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02338-01-5

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 1 combined credits per year if enrolled on a full-time basis or at least
 2 six credits if enrolled on a part-time basis following the student's
 3 start date, or its equivalent, applicable to [his or her] the student's
 4 program or programs of study except in limited circumstances as
 5 prescribed by the corporation in regulation. Notwithstanding, in the
 6 student's last semester, the student may take at least one course needed
 7 to meet [his or her] the student's graduation requirements and enroll in
 8 and complete [at least twelve credit hours or its equivalent] as many
 9 credits as required to obtain the student's degree. For students who
 10 are disabled as defined by the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990,
 11 42 USC 12101, the corporation shall prescribe rules and regulations that
 12 allow applicants who are disabled to be eligible for an award pursuant
 13 to this section based on modified criteria; (d) has an adjusted gross
 14 income for the qualifying year, as such terms are defined in this subdi-
 15 vision, equal to or less than: (i) one hundred thirty-five thousand
 16 dollars for recipients rece