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A03135 Summary:

BILL NOA03135
 
SAME ASSAME AS S03052
 
SPONSORPretlow
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §665, Ed L
 
Requires the higher education services corporation to make a determination of financial eligibility of a student for financial aid, awards and loans within 60 days from the day of the receipt of the financial aid application; where the higher education services corporation fails to make a timely determination the applicant shall be deemed eligible for such aid for the semester for which the application was made; allows for a 30-day extension if notice is given to the educational institution within the initial 60-day period.
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A03135 Actions:

BILL NOA03135
 
02/02/2023referred to higher education
01/03/2024referred to higher education
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A03135 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A3135
 
SPONSOR: Pretlow
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to general and academic performance awards, student loans and tuition assistance program awards   PURPOSE: To require HESC to respond within a certain time period re student awards   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Adds a new subdivision 8 to S665 of the education law.   JUSTIFICATION: The Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) was established by the Legislature to have central responsibility for the proper administration and oversight of financial aid. While HESC is empowered to determine the initial eligibility of a student for financial assistance, it does not always make timely eligibility determinations. This creates unnecessary 'delays and uncertainty for both students and the institutions they are scheduled to attend. Furthermore, HESC has in the past retroactively disallowed financial aid it has already certified, thereby obliging students or, more likely, institutions, to repay financial awards. This practice results in hardships for the student and/or the institutions. This bill directs HESC to make an initial determination of financial eligibility within sixty days of the receipt of the financial aid appli- cation from the student. If HESC fails to make its determination within the allotted time, the student shall be deemed eligible to receive aid for the semester for which the application was made; provided, however, that HESC is allowed a 30 day extension to make its determination if it notifies the institution in writing that it needs additional time to examine the case of a particular student. Such notification must be made before the expiration of the original 60 day time period.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2021-2022 A1712 referred Ways & Means 2019-2020 A3589 referred to higher education 03/19/18 A3532 referred to higher education 01/30/13 referred to higher education 01/08/14 referred to higher education 06/03/14 reported referred to ways and means 06/10/14 reported referred to rules 06/11/14 reported 06/11/14 rules report cal.127 06/11/14 ordered to third reading rules cal.127 06/11/14 passed assembly 06/11/14 delivered to senate 06/11/14 REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION 01/20/15 A2915 referred to higher education 01/06/16 A2915 referred to higher education 05/25/16 A2915 reported referred to ways and means 05/25/16 A2915 reported 05/26/16 A2915 advanced to third reading cal.752 06/01/16 A2915 passed assembly 06/01/16 A2915 delivered to senate 06/01/16 A2915 REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:   EFFECTIVE DATE: The first of July in the second year next succeeding the year in which it shall have become a law.
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A03135 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3135
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 2, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Higher Education
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to general  and  academic
          performance  awards,  student  loans  and  tuition  assistance program
          awards
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 665 of the education law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 8 to read as follows:
     3    8.  Timeliness  of  financial aid determinations.  Notwithstanding any
     4  other provision of law, the corporation shall make its determination  of
     5  financial  aid eligibility within sixty days from the day of the receipt
     6  of the completed financial aid application  from  the  student.  In  the
     7  event  that  such  financial aid determination is not made by the corpo-
     8  ration within sixty days after receipt of the  completed  financial  aid
     9  application  from  the student, such student shall be deemed eligible to
    10  receive financial aid for the semester for which the completed financial
    11  aid application is made; provided, however,  that  the  corporation  may
    12  obtain an additional thirty day extension to make its eligibility deter-
    13  mination  upon written notification to the institution within sixty days
    14  that additional time is necessary to examine and  review  the  completed
    15  financial aid application of such student.
    16    §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the first of July in the second
    17  year next succeeding the year in which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05594-01-3
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