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A00761 Summary:

A00761 Actions:

A00761 Committee Votes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:06/10/2025AYE/NAY:32/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Pretlow
Aye
Ra
Aye
Glick
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Colton
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Benedetto
Excused
Palmesano
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Walsh
Aye
Ramos
Aye
DeStefano
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Manktelow
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Magnarelli
Absent
Bronson
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Walker
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Simon
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Otis
Aye
Solages
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Epstein
Aye
Septimo
Absent

Committee:RULES   Chair:Glick      
DATE:06/11/2025AYE/NAY:28/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Glick
Aye
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Magnarelli
Excused
Reilly
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Smith
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Davila
Excused
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Taylor
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Vanel
Aye

A00761 Floor Votes:

A00761 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A761C
 
SPONSOR: Carroll R

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the education law, in relation to reducing tuition rates
for certain Olympic athletes
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
 
To provide for in-state tuition at public universities and colleges for
Team USA athletes training in New York State.
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
Section 1 amends the education law to define "Team USA athlete" and
stipulates that such individuals will be eligible for in-state tuition
at SUNY institutions.
 
Section 2 applies these provisions to the City University of New York.
 
Section 10 establishes the effective date.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
New York State has a rich Olympic tradition having hosted the Winter
Olympics at Lake Placid in 1932 and 1980. This bill intends to keep New
York competitive with states such as California, Colorado, and Utah that
provide in-state tuition to US Olympic athletes in training. Offering
this benefit to US Olympic-level athletes will help to further Lake
Placid's reputation and increase the likelihood that US elite athletes
will choose to study in New York while they continue their training.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
New Bill
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
 
TBD
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
First of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a
law.

A00761 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         761--C
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 8, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. R. CARROLL, JONES -- read once and referred to
          the Committee  on  Higher  Education  --  committee  discharged,  bill
          amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
          tee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amendments,  ordered
          reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
          reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
          amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to reducing tuition rates
          for certain Olympic athletes
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of  the  educa-
     2  tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 11 to read as follows:
     3    (11)  (i)  For purposes of this subparagraph, "Team USA athlete" means
     4  any student athlete who meets  the  eligibility  standards  defined  and
     5  approved  by  the  United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and by
     6  the national governing body for the sport in which the athlete competes.
     7    (ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general,  special  or
     8  local law, rule or regulation and pursuant to an appropriation and fund-
     9  ing  being made for such purpose, such regulations shall further provide
    10  that the payment of tuition and fees by any student who is not  a  resi-
    11  dent of New York state shall be paid at a rate or charge no greater than
    12  that  imposed  for  students  who  are  residents  of this state if such
    13  student is enrolled in an institution or educational unit of  the  state
    14  university,  is a Team USA athlete, and is training in New York State in
    15  an elite level program approved by the United States Olympic  and  Para-
    16  lympic Committee.
    17    §  2. Subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education law is amended by
    18  adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00386-06-5
        A. 761--C                           2
 
     1    (g) (i) For purposes of this paragraph, "Team USA athlete"  means  any
     2  student athlete who meets the eligibility standards defined and approved
     3  by  the  United  States  Olympic  and  Paralympic  Committee  and by the
     4  national governing body for the sport in which the athlete competes.
     5    (ii)  Notwithstanding  the provisions of any other general, special or
     6  local law, rule or regulation and pursuant to an appropriation and fund-
     7  ing being made for such purpose, the trustees shall further provide that
     8  the payment of tuition and fees by any student who is not a resident  of
     9  New  York  state  shall be paid at a rate or charge no greater than that
    10  imposed for students who are residents of this state if such student  is
    11  enrolled in an institution or educational unit of the city university of
    12  New York, is a Team USA athlete, and is training in New York State in an
    13  elite level program approved by the United States Olympic and Paralympic
    14  Committee.
    15    §  3.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
    16  the date on which it shall have become a law.

A00761 LFIN:

 
NO LFIN

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