Relates to student financial aid award letters
Summary
Requires student financial aid award letters to contain information on net costs, defined as an estimate of the costs of attendance after financial aid which does not require repayment and options for loans which do require repayment.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 3, 2024
Last action Jun 6, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2024
How they voted
61–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 62
Jun 6, 2024
D
Democratic41
100% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jun 6, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO BANKS
lower
Jun 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 30, 2024
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO BANKS
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Gounardes
DDemocratic
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