S 4257 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to access to educational activities by public assistance recipients who are subject to work participation requirements

Summary

Relates to access to educational activities by public assistance recipients who are subject to work participation requirements; allows homework expected or required by an educational institution to count towards satisfaction of the work activity requirements for public assistance benefits for participants engaged in certain educational or training activities.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

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Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Jun 12, 2025

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S4257 → S4257A · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to reflect committee action and minor text corrections, including changing the title from 'college education' to 'educational activities' and updating the bill number to include the 'A' designation indicating it has been amended. No substantive policy changes were made to the core provisions regarding public assistance recipients' access to education.

TECHNICAL

Bill title was changed from 'access to a college education' to 'access to educational activities' to broaden the language.

Added committee action history showing the bill was reported favorably, amended on first report, and ordered to a second report.

Bill number was updated from 'S 4257' to 'S 4257--A' to reflect the amended version.

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Amendments

May 21, 2025

Introduced

AMENDED (T) 4257A

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors