Education (Student Financial Aid)

in committee · New York · Assembly Jun 9, 2025

A 3464: Relates to student financial aid award letters

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.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationRequires financial aid award letters to disclose net costs and loan options, enhancing transparency and student access to higher education funding information.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Student Financial Aid

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in committee · New York · Senate Jun 12, 2025

S 7580: Relates to scholarships for academic excellence

Provides that a scholarship for academic excellence that is declined by a student prior to the end of their high school program shall be granted to the next most qualified student, if practicable.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationEnsures unused academic scholarships are reallocated to qualified students, maximizing educational opportunity without new funding.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Student Financial Aid

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 5861: Relates to a net price calculator center for colleges on the website of the higher education services corporation

This bill requires New York's Higher Education Services Corporation to create a single, centralized net price calculator tool on its website. The tool will estimate the actual cost of attending any college in the state after accounting for non-repayable financial aid (like grants), using household income and assets entered once by the user. It replaces linking to individual college calculators by compiling data from all institutions into one accessible platform, using the most recent tuition and fee information reported by colleges. This directly affects students and families researching college affordability by providing a standardized, state-wide cost estimate.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationCentralizes college cost calculator to improve affordability transparency and access for students, directly enhancing educational access in higher education.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Higher Education Student Financial Aid

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 1674: Creates a tax credit for employers who help reduce higher education loans of their employees

This bill creates a tax credit for New York employers who pay down their employees' undergraduate student loan debt. Employers can claim a credit equal to the amount they pay toward an employee's federal, state, or institutional undergraduate loan debt (including interest), up to $10,000 per employee annually. The credit applies to loans related to undergraduate programs and covers both principal and interest payments. It directly affects employers who choose to assist employees with student debt and employees who receive this financial support.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates tax credit for employers reducing student debt, providing tax relief per bill's explicit tax credit mechanism.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill reduces undergraduate student debt burden via employer tax credits, directly expanding higher education affordability and access for employees.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides employer tax credit for reducing employee student debt, enhancing financial stability and expanding non-wage worker benefits per Labor & Employment topic description.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Tax Credits Student Financial Aid

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died · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 3810: Relates to graduate tuition assistance program awards

Establishes graduate tuition assistance program awards; sets amounts of such awards; provides for restrictions on such awards; makes related provisions.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill establishes graduate tuition assistance program awards, providing direct funding for higher education access and reducing financial barriers for graduate students.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Student Financial Aid

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 3449: Relates to establishing the COVID-19 children scholarship

Relates to establishing the COVID-19 children scholarship; provides that children whose parent, primary caretaker or sibling died or was disabled as a result of contracting COVID-19 shall be eligible for such scholarship.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationProvides scholarship funding for education access to children affected by COVID-19, directly advancing educational opportunity through financial support.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Student Financial Aid

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 7245: Allows the higher education services corporation to consider an applicant's change in income due to the loss of employment in determining eligibility and award amount for the tuition assistance program

Allows the higher education services corporation to consider an applicant's change in income due to the loss of employment in determining eligibility and award amount for the tuition assistance program.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationAdjusts tuition assistance eligibility to account for job loss income changes, expanding access to higher education funding for economically impacted students.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Student Financial Aid

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 5612: Establishes the volunteer firefighters of New York higher education learning plan

Establishes the volunteer firefighters of New York higher education learning plan; provides requirements for eligibility to receive awards under such plan; provides circumstances under which such award will be converted to a student loan.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill establishes higher education financial awards for volunteer firefighters, expanding access to postsecondary education through targeted funding and eligibility requirements.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Higher Education Student Financial Aid

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 4103: Provides earned income tax credit to youth workers, increases standard deduction for individuals 18 to 24, and provides for deduction of student loan interest

Provides an earned income tax credit to youth workers; increases the standard deduction for individuals eighteen to twenty-four years of age; provides for the deduction of student loan interest; provides for the expiration of such provisions.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides tax credits/deductions for youth workers and student loan interest, reducing taxable income for lower/middle-income groups per tax relief indicators.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationProvides student loan interest deduction and youth tax credits, reducing financial barriers to education access for students and young workers.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides EITC for youth workers and tax benefits (standard deduction, student loan interest), directly advancing financial support for low-income workers in labor market.92% confidence

Sub-Topics Income Tax Tax Credits Student Financial Aid Child Labor

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 4589: Increases the total awards of the Senator Patricia K. McGee nursing faculty scholarship program

Increases the total awards of the Senator Patricia K. McGee nursing faculty scholarship program by covering the total cost of a recipient's academic program.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationIncreases funding for nursing faculty scholarship program, directly advancing higher education support through expanded financial aid for educators.92% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareFunds nursing education to expand healthcare workforce, directly strengthening healthcare services through workforce development.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Student Financial Aid

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