Provides for tuition assistance program awards for students experiencing homelessness

Latest action Mar 19, 2026

Expands tuition assistance program awards for students experiencing homelessness.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A10656, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Education Law.

Committee

Higher Education · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Higher Education · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this legislation is to expand tuition assistance program (TAP) eligibility to make it available for students experiencing home- lessness.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 11, 2025Result: passed
(61) (0) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Higher Education
Senate Higher EducationFeb 3, 2025Result: passed
(11) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Andrew Hevesi, Brian Cunningham and 16 more on Agora

Democratic18

Show all 18 on Agora

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Robert Jackson says this is needed

Since 2009, student homelessness has been on a rise. Through this bill, we hope to alleviate some of the concerns that homeless students face when trying to apply for financial aid. We must ensure that all our students, no matter their situation, have access to the tuition assist- ance programs that have aided tens of thousands of students in their pursuit of higher education. Homelessness is a major life hurdle, let's make it easier for students trying to overcome its impact and have a decent life.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Mar 19, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Senate
Dec 8, 2025
Enacting Clause Stricken
ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
NY Assembly
Feb 13, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Assembly

Show full history (7 earlier events)

Feb 11, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Feb 11, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Feb 11, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Assembly
Feb 5, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 4, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 3, 2025
1ST Report CAL.220
1ST REPORT CAL.220
NY Senate
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
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Source: From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Nov 1, 2026. About our data

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