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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 6399: Expands eligibility for the tuition assistance program

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 6399 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Expands eligibility for the tuition assistance program. Primary sponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (May 7, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 6399A.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Expands eligibility for the tuition assistance program by restoring eligibility to graduate students; makes optional semesters, quarters or terms eligible for awards.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Robert JacksonPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. PRINT NUMBER 6399A
  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  3. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  4. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source