Bill Text: NY S00471 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Enacts the New York state DREAM Act by creating the New York DREAM fund commission and amends eligibility requirements and conditions governing certain awards.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-02 - PRINT NUMBER 471C [S00471 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S00471-Amended.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                         471--C
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                       (Prefiled)
                                     January 4, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by Sens. PERALTA, ALCANTARA, AVELLA, BAILEY, BENJAMIN, BRES-
          LIN, CARLUCCI, DILAN, HAMILTON, HOYLMAN, KLEIN, KRUEGER, RIVERA, SAVI-
          NO, SERRANO, STAVISKY, VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed,  and
          when  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education --
          committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
          recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on High-
          er  Education  in  accordance  with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
        AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating the New York
          DREAM fund commission; eligibility requirements and conditions govern-
          ing general awards, academic performance  awards  and  student  loans;
          eligibility  requirements  for  assistance  under the higher education
          opportunity programs and the collegiate science and  technology  entry
          program; financial aid opportunities for students of the state univer-
          sity  of  New  York,  the  city  university  of New York and community
          colleges; and the program requirements for the New York state  college
          choice tuition savings program; and to repeal subdivision 3 of section
          661 of such law relating thereto
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "New  York
     2  state DREAM act".
     3    §  2.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 609-a to
     4  read as follows:
     5    § 609-a. New York DREAM fund  commission.    1.  (a)  There  shall  be
     6  created  a  New  York  DREAM fund commission which shall be committed to
     7  advancing the educational opportunities of the children of immigrants.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00057-10-8

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     1    (b) The New York DREAM fund commission shall  be  composed  of  twelve
     2  members to be appointed as follows:
     3    (i) Four members shall be appointed by the governor;
     4    (ii)  Three  members  shall be appointed by the temporary president of
     5  the senate;
     6    (iii) Three members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
     7    (iv) One member shall be appointed  by  the  minority  leader  of  the
     8  senate;
     9    (v) One member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assem-
    10  bly;
    11    (c)  To  the  extent  practicable,  members  of  such commission shall
    12  reflect the racial, ethnic, gender, language, and  geographic  diversity
    13  of the state.
    14    (d)  To  the  extent  practicable,  members  of  such commission shall
    15  include college and university administrators  and  faculty,  and  other
    16  individuals  committed to advancing the educational opportunities of the
    17  children of immigrants.
    18    (e) Members of the New York DREAM fund  commission  shall  receive  no
    19  compensation for their services.
    20    2. (a) The New York DREAM fund commission shall have the power to:
    21    (i) Administer the provisions of this section;
    22    (ii) Create and raise funds for the New York DREAM fund;
    23    (iii)  Establish a not-for-profit entity charged with the responsibil-
    24  ity of raising funds for the administration  of  this  section  and  any
    25  educational or training programs such commission is tasked with adminis-
    26  trating  and  funding scholarships to students who are children of immi-
    27  grants to the United States;
    28    (iv) Publicize the availability of such scholarships from the New York
    29  DREAM fund;
    30    (v) Develop criteria and a selection process  for  the  recipients  of
    31  scholarships from the New York DREAM fund;
    32    (vi) Research issues pertaining to the availability of assistance with
    33  the  costs  of higher education for the children of immigrants and other
    34  issues regarding access for and the performance of the children of immi-
    35  grants within higher education;
    36    (vii) Establish, publicize, and administer training programs for  high
    37  school  counselors,  admissions  officers, and financial aid officers of
    38  institutions of higher education. The training programs  shall  instruct
    39  participants on the educational opportunities available to college-bound
    40  students  who are the children of immigrants, including, but not limited
    41  to, in-state tuition and scholarship programs. To the  extent  practica-
    42  ble, the New York DREAM fund commission shall offer the training program
    43  to  school  districts  and  boards  of  cooperative educational services
    44  throughout the state, provided however, that priority shall be given  to
    45  school  districts  and  boards  of cooperative educational services with
    46  larger number of students who are the children of immigrants over school
    47  districts and boards of cooperative  educational  services  with  lesser
    48  number of students who are the children of immigrants;
    49    (viii)  Establish  a  public  awareness campaign regarding educational
    50  opportunities available to college bound students who are  the  children
    51  of immigrants; and
    52    (ix)  Establish,  by  rule,  procedures  for  accepting and evaluating
    53  applications for scholarships from the children of immigrants and  issu-
    54  ing scholarships to selected student applicants;
    55    (b)  To  receive  a  scholarship  pursuant  to this section, a student
    56  applicant must meet the following qualifications:

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     1    (i) Have resided with his or her parents or guardians while  attending
     2  a public or private high school in this state;
     3    (ii)  Have  graduated from a public or private high school or received
     4  the equivalent of a high school diploma in this state;
     5    (iii) Have attended a public or private high school in this state  for
     6  at  least  two years as of the date he or she graduated from high school
     7  or received the equivalent of a high school diploma;
     8    (iv) Have at least one parent or guardian who immigrated to the United
     9  States.
    10    (c) The New York DREAM fund commission and the  New  York  DREAM  fund
    11  shall  be  funded  entirely  by private contributions and no state funds
    12  shall be appropriated to or used by the New York DREAM fund.   No  funds
    13  of  the  New York DREAM fund or the New York DREAM fund commission shall
    14  be transferred to the general fund or any special revenue fund or  shall
    15  be  used  for  any  purpose  other  than  the purposes set forth in this
    16  section.
    17    3. The New York DREAM fund commission and  the  New  York  DREAM  fund
    18  shall be subject to the provisions of articles six and seven and section
    19  seventy-four of the public officers law.
    20    § 3. Subdivision 3 of section 661 of the education law is REPEALED.
    21    § 4. Paragraph a of subdivision 5 of section 661 of the education law,
    22  as  amended  by  chapter  466 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as
    23  follows:
    24    a. (i) Except as provided in subdivision two of  section  six  hundred
    25  seventy-four  of  this  part and subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, an
    26  applicant for an award at the undergraduate level of study  must  either
    27  [(i)]  (a) have been a legal resident of the state for at least one year
    28  immediately preceding the beginning of the semester, quarter or term  of
    29  attendance  for  which application for assistance is made, or [(ii)] (b)
    30  be a legal resident of the state and have been a legal  resident  during
    31  his  last  two  semesters  of high school either prior to graduation, or
    32  prior to admission to college. Provided further that  persons  shall  be
    33  eligible  to  receive  awards  under  section six hundred sixty-eight or
    34  section six hundred sixty-nine of this  part  who  are  currently  legal
    35  residents of the state and are otherwise qualified.
    36    (ii)  An  applicant  who is not a legal resident of the state eligible
    37  pursuant to subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, but is a  United  States
    38  citizen, a permanent lawful resident, a lawful non-immigrant alien or an
    39  applicant  without  lawful  immigration  status shall be eligible for an
    40  award at the undergraduate level of study provided that the student:
    41    (a) attended a registered New York state high school for two  or  more
    42  years,  graduated  from  a  registered  New  York  state high school and
    43  applied for attendance at the institution of higher  education  for  the
    44  undergraduate  study  for  which an award is sought within five years of
    45  receiving a New York state high school diploma; or
    46    (b) attended an approved New York  state  program  for  a  state  high
    47  school  equivalency  diploma,  received  a state high school equivalency
    48  diploma and applied for attendance at the institution of  higher  educa-
    49  tion  for  the  undergraduate  study for which an award is sought within
    50  five years of receiving a state high school equivalency diploma; or
    51    (c) is otherwise eligible for the payment of tuition  and  fees  at  a
    52  rate  no  greater  than  that imposed for resident students of the state
    53  university of New York, the city university of  New  York  or  community
    54  colleges  as prescribed in subparagraph eight of paragraph h of subdivi-
    55  sion two of section three hundred fifty-five or paragraph (a) of  subdi-
    56  vision seven of section sixty-two hundred six of this chapter.

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     1    Provided,  further,  that  a student without lawful immigration status
     2  shall also be required to file an affidavit  with  such  institution  of
     3  higher  education  stating  that the student has filed an application to
     4  legalize his or her immigration status, or will file such an application
     5  as soon as he or she is eligible to do so.
     6    § 5. Paragraph b of subdivision 5 of section 661 of the education law,
     7  as  amended  by  chapter  466 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as
     8  follows:
     9    b. [An] (i) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (ii) of  this
    10  paragraph, an applicant for an award at the graduate level of study must
    11  either  [(i)]  (a)  have been a legal resident of the state for at least
    12  one year immediately preceding the beginning of the semester, quarter or
    13  term of attendance for which application  for  assistance  is  made,  or
    14  [(ii)]  (b) be a legal resident of the state and have been a legal resi-
    15  dent during his last academic  year  of  undergraduate  study  and  have
    16  continued  to  be  a  legal resident until matriculation in the graduate
    17  program.
    18    (ii) An applicant who is not a legal resident of  the  state  eligible
    19  pursuant  to  subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, but is a United States
    20  citizen, a permanent lawful resident, a lawful non-immigrant alien or an
    21  applicant without lawful immigration status shall  be  eligible  for  an
    22  award at the graduate level of study provided that the student:
    23    (a)  attended a registered approved New York state high school for two
    24  or more years, graduated from a registered New York  state  high  school
    25  and  applied  for  attendance at the institution of higher education for
    26  the graduate study for which an award is  sought  within  ten  years  of
    27  receiving a New York state high school diploma; or
    28    (b)  attended  an  approved  New  York  state program for a state high
    29  school equivalency diploma, received a  state  high  school  equivalency
    30  diploma  and  applied for attendance at the institution of higher educa-
    31  tion for the graduate study for which an  award  is  sought  within  ten
    32  years of receiving a state high school equivalency diploma; or
    33    (c)  is  otherwise  eligible  for the payment of tuition and fees at a
    34  rate no greater than that imposed for resident  students  of  the  state
    35  university  of  New  York,  the city university of New York or community
    36  colleges as prescribed in subparagraph eight of paragraph h of  subdivi-
    37  sion  two of section three hundred fifty-five or paragraph (a) of subdi-
    38  vision seven of section sixty-two hundred six of this chapter.
    39    Provided, further, that a student without  lawful  immigration  status
    40  shall  also  be  required  to file an affidavit with such institution of
    41  higher education stating that the student has filed  an  application  to
    42  legalize his or her immigration status, or will file such an application
    43  as soon as he or she is eligible to do so.
    44    § 6. Paragraph d of subdivision 5 of section 661 of the education law,
    45  as  amended  by  chapter  844 of the laws of 1975, is amended to read as
    46  follows:
    47    d. If an applicant for an award allocated on a  geographic  basis  has
    48  more  than  one  residence  in  this state, his or her residence for the
    49  purpose of this article shall be his or her place  of  actual  residence
    50  during  the major part of the year while attending school, as determined
    51  by the commissioner; and further provided that an applicant who does not
    52  have a residence in this state and is eligible for an award pursuant  to
    53  subparagraph  (ii) of paragraph a or subparagraph (ii) of paragraph b of
    54  this subdivision shall be deemed to reside in the geographic area of the
    55  institution of higher education in which he or she attends for  purposes
    56  of an award allocated on a geographic basis.

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     1    § 7. Paragraph e of subdivision 5 of section 661 of the education law,
     2  as  added  by  chapter  630  of  the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    e.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contra-
     5  ry, the New York state [residency]  eligibility  [requirement]  require-
     6  ments for receipt of awards [is] set forth in paragraphs a and b of this
     7  subdivision  are  waived  for  a member, or the spouse or dependent of a
     8  member, of the armed forces of the United  States  on  full-time  active
     9  duty and stationed in this state.
    10    §  8. Paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the education law
    11  is amended by adding a new subparagraph 10 to read as follows:
    12    (10) Such regulations shall further provide that any  student  who  is
    13  not a legal resident of New York state but is a United States citizen, a
    14  permanent  lawful resident, a lawful non-immigrant alien or an applicant
    15  without lawful immigration status may have the payment  of  tuition  and
    16  other  fees and charges reduced by state-aided programs, scholarships or
    17  other financial assistance awarded  under  the  provisions  of  articles
    18  thirteen,  thirteen-A, fourteen and fourteen-A of this chapter, provided
    19  that the student meets the requirements set forth in  subparagraph  (ii)
    20  of  paragraph  a or subparagraph (ii) of paragraph b of subdivision five
    21  of section six hundred sixty-one of this chapter, as applicable.
    22    § 9. Subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education law is amended  by
    23  adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
    24    (d)  The  trustees shall further provide that any student who is not a
    25  legal resident of New York state but  is  a  United  States  citizen,  a
    26  permanent  lawful resident, a lawful non-immigrant alien or an applicant
    27  without lawful immigration status may have the payment  of  tuition  and
    28  other  fees and charges reduced by state-aided programs, scholarships or
    29  other financial assistance awarded  under  the  provisions  of  articles
    30  thirteen,  thirteen-A, fourteen and fourteen-A of this chapter, provided
    31  that the student meets the requirements set forth in  subparagraph  (ii)
    32  of  paragraph  a or subparagraph (ii) of paragraph b of subdivision five
    33  of section six hundred sixty-one of this chapter, as applicable.
    34    § 10. Section 6305 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a  new
    35  subdivision 8-a to read as follows:
    36    8-a.  The  payment  of tuition and other fees and charges of a student
    37  who is attending a community college and who is not a legal resident  of
    38  New  York state but is a United States citizen, a permanent lawful resi-
    39  dent, a lawful non-immigrant alien or an applicant without lawful  immi-
    40  gration  status may be reduced by state-aided programs, scholarships and
    41  other financial assistance awarded  under  the  provisions  of  articles
    42  thirteen,  thirteen-A, fourteen and fourteen-A of this chapter, provided
    43  that the student meets the requirements set forth in  subparagraph  (ii)
    44  of  paragraph  a or subparagraph (ii) of paragraph b of subdivision five
    45  of section six hundred sixty-one of this chapter, as applicable.
    46    § 11. Paragraph d of subdivision 3 of section 6451  of  the  education
    47  law,  as  amended by chapter 494 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read
    48  as follows:
    49    d. Any necessary supplemental financial assistance, which may  include
    50  the  cost of books and necessary maintenance for such enrolled students,
    51  including students without lawful immigration status provided  that  the
    52  student  meets  the requirements set forth in subparagraph (ii) of para-
    53  graph a or subparagraph (ii) of  paragraph  b  of  subdivision  five  of
    54  section  six hundred sixty-one of this chapter, as applicable; provided,
    55  however, that such supplemental financial assistance shall be  furnished

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     1  pursuant  to  criteria promulgated by the commissioner with the approval
     2  of the director of the budget;
     3    § 12. Subparagraph (v) of paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section 6452
     4  of  the  education  law, as added by chapter 917 of the laws of 1970, is
     5  amended to read as follows:
     6    (v) Any necessary supplemental financial assistance, which may include
     7  the cost of books and necessary maintenance for such students, including
     8  students without lawful immigration status  provided  that  the  student
     9  meets  the requirements set forth in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph a or
    10  subparagraph (ii) of paragraph b of  subdivision  five  of  section  six
    11  hundred  sixty-one  of  this  chapter, as applicable; provided, however,
    12  that such supplemental financial assistance shall be furnished  pursuant
    13  to criteria promulgated by such universities and approved by the regents
    14  and the director of the budget.
    15    §  13. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 6455 of the education
    16  law, as added by chapter 285 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read  as
    17  follows:
    18    (a)  (i) Undergraduate science and technology entry program moneys may
    19  be used for tutoring, counseling, remedial and special  summer  courses,
    20  supplemental  financial  assistance,  program  administration, and other
    21  activities which the commissioner may deem appropriate. To  be  eligible
    22  for  undergraduate  collegiate  science  and  technology  entry  program
    23  support, a student must be a resident of New York [who is], or meet  the
    24  requirements  of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, and must be either
    25  economically disadvantaged or from a minority group  historically  under
    26  represented  in  the  scientific,  technical,  health and health-related
    27  professions, and [who demonstrates] must demonstrate interest in  and  a
    28  potential for a professional career if provided special services. Eligi-
    29  ble students must be in good academic standing, enrolled full time in an
    30  approved,  undergraduate  level  program  of  study,  as  defined by the
    31  regents.
    32    (ii) An applicant who is not a legal resident of New York  state,  but
    33  who  is  a  United States citizen, a permanent lawful resident, a lawful
    34  non-immigrant alien or an applicant without lawful  immigration  status,
    35  shall  be  eligible  for  an  award  at the undergraduate level of study
    36  provided that the student:
    37    (1) attended a registered New York state high school for two  or  more
    38  years,  graduated  from  a  registered  New  York  state high school and
    39  applied for attendance at the institution of higher  education  for  the
    40  undergraduate  study  for  which an award is sought within five years of
    41  receiving a New York state high school diploma; or
    42    (2) attended an approved New York  state  program  for  a  state  high
    43  school  equivalency  diploma,  received  a state high school equivalency
    44  diploma and applied for attendance at the institution of  higher  educa-
    45  tion  for  the  undergraduate  study for which an award is sought within
    46  five years of receiving a state high school equivalency diploma; or
    47    (3) is otherwise eligible for the payment of tuition  and  fees  at  a
    48  rate  no  greater  than  that imposed for resident students of the state
    49  university of New York, the city university of  New  York  or  community
    50  colleges  as prescribed in subparagraph eight of paragraph h of subdivi-
    51  sion two of section three hundred fifty-five or paragraph (a) of  subdi-
    52  vision seven of section sixty-two hundred six of this chapter.
    53    Provided,  further,  that  a student without lawful immigration status
    54  shall also be required to file an affidavit  with  such  institution  of
    55  higher  education  stating  that the student has filed an application to

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     1  legalize his or her immigration status, or will file such an application
     2  as soon as he or she is eligible to do so.
     3    §  14. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 6455 of the education
     4  law, as added by chapter 285 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read  as
     5  follows:
     6    (a)  (i)  Graduate  science and technology entry program moneys may be
     7  used for recruitment, academic enrichment, career planning, supplemental
     8  financial assistance, review for licensing examinations, program  admin-
     9  istration,  and  other activities which the commissioner may deem appro-
    10  priate. To be eligible for graduate collegiate  science  and  technology
    11  entry  program  support,  a  student must be a resident of New York [who
    12  is], or meet the requirements of subparagraph (ii)  of  this  paragraph,
    13  and  must  be either economically disadvantaged or from a minority group
    14  historically underrepresented in the scientific, technical  and  health-
    15  related  professions.  Eligible students must be in good academic stand-
    16  ing, enrolled full time  in  an  approved  graduate  level  program,  as
    17  defined by the regents.
    18    (ii)  An  applicant who is not a legal resident of New York state, but
    19  either is a United States citizen, a permanent lawful resident, a lawful
    20  non-immigrant alien or an applicant without  lawful  immigration  status
    21  shall  be  eligible for an award at the graduate level of study provided
    22  that the student:
    23    (1) attended a registered approved New York state high school for  two
    24  or  more  years,  graduated from a registered New York state high school
    25  and applied for attendance at the institution of  higher  education  for
    26  the  graduate  study  for  which  an award is sought within ten years of
    27  receiving a New York state high school diploma; or
    28    (2) attended an approved New York  state  program  for  a  state  high
    29  school  equivalency  diploma,  received  a state high school equivalency
    30  diploma and applied for attendance at the institution of  higher  educa-
    31  tion  for  the  graduate  study  for which an award is sought within ten
    32  years of receiving a state high school equivalency diploma; or
    33    (3) is otherwise eligible for the payment of tuition  and  fees  at  a
    34  rate  no  greater  than  that imposed for resident students of the state
    35  university of New York, the city university of  New  York  or  community
    36  colleges  as prescribed in subparagraph eight of paragraph h of subdivi-
    37  sion two of section three hundred fifty-five or paragraph (a) of  subdi-
    38  vision seven of section sixty-two hundred six of this chapter.
    39    Provided,  further,  that  a student without lawful immigration status
    40  shall also be required to file an affidavit  with  such  institution  of
    41  higher  education  stating  that the student has filed an application to
    42  legalize his or her immigration status, or will file such an application
    43  as soon as he or she is eligible to do so.
    44    § 15. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph a  of  subdivision  2  of  section
    45  695-e  of  the  education  law, as amended by chapter 593 of the laws of
    46  2003, is amended to read as follows:
    47    (i) the name, address and social security number [or], employer  iden-
    48  tification  number,  or individual taxpayer identification number of the
    49  account owner unless a family tuition account that was in  effect  prior
    50  to  the  effective date of the chapter of the laws of two thousand eigh-
    51  teen that amended this subparagraph does not allow for a taxpayer  iden-
    52  tification  number, in which case a taxpayer identification number shall
    53  be allowed upon the expiration of the contract;
    54    § 16. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph a of subdivision  2  of  section
    55  695-e  of  the  education  law, as amended by chapter 593 of the laws of
    56  2003, is amended to read as follows:

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     1    (iii) the name, address, and social security  number,  employer  iden-
     2  tification  number,  or individual taxpayer identification number of the
     3  designated beneficiary, unless a family  tuition  account  that  was  in
     4  effect  prior  to  the  effective date of the chapter of the laws of two
     5  thousand  eighteen  that  amended this subparagraph does not allow for a
     6  taxpayer identification number, in which case a taxpayer  identification
     7  number shall be allowed upon the expiration of the contract; and
     8    §  17.  The president of the higher education services corporation, in
     9  consultation with the commissioner  of  education,  shall  establish  an
    10  application  form  and  procedures  that shall allow a student applicant
    11  that meets the requirements set forth in subparagraph (ii) of  paragraph
    12  (a)  or subparagraph (ii) of paragraph b of subdivision 5 of section 661
    13  of the education law to apply directly to the higher education  services
    14  corporation or education department for applicable awards without having
    15  to submit information to any other state or federal agency. All informa-
    16  tion  contained  within  the applications filed with such corporation or
    17  department shall be deemed confidential.
    18    § 18. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that:
    19    (a) section two of this act shall take effect January 1, 2019;
    20    (b) sections fifteen and sixteen of this act shall take effect on  the
    21  ninetieth  day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that
    22  any rule or regulation necessary for the timely implementation  of  this
    23  act  on its effective date shall be promulgated on or before such effec-
    24  tive date; and
    25    (c) sections three through fourteen and section seventeen of this  act
    26  shall take effect on the ninetieth day after the issuance of regulations
    27  and the development of an application form by the president of the high-
    28  er  education  services  corporation and commissioner of education or on
    29  the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law, whichever  shall  be
    30  later;  provided,  further, however that effective immediately the addi-
    31  tion, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  necessary  for
    32  the  implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and
    33  directed to be made and completed on  or  before  such  date;  provided,
    34  further,  however,  that  the president of the higher education services
    35  corporation and the commissioner of education shall notify the  legisla-
    36  tive bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of the issuance of the
    37  regulations and the development of an application form in order that the
    38  commission  may  maintain  an accurate and timely effective data base of
    39  the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of
    40  effectuating the provisions of section 44 of  the  legislative  law  and
    41  section 70-b of the public officers law.
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