A 11041: Requires the establishment of an appeals process for students who are denied the state resident tuition rate at any public university or college.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 11041  IN ASSEMBLY April 23, 2026 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FORREST -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an appeals process for students denied the state resident tuition rate at a public college or university The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 22 to read as follows: 3 22. The state university trustees shall require that each institution 4 of the state university establish an appeals process for any student, 5 regardless of such student's immigration status, who has been denied the 6 state resident tuition rate for attending such institution. Each insti- 7 tution shall establish a reasonable time period for the filing of an 8 appeal after a prospective student has received written notification of 9 a denial of the state resident tuition rate and a reasonable time period 10 for the institution to respond to such an appeal. Information on the 11 right to such appeal and such appeals process shall be posted on the 12 institution's website. 13 § 2. Section 6206 of the education law is amended by adding a new 14 subdivision 25 to read as follows: 15 25. The board of trustees shall require that each institution of the 16 city university establish an appeals process for any student, regardless 17 of such student's immigration status, who has been denied the state 18 resident tuition rate for attending such institution. Each institution 19 shall establish a reasonable time period for the filing of an appeal 20 after a prospective student has received written notification of a 21 denial of the state resident tuition rate and a reasonable time period 22 for the institution to respond to such an appeal. Information on the 23 right to such appeal and such appeals process shall be posted on the 24 institution's website. 25 § 3. Section 6306 of the education law is amended by adding a new 26 subdivision 13 to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00147-03-6 
 A. 11041 2 1 13. The board of trustees of each community college shall establish an 2 appeals process for any student, regardless of such student's immi- 3 gration status, who has been denied the state resident tuition rate for 4 attending such community college. The board of trustees of each communi- 5 ty college shall establish a reasonable time period for the filing of an 6 appeal after a prospective student has received written notification of 7 a denial of the state resident tuition rate and a reasonable time period 8 for the community college to respond to such an appeal. Information on 9 the right to such appeal and such appeals process shall be posted on the 10 community college's website. 11 § 4. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 12 have become a law.