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A 4885: Prohibits elementary schools and secondary schools from withholding student transcripts for failure to pay tuition.
What A 4885 does, verified June 29, 2026
The proposed law aims to protect students by prohibiting schools from withholding student transcripts if a student fails to pay tuition. No degree-granting institution, elementary school, secondary school, or licensed private career school can deny a student's transcript due to unpaid tuition. This change applies to all types of educational institutions in the state. The new law takes effect immediately, providing immediate protection for students.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to higher education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 4885
- What is the current status of A 4885?
- As of June 29, 2026, A 4885 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to higher education".
- Did A 4885 pass?
- Not yet. A 4885 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 4885, and where is it now?
- A 4885 was authored by Asm. Yudelka Tapia with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Higher Education.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to higher education |
| Mar. 06, 2025 | amend (t) and recommit to higher education |
| Mar. 06, 2025 | print number 4885a |
| Feb. 10, 2025 | referred to higher education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 10, 2025 · 232 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4885 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TAPIA, MEEKS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting secondary schools and colleges from withholding student transcripts for failure to pay tuition The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 2-A to 2 read as follows: 3 ARTICLE 2-A 4 PROHIBITION AGAINST WITHHOLDING STUDENT TRANSCRIPTS 5 Section 20. Prohibition against withholding student transcripts. 6 § 20. Prohibition against withholding student transcripts. 1. No 7 public or private elementary or secondary school or college as defined 8 in section two of this chapter shall withhold a student's transcript for 9 failure to pay past or presently due tuition. 10 2. Willful failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall 11 be punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars per violation. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 13 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08315-01-5
Text of A 4885 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions