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S 6407: Extends the duration of tuition assistance awards to five years.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified May 30, 2026

What S 6407 does, verified May 30, 2026

The bill aims to extend the duration of tuition assistance awards provided to students. It proposes to allow students to receive these awards for a total of five academic years. The changes will take effect on the first day of the next July following the bill's enactment.

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 S 6407
What is the current status of S 6407?
As of May 30, 2026, S 6407 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 S 6407 pass?
Not yet. S 6407 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote S 6407, and where is it now?
S 6407 was authored by Sen. Robert Jackson with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Higher Education. It is filed under EDN, alongside 312 other New York EDN bills this session.
Author and sponsors
Sen. Robert JacksonAuthor · New York State Senate
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Coauthors
Luis Sepúlveda
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Mar. 13, 2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 13, 2025 · 179 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6407 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE March 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Educa- tion AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the duration of tuition assistance awards The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 604 of the education law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 1-a to read as follows: 3 1-a. Tuition assistance awards provided for in subdivision one of this 4 section shall be available to students enrolled in approved programs for 5 five academic years in the aggregate. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding 7 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. LBD10883-01-5
Text of S 6407 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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