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S 7206: Conforms the New York state college choice tuition savings program to the federal qualified tuition program so as to include savings for grades kindergarten through 12.
What S 7206 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to conform the New York State College Choice Tuition Savings Program to federal law regarding qualified tuition programs. It updates the definition of an "eligible educational institution" to align with the federal government's guidelines. This change will allow the program to better comply with federal regulations. The changes will take effect immediately, effective as of the bill's enactment.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7206
- What is the current status of S 7206?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 7206 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 7206 pass?
- Not yet. S 7206 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7206, and where is it now?
- S 7206 was authored by Sen. Andrew Lanza. Its committee of record is Senate Higher Education.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION |
| Apr. 04, 2025 | REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 4, 2025 · 213 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7206 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to conforming the New York state college choice tuition savings program to federal law relating to qualified tuition programs The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 695-b of the education law, as 2 amended by section 1 of part H of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 5. "Eligible educational institution" shall mean (a) [any institution5of higher education defined as] an eligible educational institution as 6 defined in section 529(e)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 7 amended, or (b) any apprenticeship program described in section 8 529(c)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03651-01-5
Text of S 7206 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions