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S 7580: Provides that a scholarship for academic excellence that is declined by a student prior to the end of their high school program shall be granted to the next most qualified student, if practicable.
What S 7580 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill aims to amend the education law to improve the scholarship program for academic excellence. The amendment ensures that if a scholarship is declined by a student or revoked, its benefits immediately lapse and no further payments are made. However, if a student declines the scholarship before completing their high school program, the award is transferred to the next most qualified student. The changes take effect on July 1, 2026.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: SUBSTITUTED BY A7053A (2025-06-12)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7580
- What is the current status of S 7580?
- As of September 28, 2025, S 7580 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on June 12, 2025, was "SUBSTITUTED BY A7053A".
- Did S 7580 pass?
- Not yet. S 7580 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7580, and where is it now?
- S 7580 was authored by Sen. Cordell Cleare with 1 coauthor.
Author and sponsors
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| Jun. 12, 2025 | SUBSTITUTED BY A7053A |
| May. 22, 2025 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| May. 21, 2025 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| May. 21, 2025 | AMENDED 7580A |
| May. 20, 2025 | 1ST REPORT CAL.1180 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 22, 2025 · 222 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7580 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 22, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- 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 scholarships for academic excellence The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 605-a of the education law, as 2 amended by section 83 of part C of chapter 58 of the laws of 1998, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 2. In the event that a scholarship awarded is declined by a student, 5 or for any reason is revoked by the commissioner or the president, its 6 benefits shall [lapse and there shall be no further payments or awarding7of such scholarship] be granted to the next most qualified student as 8 defined in paragraph (a) of subdivision one of this section. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of August next succeeding 10 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. LBD10970-01-5
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