Higher Education

NY - Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (U)

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Committee Chair

NY - Senator Kenneth P. LaValle (U)

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Ranking Member

NY - Senator Neil D. Breslin (U)

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Member

NY - Senator Andrew Gounardes (U)

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Member

NY - Senator Robert Jackson (U)

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Member

NY - Senator Rachel May (U)

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Member

NY - Senator Joseph E. Robach (U)

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Member

NY - Senator José M. Serrano (U)

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Member

NY - Senator James L. Seward (U)

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Member

NY - S130 Allows disabled students to increase duration limits for student financial aid awards

NY - S143 Extends the duration of tuition assistance awards to five years

NY - S250 Establishes a private student loan refinance task force

NY - S209 Relates to certain requirements of the recruitment incentive and retention program for members of the New York state organized militia

NY - S204 Establishes the community college merit and mobility scholarship

NY - S409 Provides for the certification of psychologists to prescribe drugs

NY - S98 Relates to free tuition for New York state residents serving as volunteer firefighters at certain colleges

NY - S265 Extends tuition free course benefits to volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers

NY - S341 Relates to establishing student loan repayment accounts

NY - S314 Relates to granting in-state tuition for community college for individuals who have received letters of acceptance to the military

NY - S462 Increases the household threshold income cap on tuition assistance

NY - S511 Establishes the New York state pre-paid tuition plan by which a person may contribute to an account for the pre-payment of college tuition, tax free

NY - S566 Relates to requiring mandated reporters to receive coursework or training regarding the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment

NY - S577 Establishes the volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service volunteer tuition assistance grant program

NY - S614 Relates to creating a license requirement for the profession of prosthetics

NY - S615 Relates to tuition assistance program award determinations for certain institutions and schools

NY - S627 Requires alcohol and substance use screening for all incoming college students

NY - S692 Permits persons 65 years of age to enroll in a limited number of state university and city university courses for credit without tuition

NY - S735 Establishes the foster care higher education scholarship pilot program

NY - S784 Relates to establishing additional loan forgiveness benefits

NY - S7970 Requires the empire state development corporation to conduct a study on the economic impact of the Labor Day Parade (West Indian Carnival)

NY - S790 Authorizes academic performance awards for incarcerated persons; repealer

NY - S834 Authorizes colleges to offer additional programs or degrees if they have met certain criteria

NY - S867 Establishes the rural teacher education loan repayment program in the education department

NY - S884 Authorizes the state university trustees to offer separate tuition rates to certain nonresident undergraduate students attending selected state-operated institutions

NY - S878 Relates to certain tuition waivers for police officer students of the state university of New York and the city university of New York

NY - S905 Allows eligible non-resident undergraduate students to pay separate tuition rates for attendance at certain institutions

NY - S968 Directs the board of trustees of the state university to require applicants to state-operated institutions to state whether they have been convicted of a violent felony sex offense or multiple counts of sexual mi

NY - S969 Directs the board of trustees of the state university to require applicants to state-operated institutions to state whether they have been convicted of a violent felony offense

NY - S1039 Relates to required coursework and training in reporting cases of suspected child abuse

NY - S1046 Designates engaging in sexual orientation change efforts by mental health care professionals upon patients under 18 years of age

NY - S1122 Relates to establishing the John J. Marchi government studies scholarship program for certain CUNY students

NY - S1170 Relates to opioid overdose prevention in college housing

NY - S1158 Relates to recommendations by the Regional State University of New York Community College Councils

NY - S1198 Relates to eligibility for the New York state excelsior scholarship

NY - S1199 Establishes a pilot program authorizing certain nurse aides to administer medication in residential health care facilities in St. Lawrence county

NY - S1200 Relates to creating the New York state rural doctors and nurses loan forgiveness program

NY - S1250 Enacts the Jose Peralta New York state DREAM Act; repealer

NY - S1376 Relates to the regents establishing a process for colleges to become universities

NY - A1184 Relates to mandatory reporting of certain convictions, professional misconduct and/or employment termination

NY - S1429 Relates to providing loan forgiveness for mental health nurses

NY - S1423 Provides for licensure of school psychologists

NY - S1537 Relates to continuing medical education requirements for doctors, nurses and pharmacists

NY - S1562 Relates to providing a waiver from SUNY application fees for veterans

NY - S1569 Creates a service learning program for students serving as active volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers

NY - S1564 Provides for the registration and regulation of the practice of medical assistants

NY - S1638 Relates to the part-time tuition assistance program

NY - S1689 Establishes the New York state nursing faculty scholarship incentive program

NY - S1704 Relates to permitting individuals enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program to apply for professional licenses

NY - S1708 Relates to the New York state part-time scholarship program

NY - S1725 Enacts tuition-free NY to provide free tuition at SUNY, CUNY and community colleges

NY - S1743 Relates to the funding of certain CUNY programs by the state

NY - S1771 Relates to requiring the department of education to study and report on the self-identified ethnicity and multilingual status of all licensed social workers

NY - S1790 Relates to the use and sale of tobacco at state-operated institutions of the state university of New York

NY - S1797 Relates to the performance of medical services by physician assistants

NY - S1829 Requires SUNY and CUNY trustees refrain from investing in and subsequently divest from stocks, debt or other securities of certain publicly traded fossil fuel companies

NY - S1863 Relates to establishing the collegiate emergency medical services pilot program

NY - S1867 Enacts the higher education community service act to promote volunteer service by higher education students

NY - S1889 Relates to increasing the minimum tuition assistance program award and increasing the tuition assistance program income threshold

NY - S1954 Directs the board of trustees of the state university to require applicants to state-operated institutions to state whether they have been convicted of a violent felony sex offense

NY - S1988 Relates to the repayment of awards under the New York state math and science teaching incentive program

NY - S2113 Relates to the application for admission to the practice of a profession by a veteran admitted to practice in another jurisdiction

NY - A2405 Relates to admission requirements for graduate-level teacher and educational leader programs

NY - S2186 Establishes the New York college debt repayment program

NY - S2232 Relates to mandating continuing education for certified interior designers

NY - S2250 Authorizes pharmacists and certified nurse practitioners to provide hepatitis A and hepatitis B immunizations

NY - S2312 Continues NYS Smart Scholars early college high school program and the NYS pathways in technology early college high school program

NY - S2379 Relates to the practice of pharmacy and administration of immunizations

NY - S2406 Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals

NY - S2477 Relates to admission opportunities for a city university or state university of New York

NY - S2481 Relates to establishing the New York state loan redemption program for certain public school teachers

NY - S2471 Establishes the New York State Employee Loan Forgiveness Program

NY - S2472 Relates to requiring pharmacies to post signs regarding the sale of emergency contraception

NY - S2522 Creates a firearm violence research institute

NY - S2550 Relates to immigration status of registered students

NY - S2563 Establishes certification procedures for the profession of nurse anesthesia

NY - S2558 Directs state university trustees to promulgate and enforce a sweat-free code of conduct for the licensing and purchase of apparel at colleges of state university

NY - S2635 Requires certain health care providers to disclose the fact that the provider is on probation to current and new patients

NY - S2645 Relates to expanding the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys

NY - S2646 Relates to increasing loan forgiveness for attorneys performing legal services for indigent clients

NY - S2715 Prohibits the use of state aid by colleges and universities to fund or provide membership in academic institutions that are boycotting a country or higher education institutions of a country

NY - S2824 Relates to the practice of dentistry

NY - S2886 Relates to requiring teachers colleges to incorporate a course of instruction in mental health

NY - S2889 Relates to establishing the New York state higher education debt consolidation and refinancing program

NY - S2908 Allows eligible non-resident undergraduate students to pay separate tuition rates for attendance at the state university college of arts and sciences at Potsdam

NY - S2935 Requires certain engineering plans that could pose a material risk to public safety to bear a stamp of approval of a professional engineer

NY - A4064 Relates to registered dental assisting

NY - S3071 Relates to streamlining higher education program approvals

NY - S3085 Establishes under the direction of the state board of pharmacy a drug repository program

NY - S3097 Relates to requiring a licensed massage therapist to display his or her license when practicing and the required contents of such license

NY - S3174 Conforms the New York state college choice tuition savings program to the federal qualified tuition program

NY - S3206 Relates to establishing a student loan borrower bill of rights

NY - A4781 Requires pharmacies to make reasonable attempts to notify patients of certain drug recalls

NY - S3304 Provides timeline for the election by the legislature of the regents

NY - S3328 Requires the regents to include certain information with respect to increased costs when altering or amending rules or regulations

NY - S3386 Relates to the licensing of professional and clinical music therapists

NY - S3445 Directs each community college to study the effectiveness of the current full time equivalent funding formula and alternatives thereto

NY - S3448 Establishes a service corps education grant to be used for tuition costs or loan repayment; and provides for funding for the service corps education grant

NY - S3451 Makes provisions with respect to student awards, loans and tuition assistance programs

NY - S3459 Requires reporting of employees of colleges and universities found responsible for sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, or sexual harassment

NY - S3533 Relates to increasing the cap on earnings for eligible individuals with no dependents receiving tuition assistance program awards

NY - S3539 Relates to the substitution of brand name epinephrine auto-injectors with alternate epinephrine auto-injectors

NY - S3549 Relates to state appropriations to the state university of New York and the city university of New York

NY - S3661 Relates to reducing the cost of textbooks for students of institutions of higher education

NY - A5500 Relates to the eligibility for tuition assistance program awards for certain undergraduates who must transfer to another institution as a result of a permanent college closure

NY - S3721 Expands the eligibility and increases the number of awards for the New York state young farmers loan forgiveness incentive program

NY - S3714 Relates to the unauthorized practice of a profession, the unauthorized use of a professional title and the practice of esthetics

NY - S3784 Establishes the child care professionals loan forgiveness incentive program

NY - S3796 Enacts the "Nurse of Tomorrow Act of 2020" to provide for grants to certain hospitals, schools and other entities for nurse recruitment, education and retention

NY - S3809 Relates to a restricted dental faculty license, makes such provisions permanent

NY - S3842 Relates to certified public accountants

NY - S3844 Relating to requiring study abroad organizations to report crime and harm that occurs to participating students

NY - S3858 Permits the commissioner of education to include graduate programs as programs eligible for approval under the state tuition assistance program

NY - S3916 Provides a program fee option for graduate students

NY - S3954 Relates to enacting the New York state rural teaching incentive program

NY - S3988 Relates to extending scholarship eligibility for certain scholarships

NY - S4035 Relates to the use of oral medications by optometrists

NY - S4045 Relates to student loan assistance for certain attorneys employed by political subdivisions of the state

NY - S4043 Relates to recreational therapy

NY - S4063 Establishes the "New York Teach Program" conditional tuition waiver

NY - B569 Provides for the election of four Regents of the University of the State of New York

NY - S4121 Relates to the eligibility for tuition assistance program awards for certain undergraduates who must transfer to another institution as a result of a permanent college closure

NY - S4340 Provides for licensure of school psychologists

NY - S4342 Relates to requiring all required literacy classes for teachers to include the structured multisensory approach

NY - S4343 Relates to the compounding, dispensing and sale of pharmaceuticals

NY - S4372 Provides for the establishment of life long learning centers within the state university to provide courses to persons 40 or older seeking to explore life options

NY - S4375 Requires colleges and universities to provide all incoming and current students with information relating to suicide prevention and resources

NY - S4374 Relates to compliance with federal reporting standards for incidences of sexual assault on SUNY and CUNY campuses

NY - S4425 Grants volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians academic credit at SUNY and CUNY

NY - S4455 Requires regulations authorizing computer science courses to count towards liberal arts content at institutions of higher learning

NY - S4469 Relates to the instilling of mydriatic or cycloplegic eye drops by persons qualified and supervised by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist

NY - S4485 Relates to providing incentive programs for teaching those with disabilities

NY - S4531 Provides an annual scholarship of $1000 for students with a minimum 3.0 high school GPA who attend a New York state public postsecondary institution

NY - S4558 Relates to registered dental assisting

NY - S4549 Codifies state university of New York educational opportunity centers

NY - S4687 Relates to the supervision of the manufacturing and repacking of certain medical gases or wholesaling of respiratory therapy agents

NY - S4695 Provides for the licensing of vision impairment specialists

NY - S4727 Relates to the New York state science, technology, engineering and mathematics incentive program

NY - S4735 Relates to physical therapist assistants

NY - S4786 Requires the establishment of an appeals process for students who are denied the state resident tuition rate at any public university or college

NY - S4814 Establishes duties for pharmacies when pharmacists employed by such pharmacy refuse to fill prescriptions on the basis of personal beliefs

NY - S4838 Establishes the rural teacher education loan repayment program in the education department

NY - S4847 Establishes the volunteer firefighters of New York higher education learning plan

NY - S4848 Relates to the definition of the practice of pharmacy

NY - S4873 Directs the board of trustees of the state university of New York and the city university of New York to report on the current composition of faculty at four year campuses and community colleges

NY - S4887 Allows a person with a master's of social work degree who meets certain requirements to file to be licensed within one year of the effective date of this act

NY - S4893 Creates an income driven repayment plan for private student loans held by New York state banking institutions

NY - S4922 Establishes the office for diversity and educational equity within the state university of New York administration

NY - S4967 Relates to the practice of applied behavior analysis

NY - S4975 Authorizes the administration of vaccines for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and human papillomavirus by a licensed pharmacist and by a certified nurse practitioner

NY - S4988 Authorizes pharmacists to administer immunizations to prevent influenza to persons six or older

NY - S5023 Establishes the interagency task force on health literacy

NY - S5066 Relates to clarifying the status of certain persons exempt from optometrist license requirements

NY - S5071 Relates to allowing for students in postsecondary education experience or transition program to receive awards from the tuition assistance program

NY - S5091 Requires pharmacies to make reasonable attempts to notify patients of certain drug recalls

NY - S5093 Requires certain professionals to provide and the state education department to collect information about the practice of their professions

NY - S5127 Relates to the licensure of athletic trainers; and adds athletic trainers to the list of persons and officials required to report cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment

NY - S5162 Establishes the individuals authorized to perform tasks involving the dispensing of drugs

NY - S5227 Relates to pharmacist immunizations and emergency treatment of anaphylaxis; makes certain provisions permanent

NY - A7251 Relates to publishers or manufacturers providing printed instructional materials for college students with disabilities

NY - S5293 Relates to state appropriations for increases in tuition credit

NY - S5295 Extends the provisions of law authorizing certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with an event sanctioned by New York Road Runners

NY - S5361 Creates city university of New York center for excellence in urban education to enhance the quality of teaching in public schools in N.Y. city

NY - S5393 Relates to publishers or manufacturers providing printed instructional materials for college students with disabilities

NY - S5395 Makes technical corrections to the practice of podiatry

NY - S5403 Relates to designated suppliers and authorized distributors of nonprescription blood glucose self-testing equipment, devices and supplies

NY - S5410 Relates to the cumulative grade point average admission requirement for graduate-level teacher and educational leader programs

NY - S5415 Relates to modernizing the chiropractic scope of practice; repealer

NY - S5442 Provides for the licensure of dietitians and nutritionists; repealer

NY - S5460 Relates to removing limits on licensed physical therapists treating patients without a referral

NY - S5551 Provides for the trustees of the state university of New York to establish a college of engineering and applied sciences in the city of Yonkers

NY - S5562 Relates to creating the proprietary college tuition reimbursement account

NY - S5581 Establishes the Non-Degree Proprietary School Supervision and Student Protection Act

NY - S5600 Relates to directing the commissioner of education to develop certain information regarding for-profit institutions of higher education for the benefit of veteran students

NY - S5601 Establishes a New York state senior citizens loan forgiveness program

NY - S5607 Relates to prohibiting awarding TAP grants to those enrolled at for-profit universities

NY - S5623 Relates to access to patient or client records in the investigation and prosecution of professional licensing and misconduct proceedings

NY - S5665 Relates to the certification of dietitians and nutritionists

NY - S5692 Relates to restricted clinical laboratory licenses

NY - S5695 Relates to observance of all religious holidays by institutions within the state university and the city university of New York, and includes the Asian Lunar New Year within the definition of such holidays

NY - S5715 Relates to eligibility under the New York state young farmers loan forgiveness incentive program

NY - S5742 Relates to protecting medically important antimicrobials for human public health

NY - S5773 Relates to requirements for the NYS science, technology, engineering and mathematics incentive program

NY - S5798 Relates to directing the commissioner of education to establish a system for grading for-profit institutions of higher education

NY - S5799 Relates to reporting and publishing of certain financial statements and statistical reports received by the commissioner of education

NY - S5797 Authorizes the board of trustees of the state university of New York to offer certain other non-resident tuition rates

NY - S5800 Relates to standards for for-profit higher education institutions

NY - S5825 Relates to certain student organizations which are ineligible for funding

NY - S5821 Expands eligibility for the New York state excelsior scholarship award to certain applicants enrolled on a part-time basis or in a BOCES or other approved vocational program

NY - S5848 Relates to anesthesia administered by dental hygienists

NY - S5885 Provides for the registration of professional nurse anesthetist

NY - S5911 Authorizes and directs the boards of trustees of SUNY and CUNY to review and revise the report of the New York State Governor's Task Force on Campus Fire Safety

NY - S5927 Establishes the PRODi-G EOP to PhD loan forgiveness program

NY - S5953 Relates to tuition scholarship award programs for certain resident and non-resident medical students

NY - S5985 Relates to the New York state masters-in-education teacher incentive scholarship program

NY - S6002 Provides free SUNY and CUNY tuition, books, and fees to all New York state and New York city employees

NY - S5999 Amends chapter 219 of the laws of 2003 in relation to extending the provisions of such chapter

NY - S6011 Relates to allowing pharmacies to store medication in automated dispensing machines

NY - S6021 Provides for the licensing of genetic counselors; creates the state board for genetic counseling

NY - S6042 Authorizes an increase in the tuition of out-of-state residents for SUNY environmental science and forestry

NY - S6084 Relates to the practice of professional geology

NY - S6099 Establishes the college of renewable energy and sustainability in the city university of New York

NY - S6105 Relates to the get on your feet loan forgiveness program

NY - S6108 Relates to labeling requirements of prescription drug containers where such drugs contain gluten, lactose or food dye

NY - S6123 Relates to prohibiting colleges from denying formerly incarcerated individuals admittance to college based solely on their incarceration

NY - A7796 Relates to the definition of servicing by student loan servicers

NY - S6240 Relates to mandatory reporting of certain convictions, professional misconduct and/or employment termination

NY - S6269 Relates to the practice of veterinary medicine

NY - S6275 Relates to reporting requirements of SUNY and CUNY

NY - S6280 Relates to expedited teaching licensing by certain military spouses

NY - S6380 Permits pharmacies to employ unlicensed assistants

NY - S6446 Establishes a common articulation policy at the state of New York and city of New York university systems for granting college credit bearing coursework based upon successful performance on standardized exams

NY - S6477 Relates to enacting the orthodontic tele-dentistry consumer protection act

NY - S6537 Relates to continuing the New York State Smart Scholars Early College High School Program and the New York State Pathways in Technology Early College High School Program

NY - S6592 Relates to the transfer of certain funds from the licensed private career schools tuition reimbursement account to the proprietary vocational school supervision account

NY - S6622 Requires background checks of physicians

NY - S6620 Relates to requiring criminal background checks as a requirement for licensure as a physician

NY - S6621 Relates to establishing the New York patients' right to know act

NY - S6634 Create an income driven repayment plan for private student loans held by New York state banking institutions

NY - S6668 Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness and increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients

NY - S6722 Relates to enacting the "New York collegiate athletic participation compensation act"

NY - S6729 Relates to allowing student athletes to monetize their names and likeness

NY - S6732 Relates to establishing the New York state volunteer first responder loan forgiveness incentive program

NY - S6753 Authorizes pharmacists to administer any immunization or vaccination required for admission and entrance to any school

NY - S6761 Authorizes student athletes to receive compensation for the use of the athlete's name, image, or likeness

NY - S6785 Relates to requirements for the re-registration of physicians

NY - S6788 Creates a commission to evaluate the need for community colleges to participate in the educational opportunity program

NY - S6797 Requires diversity, inclusion and elimination of bias training for certain medical personnel as part of continuing medical education requirements

NY - S6864 Requires applicants for certain nursing licenses and certifications to complete training in the prevention of human trafficking

NY - S7032 Relates to mandating continuing medical education for pediatric primary care physicians on the topic of children's mental health

NY - S7079 Relates to eligibility for certain memorial scholarships

NY - S7117 Relates to the cumulative grade point average admission requirement for graduate-level teacher and educational leader programs

NY - S7118 Relates to admission requirements for graduate-level teacher and educational leader programs

NY - S7132 Relates to requiring opioid training for medical professionals to reduce patient opioid abuse and reliance

NY - S7142 Relates to restricted clinical laboratory licenses for immunohematology and microbiology

NY - S7148 Relates to preventing institutions from implementing contingencies on the receipt of state funding

NY - S7149 Relates to the requirements for a license as a professional engineer

NY - S7154 Establishes the differentiated learning environment task force

NY - S7235 Relates to the supervision of the manufacturing and repacking of certain medical gases or wholesaling of respiratory therapy agents

NY - S7251 Relates to standardizing the tuition assistance award schedules for dependent students at degree-granting colleges in the state

NY - S7252 Relates to standardizing the tuition assistance award schedules for independent students at degree-granting colleges in the state

NY - S7317 Relates to requiring at least a ratio of one clinical, non-student mental health staff member per one thousand students on all SUNY and CUNY campuses

NY - S7351 Relates to a study on the economic impact of the establishment of kitchen incubators

NY - S7356 Establishes the small business employees loan forgiveness incentive program

NY - S7615 Relates to freezing tuition costs at state and city universities for four years; and requiring a report examining the affordability of such public institutions

NY - S7652 Freezes tuition at the state university of New York and at the city university of New York

NY - S7654 Provides that tuition for the state university of New York and the city university of New York shall not be increased for certain academic years

NY - S7656 Relates to tuition assistance program awards and tuition credits and repeals the Jose Peralta New York state DREAM act; repealer

NY - S7704 Authorizes pharmacists to dispense HIV pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis

NY - S7732 Enacts the interstate medical licensure compact

NY - S7748 Relates to requiring additional licensed pharmacists to be on staff during any period in which more than two hundred prescriptions are dispensed

NY - S7758 Provides for the certification of psychologists to prescribe drugs

NY - S7791 Relates to tuition assistance program awards for dual or concurrent enrollment coursework

NY - S7815 Requires veterinarians to report suspected animal cruelty

NY - S7877 Relates to unprofessional conduct by dentists

NY - S7892 Relates to the criteria for which a student can qualify for educational opportunity through the Arthur O. Eve opportunity for higher education program

NY - S7935 Relates to licensing of a dental therapist and an advanced dental therapist

NY - S7951 Relates to the penalty upon architects relating to illegal conversion of dwellings

NY - S7986 Relates to continuing education for professional engineers, land surveyors and professional geologists; repeals section 7212 of the education law

NY - S8031 Relates to the licensing of sign language interpreters and creates a state board for sign language interpreting

NY - S8107 Requires SUNY and CUNY schools to refund students for housing credits and boarding charges used or charged for the period of time when such schools are closed or shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic

NY - S8182 Relates to authorizing licensed pharmacists to administer an approved vaccine for COVID-19

NY - S8208 Requires degree-granting institutions of higher education to make certain annual disclosures

NY - S8271 Enacts the essential workers student grant act to provide student financial aid grants to individuals who served as essential workers during the state of emergency declared as a result of COVID-19

NY - S8458 Relates to establishing a COVID-19 essential workers scholarship program

NY - S8632 Relates to permitting the education department to renew limited and provisional permits for an additional twelve months

NY - S8641 Relates to instilling mydriatic or cycloplegic eye drops by persons trained and deemed qualified by supervising licensed physicians or supervising licensed optometrists; repealer