NY S 5739

in committee

Creates the New York state public sector employee loan forgiveness program

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 5739 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5739 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

What is NY S 5739 about?

Creates the New York state public sector employee loan forgiveness program for graduates of SUNY or CUNY schools employed in a state or local public sector position.

Who sponsors NY S 5739?

Jessica Scarcella-Spanton is the primary sponsor of NY S 5739, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Creates the New York state public sector employee loan forgiveness program for graduates of SUNY or CUNY schools employed in a state or local public sector position.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

2025-02-28
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

Prior session: S 6559not in this corpus
Prior session: S 4027not in this corpus
Companion bill: A 3658

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5739?summary=&detail=

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