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NY A 8955

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Renames an office of addiction services and supports scholarship program the NYS Father Peter Young Memorial Addiction Professionals Scholarship Program

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 8955 pass?

Not yet. NY A 8955 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

What is NY A 8955 about?

Renames an office of addiction services and supports scholarship program the "NYS Father Peter Young Memorial Addiction Professionals Scholarship Program"; codifies the purposes of such program as offering financial education assistance to individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in addiction studies or the education requirements for an office of addiction services and supports credential at Alfred State College, Stony Brook University or Empire State University.

Who sponsors NY A 8955?

John T. McDonald III is the primary sponsor of NY A 8955.

Description

Renames an office of addiction services and supports scholarship program the "NYS Father Peter Young Memorial Addiction Professionals Scholarship Program"; codifies the purposes of such program as offering financial education assistance to individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in addiction studies or the education requirements for an office of addiction services and supports credential at Alfred State College, Stony Brook University or Empire State University.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • John T. McDonald IIIprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-07-18

    REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 8160not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 1731

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A8955?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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