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NY S 5653

in committee

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

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 5653 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5653 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 5653 about?

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; provides criteria for eligibility, and limits on amounts and durations for any such awards.

Who sponsors NY S 5653?

Michelle Hinchey is the primary sponsor of NY S 5653, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

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; provides criteria for eligibility, and limits on amounts and durations for any such awards.

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

  • Michelle Hincheyprimary
  • Jake Ashbycosponsor
  • Robert Jacksoncosponsor
  • Robert Rolisoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-26

    REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 5821not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 7486not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4091not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1287not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 5063

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5653?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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