SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES FOR CONSIDERATION TO

ADDRESS COLLEGE SUCCESS POLICY PROPOSALS

S.7492/Stavisky (Provides for eligibility in the Tuition Assistance Program for part-time
students)
S.7487/Perkins (Extends a tax deduction for the payment of interest on student loans)
S.7493/Breslin, Kennedy (Extends an additional two years of assistance under the Get On
Your Feet program for individuals who reside in counties with negative population
growth)
S.558A/Parker (Creates the TAP fund to provide additional support for the pre-existing
TAP program
S.2235/Peralta (Doubles the current tax deduction available for contributions to 529
College Savings Accounts)
S.4233C/Addabbo (Grants college credit to certain veterans for completion of military
training courses)
S.377B/Rivera (Creates a report on employment and workforce data to provide datadriven primary education curriculums)
S.7510/Sanders (Establishes a study on support services currently offered to veterans at
SUNY and CUNY campuses
S.7508/Hamilton (Provides for a study on the current and future use of electronic
textbooks at CUNY and SUNY campuses)