Dream Act New York 2019

The dream act opens the doors of higher education to thousands of students providing access to the new excelsior scholarship the tuition assistance program as well as other state administered scholarships that were not previously available to them.

Dream act new york 2019. Unlike the proposed federal measure that shares the same name new york s version is more narrowly focused on another topic that s become a fertile battleground in the immigration debate. Enacts the new york state dream act by creating the new york dream fund commission and amends eligibility requirements and conditions governing certain awards. New york s dream act which provides in state tuition for undocumented immigrants will expand its protection to provide financial aid to those who attended high school for at least two years in new york and graduated or obtained an equivalency diploma here new york now joins 18 other states who have passed various bills over the years. The democratic led chamber approved the sweeping immigration bill dubbed the dream and promise act of 2019 by a vote of 237 to 187 sending the legislation to the republican controlled senate.

The application which went live july 3 stems from the jose peralta new york state dream act which was among the first items supported and passed by new york s democratic lawmakers over republican objections during their legislative session this year. 782 2019 2020 regular sessions s e n a t e a s s e m b l y january 11 2019 in senate introduced by sens. If you are new to our site you will need to create an account below. Sepulveda bailey benjamin biaggi breslin brooks.

You will not be asked for your name when you register. You must first register to create an account so that your information can be stored. The dream act offers hard working youth the children of immigrants the same access to education as all other new yorkers so they can build their careers keep new york growing and fulfill the dreams that brought them to the united states.