Relates to a net price calculator center for colleges on the website of the higher education services corporation
This bill requires New York's Higher Education Services Corporation to create a single, centralized net price calculator tool on its website. The tool will estimate the actual cost of attending any college in the state after accounting for non-repayable financial aid (like grants), using household income and assets entered once by the user. It replaces linking to individual college calculators by compiling data from all institutions into one accessible platform, using the most recent tuition and fee information reported by colleges. This directly affects students and families researching college affordability by providing a standardized, state-wide cost estimate.
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Introduction
Mar 2025
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Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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P
Andrew Gounardes
DDemocratic
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