Many factors contributed to the proponents» failure to
pass tuition grant legislation, among them the inclusion of rural districts in the first version of the bill.
Not exact matches
When it comes to
passing the DREAM Act to
grant college
tuition assistance to undocumented immigrant students, and the Education Investment Tax Credit to incentivize private donations to parochial and public schools, Mr. Cuomo's office said he would prefer to
pass them in the budget, but if they are not included they could be
passed later.
ALBANY — Democrats who dominate the Assembly will
pass a measure
granting undocumented immigrants access to New York's
tuition assistance programs, they said at a press conference, laying another priority for progressive groups on the doorstep of the State Senate.
Some in vulnerable districts may also not be fully committed to
passing a socialized medicine program for New York or pushing through the DREAM Act, which would
grant state
tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants.
At that point, we hadn't yet
passed a bill
granting in - state
tuition rates to undocumented kids who had spent most of their lives in Colorado schools, so there was no way he could afford college.