New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A10541: Relates to certificate of residence policies for community colleges
Status: Signed into law, June 5, 2026
Authorizes the state university trustees to promulgate rules or regulations relating to late fees and exceptions for students submitting certificate of residence forms, and a reconciliation process for such forms received after the list of non-resident students was sent to a county.
What the bill says
An act to amend the education law, in relation to certificate of residence policies for community colleges.
From the introduced text, March 10, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to certificate of residence policies for community colleges THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 6305 of the education law, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 542 of the laws of 2022 and subdivision 4 as amended by section 2 of part V of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, are amended and a new subdivision 4-a is added to read as follows: 3. The chief fiscal officer of each county, as defined in section 2.00 of the local finance law, shall, upon application and submission to such chief fiscal officer of satisfactory evidence in-person or electronically, issue to any person desiring to enroll in a community college as a non-resident student, a certificate of residence form showing that said person is a resident of said county. No such chief fiscal officer shall require a person desiring to enroll in a community college as a non-resident student to disclose or furnish his or her social security number. If the chief fiscal officer of a county refuses to issue such a certificate on the ground that the person applying therefor is not a resident of such county, OR THAT SUCH PERSON IS NOT …
Sponsors
- Powers, Keith (D, 74) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : SIGNED CHAP.124
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.961
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S9612
- : REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.340
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (April 7, 2026): 54 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (April 7, 2026): 54 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (March 30, 2026): 142 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable (March 26, 2026): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Higher Education Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means (March 17, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Education Law
Common questions
- What is A10541?
- A10541 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to certificate of residence policies for community colleges.
- What does A10541 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the education law, in relation to certificate of residence policies for community colleges.
- What is the status of A10541?
- Signed into law as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: SIGNED CHAP.124 (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A10541?
- Powers, Keith (D, 74).
- Where is the official record for A10541?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10541
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