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NY State Legislature · S6705-2025 · Signed by Governor

Relates to college admission and financial aid for students who have received a high school diploma from certain online high school programs

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Officially: “Relates to college admission and financial aid for students who have received a high school diploma from certain online high school programs Read the full text

Senate

What it does

Provides that students who receive a high school diploma from an online high school program located within the United States that is accredited in accordance with the Job Corps Policy and Requirements Handbook shall be eligible for admission to colleges and financial aid.
Summary from the sponsor's memo in the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION · Mar 20, 2025

Senate

1ST REPORT CAL.903 · Apr 30, 2025

Senate

2ND REPORT CAL. · May 1, 2025

Senate

ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · May 5, 2025

Senate

PASSED SENATE · Jun 5, 2025

Senate

DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · Jun 5, 2025

Senate

REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION · Jun 5, 2025

Assembly

SUBSTITUTED FOR A7390A · Jun 17, 2025

Assembly

ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.866 · Jun 17, 2025

Assembly

PASSED ASSEMBLY · Jun 17, 2025

Assembly

RETURNED TO SENATE · Jun 17, 2025

Assembly

DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR · Dec 1, 2025

Senate

SIGNED CHAP.606 · Dec 5, 2025

Senate

The numbers

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Toby Ann StaviskyRobert Jackson

Recorded votes

Recorded voteSenate · 2025-06-05 · EXC 3, NAY 1, AYE 59
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-04-30 · AYE 11
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the New York legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.

Who is lobbying on this

THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKvia THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
7 filings
PF High School, LLCvia BROWN & WEINRAUB ADVISORS, LLC
3 filings
From 10 filings in New York State lobbying disclosures (COELIG), via data.ny.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Nothing on this page shows why any vote was cast. Recorded votes and lobbying filings are separate official records, self-reported by different parties, and neither explains the other.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by Governor (Dec 5, 2025).