Permits the commissioner of education to include graduate programs as programs eligible for approval under the state tuition assistance program.

This bill amends the education law to permit the commissioner of education to include graduate programs as programs eligible for approval under the state tuition assistance program. It also modifies the eligibility criteria for tuition assistance program awards, including the exclusion of parental income for emancipated students and the duration of eligibility for undergraduate and graduate students.

Permits the commissioner of education to include graduate programs as programs eligible for approval under the state tuition assistance program.

This bill amends the education law to permit the commissioner of education to include graduate programs as programs eligible for approval under the state tuition assistance program. It also modifies the eligibility criteria for tuition assistance program awards, including the exclusion of parental income for emancipated students and the duration of eligibility for undergraduate and graduate students.