| Candidate Forum Update: NYS SD 37 Added Recording links for CD 16 & 17 Forums NYS Bond Proposal Info  The General Election is Tuesday, November 8, 2022 Early voting will be October 29-November 6. Check here for dates, hours, and locations. Get personalized voting information on your districts and candidates at Vote411.org. Upcoming and Recent Candidate Forums Missed the forums for U.S. Congressional Districts 16 & 17? Click links below to view. Courtesy of LWV Westchester. U.S. Congressional District 16 Jamaal Bowman vs. Miriam Flisser U.S. Congressional District 17 Sean Maloney vs. Mike Lawler Upcoming forums: NYS Assembly District 88 Virtual Candidate Forum October 25, 2022 / 7:00pm Sponsored by the Leagues of New Rochelle, Scarsdale, and White Plains, and Disability Rights New York, who will be providing American Sign Language interpreters and closed captioning in several languages. Candidates are Thomas H. Fix Jr. (R,C) and Amy Paulin (D) Submit your questions by October 23, 2022 here Register for the forum here NYS Senate District 37 Virtual Candidate Forum October 26, 2022 / 5 p.m. Sponsored by the Leagues of Larchmont/Mamaroneck, New Rochelle, Northeast Westchester, Rye, Rye Brook & Port Chester, Scarsdale, and White Plains, and Disability Rights New York, who will be providing American Sign Language interpreters and closed captioning in several languages. Candidates are: Shelley B. Mayer (D, WF) and Frank F. Murtha (R) Submit your questions by October 24 here Register for the forum here Questions about the Forums? email [email protected] NEW YORK STATE BALLOT PROPOSAL PROP 1: NEW YORK’S CLEAN WATER, CLEAN AIR, AND GREEN JOBS BOND ACT LWVNY, a member of the NYS Bond Act Coalition, issued this statement: “During this election, New Yorkers will have the opportunity to vote on Proposal #1 – the Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022. This ballot measure will provide funding to safeguard drinking water, update New York’s infrastructure, conserve wildlife habitats, and strengthen New York’s economy. The League urges you to flip your ballot over and vote YES on Proposal #1: the Environmental Bond Act!”Learn more here. |
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GOVERNOR HOCHUL DEDICATES $18.1 MILLION TO RESEARCH CARBON EMISSIONS SUPRESSION; ELIMINATES STATE FEES ON LATE STUDENT DEBT
GOVERNOR HOCHUL SIGNS LAW STOPPING STATE AGENCIES FROM CHARGING 22% LATE FEES ON UNPAID STUDENT DEBT
GOVERNOR HOCHUL SIGNS LEGISLATION ENDING THE PRACTICE OF CHARGING ADDITIONAL FEE ON OUTSTANDING STUDENT DEBT
Legislation (S.7862B/A.10261) Ends 22 Percent Fee on Outstanding Debt Owed to the State Resulting from Educational Expenses
Ends Punitive Law That Prohibits Students from Clearing Debts
Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation (S.7862B/A.10261) ending the practice of charging an additional fee to debtors when collecting outstanding debts owed to the State resulting from educational expenses. Prior to this law, a fee of 22 percent was added by state law on top of the total debt due.
“When students across New York spoke up about the difficulties of digging out of debt, my administration listened,” Governor Hochul said. “By signing this legislation, we are removing a barrier to higher education and ensuring that students can graduate without debilitating debt that has disproportionately hurt students least able to afford it. Every New Yorker deserves access to a quality education without fear of getting trapped in a cycle of debt.”
Legislation (S.7862B/A.10261) adds a provision to the state finance law prohibiting state agencies from collecting a 22 percent fee when enforcing debt collection on educational debt. Various state agencies collect educational debts owed to the State, and when unable to collect through traditional means, these debts may be referred to the Office of the Attorney General’s Civil Recoveries Bureau. Prior to the signing of this legislation, state law provided that the Attorney General recover its costs in pursuing collection of this educational debt through an additional fee of up to 22 percent of the outstanding debt; That fee was then added on top of the total debt due, which substantially increased the amount owed by student debtors.