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A 5986

New York Assembly bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 7, 2026.

Establishes a program and a fund to assist public service attorneys practicing public service law to repay their student loans.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-A-5986
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee Judiciary
Assembly in_committee 2026-01-07
Education
Summary

Establishes the "public interest legal services loan assistance fund" of the state of New York (to consist of a portion of bar examination fees and other funds appropriated by the legislature therefor and such other monies as may be credited or otherwise transferred from any other fund or source pursuant to law, including voluntary contributions); provides for administration of such fund to assist public service attorneys practicing public interest law in repaying their student loans; defines certain terms and adds other related provisions.

Sponsor
Robert C. Carroll
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-02-25 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-07 Status in_committee
2026-01-07 Latest Action In Assembly Committee
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