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Senate panel advances bill to phase out some mandatory graduate fees, cites $6.8 million CUNY impact estimate
Summary
On March 4, 2025, the New York State Senate Higher Education Committee voted to report Senate Bill 3458 to the Finance Committee. The bill would phase out certain mandatory fees for graduate students serving as teaching or research assistants beginning in 2026; committee members discussed fiscal impacts and student earnings concerns.
The New York State Senate Committee on Higher Education voted March 4, 2025, to report Senate Bill 3458 to the Senate Finance Committee after a substantive discussion about fiscal impacts and the effect on graduate assistants’ incomes.
Senate Bill 3458, introduced by Senator Stavisky, would phase out certain mandatory university fees beginning in 2026 for graduate students serving as graduate teaching assistants, graduate assistants, graduate research…
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