A5986 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
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.
- Title
- Establishes a program and a fund to assist public service attorneys practicing public service law to repay their student loans
- Type
- New York State Assembly bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Assembly Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-01-07
- In committee
- Judiciary
- Introduced
- 2025-02-25
- Law section
- State Finance Law
Sponsors
- Robert C. Carroll Assembly Member, District 44
Co-sponsors
- Alicia Hyndman Assembly Member, District 29
- Jeffrey Dinowitz Assembly Member, District 81
- Jo Anne Simon Assembly Member, District 52
- Linda B. Rosenthal Assembly Member, District 67
Heard in committee
- Judiciary NY State Assembly committee