New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06208

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  

Caption

Relates to enacting the "free resources for equitable education (FREE) act"; requires State University of New York higher education institutions to designate all general education and 25 percent of all major specific courses as low textbook cost (LTC) or zero textbook cost (ZTC).

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

NY S3250

Requires textbook publishers to provide public institutions of higher education with information on price and availability of textbooks.

NY A04354

Reduces the cost of textbooks and course materials for students of institutions of higher education by requiring every institution of higher education to adopt policies that allow the use of innovative pricing techniques and payment options for textbooks, supplemental materials, and other course materials or textbooks.

NY A06418

Relates to providing access to laptops for high school and higher education students and textbooks for higher education students; provides access to laptops and textbooks without charge.

NY S06194

Relates to providing access to laptops for high school and higher education students and textbooks for higher education students; provides access to laptops and textbooks without charge.

NY S09095

Prohibits vaping in educational institutions; requires educational institutions to educate communities about health risks associated with vaping and post no-vaping signage on educational institution premises.

NY S04257

Relates to access to educational activities by public assistance recipients who are subject to work participation requirements; allows homework expected or required by an educational institution to count towards satisfaction of the work activity requirements for public assistance benefits for participants engaged in certain educational or training activities.

NY A10363

Relates to access to educational activities by public assistance recipients who are subject to work participation requirements; allows homework expected or required by an educational institution to count towards satisfaction of the work activity requirements for public assistance benefits for participants engaged in certain educational or training activities.

NY A03607

Establishes the mental health educational opportunity program and the mental health higher educational opportunity program to provide additional educational opportunities for students at certain universities and colleges in the state to enroll in academic programs that lead to a degree or degrees required for licensure in any of the mental health professions.

NY A04502

Relates to access to educational activities by public assistance recipients who are subject to work participation requirements; allows homework expected or required by an educational institution to count towards satisfaction of the work activity requirements for public assistance benefits for participants engaged in certain educational or training activities.

NY SB1479

Textbooks; adverse representation; prohibition

Similar Bills

NJ S2196

Requires DOE to maintain list of textbook vendors that use inclusive material and school districts to use textbooks from those vendors.

NJ S3250

Requires textbook publishers to provide public institutions of higher education with information on price and availability of textbooks.

US HB1886

Affordable College Textbook Act

US SB740

Affordable College Textbook Act

KY HB156

AN ACT relating to public school curriculum.

NJ S3086

Requires board of education to provide an individual textbook for each student enrolled in class.

AZ SB1479

Textbooks; adverse representation; prohibition

AZ SB1599

textbooks; adverse representation; prohibition