Allows for a modest increase in annual income to not disqualify someone from the excelsior scholarship

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Allows for a modest increase in annual income, not greater than three percent per year, to not disqualify someone from the excelsior scholarship.

Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Mar 5, 2025
Last action: Jan 7, 2026 — REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 60 · High

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

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Stage base Passed First Chamber — base rate 16%, measured from NY's completed sessions
Momentum +2 60/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 287 days quiet

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