Legislation Details

File #: Int 1510-2025    Version: * Name: Student loan financial counseling program.
Type: Introduction Status: Filed (End of Session)
Committee: Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
On agenda: 12/18/2025
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a student loan financial counseling program
Sponsors: Harvey D. Epstein, Julie Menin, Keith Powers , Farah N. Louis
Council Member Sponsors: 4
Summary: This bill would require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to create and run a program to provide individualized counseling to individuals about federal and state student loan forgiveness programs in consultation with the Department of Citywide Administration.
Attachments: 1. Memorandum in Support, 2. Summary of Int. No. 1510, 3. Int. No. 1510, 4. Dedember 18, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 5. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 12-18-25
Date Ver.Prime SponsorAction ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsMultimedia
12/31/2025*Harvey D. Epstein City Council Filed (End of Session)  Action details Meeting details Not available
12/18/2025*Harvey D. Epstein City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
12/18/2025*Harvey D. Epstein City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 1510

 

By Council Members Epstein, Menin, Powers and Louis

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a student loan financial counseling program

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Chapter 11 of title 20 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 20-1102 to read as follows:

§ 20-1102 Student loan counseling program. a. The commissioner shall establish, in consultation with the commissioner of citywide administrative services, a program to provide counseling to individuals in the city about such individual’s eligibility for the federal and state student loan forgiveness programs described in the notice prepared under section 12-211. Such program shall be available to individuals with an existing student loan and to such other individuals as the commissioner deems eligible.

b. Nothing in this section or the administration or application thereof shall be construed to create a private right of action on the part of any person or entity against the city or any agency, official, or employee thereof.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

 

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12/10/25 1:00pm