---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to eligibility for the science, technology, engineering and mathematics program"
description: "Modifies requirements for eligibility for the state science, technology, engineering and mathematics program to include students who enroll in a public or private institute of higher education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "A 10864"
citation: "New York A 10864 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HYNDMAN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-05-24"
last_action: "2018-11-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5575be42-ef60-47a5-ac96-349e7ab9ec95"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/A10864"
source_hash: "97c21444d8a62d0909c2f02879b25dce8a11aaeb16c514acbccaaa73300279a1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 10864 (2017-2018) — Relates to eligibility for the science, technology, engineering and mathematics program

Modifies requirements for eligibility for the state science, technology, engineering and mathematics program to include students who enroll in a public or private institute of higher education.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A10864 HTML** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A10864&term=2017&Text=Y)
2. **A10864 PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/A10864)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **138–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **60–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HYNDMAN — primary (person)
- ARROYO — cosponsor (person)
- D'URSO — cosponsor (person)
- LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- RIVERA — cosponsor (person)
- ROZIC — cosponsor (person)
- SCHIMMINGER — cosponsor (person)
- TAYLOR — cosponsor (person)
- WILLIAMS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-05-24** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-05** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-06** REPORTED
- **2018-06-07** RULES REPORT CAL.73
- **2018-06-07** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.73
- **2018-06-11** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2018-06-11** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2018-06-11** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-13** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8727
- **2018-06-13** 3RD READING CAL.1777
- **2018-06-13** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2018-06-13** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2018-10-24** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2018-11-05** SIGNED CHAP.329 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5575be42-ef60-47a5-ac96-349e7ab9ec95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).