Council bill helps parents of newborns save for college
Treyger, Adams pushed for vote on finance plan
On the heels of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s historic move to provide free college tuition for students from middle class families, the City Council has approved a bill sponsored by Councilmember Mark Treyger to put financial planning information more easily into the hands of parents.
On April 25, the council unanimously voted in favor of legislation Treyger (D-Coney Island-Gravesend-Bensonhurst) introduced in partnership with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams that will make it mandatory that parents of children born in New York City receive college savings plan materials from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).
The bill also requires the Department of Education (DOE) to provide the same materials to parents when they enroll their kids in pre-K.