Enacts "new deal for SUNY: the New York state higher education equality act" to provide free tuition to students who attend SUNY who are enrolled in academic coursework and are on track to graduate; establishes the state university tuition fund to reimburse the state university of New York for the cost of tuition for students who are eligible for free tuition.

Statutes affected:
A8080: 355 education law, 355(2) education law, ninety-seven-aaaa state finance law, 669-h education law, 6304 education law, 6304(1) education law
A8080A: 355 education law, 355(2) education law, ninety-seven-aaaa state finance law, 669-h education law, 6304 education law, 6304(1) education law