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                                   7337
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 24, 2017
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 Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the John
   J.  Marchi government studies scholarship program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 679-j
 to read as follows:
   §  679-J.  SENATOR  JOHN  J.  MARCHI  GOVERNMENT  STUDIES  SCHOLARSHIP
 PROGRAM.  1. PURPOSE. A. THE PRESIDENT SHALL GRANT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS TO
 STUDENTS OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK WHO ARE ENROLLED IN  GOVERN-
 MENT  OR  GOVERNMENT  RELATED  STUDIES.  SUCH  AWARDS SHALL BE MADE ON A
 COMPETITIVE BASIS, AS PROMULGATED BY THE CORPORATION THROUGH  RULES  AND
 REGULATIONS  TO  APPLICANTS  WHO ARE ENROLLING IN AN APPROVED PROGRAM TO
 OBTAIN A DEGREE IN GOVERNMENT OR GOVERNMENT  RELATED  STUDIES  FROM  THE
 CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
   B.  TO  BE  ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, APPLI-
 CANTS SHALL (1) BE A RESIDENT OF THE  STATE;  (2)  ENROLL  IN  A  DEGREE
 PROGRAM  IN  GOVERNMENT OR GOVERNMENT RELATED STUDIES; (3) ATTEND A CITY
 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SCHOOL; AND (4) COMPLY  WITH  SUBDIVISIONS  THREE
 AND FIVE OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THIS PART.
   2. AWARD CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS. SCHOLARSHIPS SHALL BE AWARDED ON
 A  COMPETITIVE BASIS AS PROMULGATED BY THE CORPORATION THROUGH RULES AND
 REGULATIONS TO APPLICANTS WHOM THE CORPORATION HAS CERTIFIED ARE  ELIGI-
 BLE  TO  RECEIVE  SUCH  AWARDS;  AND  WHO AGREE TO PROVIDE NOT LESS THAN
 TWELVE ACADEMIC CREDIT HOURS OR ITS EQUIVALENT FOR THE  DURATION  OF  AT
 LEAST FOUR YEARS UPON COMPLETION OF THE DEGREE PROGRAM.
   3.  AMOUNT. THE CORPORATION SHALL GRANT SUCH AWARDS WITHIN THE AMOUNTS
 APPROPRIATED FOR SUCH PURPOSE AND BASED ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS ACCORD-
 ING TO A SCHEDULE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE CORPORATION IN AN AMOUNT:
   A. EQUAL TO THE TUITION CHARGED TO STATE RESIDENT STUDENTS ENROLLED IN
 A DEGREE PROGRAM WITH  A  MAJOR  IN  GOVERNMENT  OR  GOVERNMENT  RELATED
 STUDIES;  THE  AVERAGE  MANDATORY FEES CHARGED AT THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF
 NEW YORK, OR THE ACTUAL TUITION  AND  FEES  CHARGED  TO  THE  RECIPIENT,
              

 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11018-02-7

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 WHICHEVER  IS  LESS;  AND THE AVERAGE NON-TUITION COST OF ATTENDANCE, AS
 DETERMINED BY THE CORPORATION AND AS APPROVED BY  THE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE
 BUDGET,  FOR A STUDENT AT THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OR ACTUAL NON-
 TUITION  COST  OF  ATTENDANCE  AT  SUCH  INSTITUTION, WHICHEVER IS LESS,
 PROVIDED THAT THE SCHOLARSHIP SHALL NOT EXCEED AN AMOUNT THAT  IS  EQUAL
 TO  THE TOTAL COST OF ATTENDANCE DETERMINED FOR FEDERAL TITLE IV STUDENT
 FINANCIAL AID PURPOSES, LESS ALL OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS  PROVIDED
 BY THE STATE, OTHER STATES, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER GOVERNMENTS,
 AND THE AMOUNT OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS PAID UNDER ANY PROGRAM THAT WOULD
 DUPLICATE  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS PROGRAM, PROVIDED THAT ANY SCHOLARSHIPS
 OR GRANTS PROVIDED TO A RECIPIENT BY THE INSTITUTION WHICH ARE  INTENDED
 TO FUND ANY PORTION OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ANNUAL STATE AWARD AND
 THE  ACTUAL  COSTS  OF  ATTENDANCE  AT ANY SUCH INSTITUTION SHALL NOT BE
 CONSIDERED TO DUPLICATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROGRAM.
   B. THE TOTAL COST OF THE SENATOR JOHN  J.  MARCHI  GOVERNMENT  STUDIES
 SCHOLARSHIP  PROGRAM  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED  AN  ANNUAL COST OF TWO MILLION
 DOLLARS, AND NO ANNUAL AWARD SHALL EXCEED TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
   4. OTHER AWARDS. AWARD RECIPIENTS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR OTHER
 AWARDS.
   5. PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. A. THE CORPORATION SHALL CONVERT TO  A
 STUDENT  LOAN  THE  FULL  AMOUNT  OF  THE  AWARD  GIVEN PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION, PLUS INTEREST, ACCORDING TO A SCHEDULE TO BE DETERMINED BY  THE
 CORPORATION  IF  THE  STUDENT FAILS TO RECEIVE A DEGREE IN GOVERNMENT OR
 GOVERNMENT RELATED STUDIES.
   B. THE RATE OF INTEREST CHARGED FOR  REPAYMENT  OF  THE  STUDENT  LOAN
 SHALL BE DETERMINED PURSUANT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE
 CORPORATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.