Senate Bill S1122

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the John J. Marchi government studies scholarship program for certain CUNY students

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S1122 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §679-k, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5521
2011-2012: S4500
2013-2014: S3605
2015-2016: S4618
2017-2018: S6184
2021-2022: S5611
2023-2024: S4656

2019-S1122 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the John J. Marchi government studies scholarship program for CUNY students enrolled in government or government related studies.

2019-S1122 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1122 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1122
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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-k
 to read as follows:
   §  679-K.  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:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06649-01-9
              

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