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Assembly Bill A290

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the "say yes to education demonstration program"

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2009-A290 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2578
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง669-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A562

2009-A290 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a demonstration program in the city school district of the city of Syracuse and in up to five other cities with a population of less than one million.

2009-A290 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A290 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   290

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, CHRISTENSEN, DESTITO, HOYT, PEOPLES,
  SPANO, KOON, SCHROEDER, GANTT, McENENY, WRIGHT, JOHN, MORELLE, REILLY,
  MILLMAN, BENJAMIN, CAMARA -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
  on Education

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the "say
  yes to education demonstration 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 669-e
to read as follows:
  S 669-E. SAY YES TO EDUCATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 1.  THE "SAY  YES
TO  EDUCATION  DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM" IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE CITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF SYRACUSE AND IN UP TO FIVE  OTHER  CITIES
WITH  POPULATIONS  OF  LESS  THAN  ONE MILLION, AND FAMILY POVERTY RATES
CALCULATED IN THE TWO THOUSAND FEDERAL CENSUS EQUAL TO OR  GREATER  THAN
THIRTEEN PERCENT.
  2.  STUDENTS  WHO  ARE ENROLLED IN PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION AND ARE ENROLLED IN TWELFTH GRADE DURING
THE TWO THOUSAND NINE--TWO THOUSAND  TEN  SCHOOL  YEAR,  AND  SUBSEQUENT
YEARS  THEREAFTER  AND:  (A)  WHO  HAD  PREVIOUSLY BEEN ENROLLED IN SUCH
DISTRICTS DURING THEIR TENTH AND ELEVENTH GRADE YEARS; (B)  WHO  HAVE  A
HIGH  SCHOOL  DIPLOMA OR ITS EQUIVALENT; (C) WHO ARE MATRICULATED AT THE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (SUNY) OR THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF  NEW  YORK
(CUNY);  AND  WHO  APPLY  FOR FEDERAL PELL GRANTS AND THE NEW YORK STATE
TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX  HUNDRED  SIXTY-SEVEN
OF  THIS  SUBPART,  AND  OTHER  AVAILABLE FEDERAL AND STATE AID SHALL BE
ELIGIBLE FOR AWARDS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
  3. ELIGIBLE STUDENTS SHALL RECEIVE AWARDS IN AN AMOUNT UP TO THE  COST
OF TUITION AND FEES AT SUNY AND CUNY SCHOOLS LESS OTHER STATE OR FEDERAL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00559-01-9

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