| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2012 |
reported and committed to finance |
| Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S6099
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2011-S6099 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง668-a, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2013-2014:
S1657
2015-2016: S16
2017-2018: S4137
2011-S6099 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6099
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the education law, in relation to regents awards for children
of deceased police officers, peace officers, firefighters and volunteer
firefighters
PURPOSE:
This bill amends the education law to increase the regents scholarship
for children of deceased police officers, peace officers,
firefighters and volunteer firefighters from the current award of
$450 per year to the cost of tuition and room and board at the State
University of New York (SUNY).
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill amends subdivisions one and two of section 668a
of the education law to increase the regents scholarship for children
of deceased police officers, peace officers, firefighters and
volunteer firefighters from the current award of $450 per year to the
cost of tuition and room and board at the State University of New
York (SUNY).
Section 2 of the bill sets for the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
2011-S6099 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6099
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 4, 2012
___________
Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- 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 regents awards for
children of deceased police officers, peace officers, firefighters and
volunteer firefighters
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 668-a of the education law, as amended by chapter
887 of the laws of 1981, the section heading and subdivision 1 as
amended by chapter 568 of the laws of 1999 and subdivision 3 as added by
chapter 335 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows:
S 668-a. Regents awards for children of deceased police officers,
peace officers, firefighters and volunteer firefighters. 1. Eligible
students. Awards shall be made to resident children of police officers
and peace officers as defined in the criminal procedure law, firefight-
ers and volunteer firefighters and correction officers of the state or
any political subdivision thereof, or volunteer firefighters of fire
departments or companies under contract to provide fire protection to a
municipality or fire district who have died as a result of an injury
sustained in the line of duty, WHO ARE MATRICULATED IN AN APPROVED
PROGRAM, AS DEFINED BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTEEN OF
THIS CHAPTER.
2. Amount and duration. Every recipient shall receive an annual award
[of four hundred fifty dollars] EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF UNDERGRADUATE
TUITION FOR RESIDENTS OF NEW YORK STATE CHARGED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY
OF NEW YORK INCLUDING THE COST FOR ROOM AND BOARD OR ACTUAL TUITION AND
THE AVERAGE COST OF ROOM AND BOARD CHARGED AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF
NEW YORK, WHICHEVER IS LESS, for each of not more than four academic
years of undergraduate study or five academic years if a program normal-
ly requires five years, as defined by the commissioner pursuant to arti-
cle thirteen of this chapter.
3. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this chapter, no
child of a correction officer of the state who is receiving an award
under the provisions of section six hundred sixty-nine of this article
shall receive an award under the provisions of this section.
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