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                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 23, 2016
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Introduced  by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  creating  the  adult
  student grant 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-h
to read as follows:
  S  669-H.  THE  ADULT  STUDENT  GRANT  PROGRAM.  1. PURPOSE. THE ADULT
STUDENT GRANT PROGRAM IS HEREBY CREATED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID  GRANTS
TO ADULTS RETURNING TO COLLEGE OR SEEKING CAREER EDUCATION AND TRAINING.
  2.  DEFINITIONS.  A. "GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION MEANS RETAINING A MINIMUM GRADE POINT  AVERAGE  OF  2.5  OR  THE
EQUIVALENT.
  B.  "PARTICIPATING INSTITUTION" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION MEANS
ANY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT IS INCLUDED IN  THE  UNIVERSITY
OF  THE  STATE OF NEW YORK AS ENUMERATED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN
OF THIS TITLE.
  C. "COST OF ATTENDANCE" SHALL MEAN TUITION, REQUIRED FEES,  LABORATORY
AND  OTHER  INSTRUCTION  RELATED TO EXPENSES, BOOKS, TRANSPORTATION, AND
ROOM AND BOARD.
  3. ELIGIBILITY. THE ADULT STUDENT GRANT PROGRAM SHALL BE AVAILABLE  TO
THOSE PERSONS:
  A.  WHO  ARE  (I)  A  CITIZEN  OF  THE UNITED STATES, OR (II) AN ALIEN
LAWFULLY ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES, OR (III)
AN INDIVIDUAL OF A CLASS OF REFUGEES PAROLED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL  OF
THE  UNITED  STATES  UNDER HIS OR HER PAROLE AUTHORITY PERTAINING TO THE
ADMISSION OF ALIENS TO THE UNITED STATES;
  B. WHO REMAIN IN GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING;
  C. WHO ATTEND A PARTICIPATING INSTITUTION FOR AT LEAST THREE  SEMESTER
HOURS;
  D.  WHO  ARE  NOT  ELIGIBLE  FOR  AWARDS  UNDER  SECTIONS  SIX HUNDRED
SIXTY-SIX, SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN, OR SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN-C OF THIS
PART; AND

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

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  E. WHO HAVE BEEN EITHER A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE STATE FOR AT LEAST ONE
YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE BEGINNING OF  THE  SEMESTER,  QUARTER  OR
TERM  OF  ATTENDANCE  FOR  WHICH APPLICATION FOR THE ADULT STUDENT GRANT
PROGRAM IS MADE. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE  TO
THE  CONTRARY,  THE NEW YORK STATE RESIDENCY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR
THIS PROGRAM IS WAIVED FOR A MEMBER, OR THE SPOUSE  OR  DEPENDENT  OF  A
MEMBER,  OF  THE  ARMED  FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES ON FULL-TIME ACTIVE
DUTY AND STATIONED IN THIS STATE.
  4. GRANTS. THE ANNUAL ADULT STUDENT GRANTS SHALL BE FOR AN  AMOUNT  UP
TO  ONE  THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR THE COST OF TUITION, WHICHEVER
IS LESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AMOUNT OF THE  ANNUAL  GRANT  EXCEED  THE
RECIPIENT'S  COST  OF ATTENDANCE AT THE INSTITUTION ATTENDED. THE CORPO-
RATION SHALL PROVIDE SUCH GRANTS WITHIN  THE  AMOUNTS  APPROPRIATED  FOR
SUCH  PURPOSE  AND BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. A RECIPIENT SHALL
RECEIVE NO MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ADULT STUDENT GRANTS.
  5. PRIORITY. PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN  TO  APPLICANTS  THAT  DEMONSTRATE
FINANCIAL NEED AS DETERMINED BY THE CORPORATION.
  6.  RULES. THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS, AND MAY PROMULGATE EMERGENCY  REGULATIONS,  FOR  THE  NECESSARY
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.