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Senate Bill S5851A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York state leaders of tomorrow scholarship; relates to the disposition of moneys from the state lottery fund

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2017-S5851 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §669-i, Ed L; amd §92-c, St Fin L

2017-S5851 - Summary

Establishes the New York state leaders of tomorrow scholarship; relates to the disposition of moneys from the state lottery fund.

2017-S5851 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5851 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5851
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- 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  New
   York  state  leaders  of  tomorrow scholarship; and to amend the state
   finance law, in relation to the disposition of moneys from  the  state
   lottery fund
 
   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-i
 to read as follows:
   §  669-I.  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  LEADERS  OF TOMORROW SCHOLARSHIP. 1.
 RECIPIENT QUALIFICATIONS. (A) ELIGIBLE STUDENTS. AWARDS SHALL BE MADE TO
 THE VALEDICTORIAN FROM EACH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN NEW YORK STATE WHO ARE
 ENROLLED IN APPROVED PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT DEGREE
 GRANTING INSTITUTIONS; PROVIDED, THAT, NO AWARD SHALL EXCEED ONE HUNDRED
 PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT OF TUITION CHARGED.
   (B) GPA REQUIREMENTS. NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH C OF SUBDIVISION  FOUR
 OF  SECTION  SIX  HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THIS PART, A SCHOOL SHALL CERTIFY
 THAT A RECIPIENT HAS  ACHIEVED  A  GRADE  POINT  AVERAGE  NECESSARY  FOR
 SUCCESSFUL  COMPLETION OF HIS OR HER COURSEWORK TO RECEIVE PAYMENT UNDER
 THE AWARD.
   2. DURATION. NO UNDERGRADUATE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE  FOR  MORE  THAN  FOUR
 ACADEMIC  YEARS OF STUDY, OR FIVE ACADEMIC YEARS IF THE PROGRAM OF STUDY
 NORMALLY REQUIRES FIVE YEARS. AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT  ENROLLED  IN  AN
 ELIGIBLE TWO-YEAR PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE ELIGIBLE
 FOR  NO  MORE  THAN  TWO  ACADEMIC YEARS. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL A
 STUDENT RECEIVE AN AWARD FOR  A  TWO-YEAR  PROGRAM  FOR  MORE  THAN  TWO
 CONSECUTIVE  YEARS  OF  ACADEMIC  STUDY OR FOUR CONSECUTIVE SEMESTERS OF
 ACADEMIC STUDY; OR AT A FOUR OR FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM, FOR  MORE  THAN  FOUR
 CONSECUTIVE  YEARS  OR  EIGHT CONSECUTIVE SEMESTERS OF ACADEMIC STUDY OR
 FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS, OR TEN CONSECUTIVE SEMESTERS  OF  STUDY  IF  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S5851A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §669-i, Ed L; amd §92-c, St Fin L

2017-S5851A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York state leaders of tomorrow scholarship; relates to the disposition of moneys from the state lottery fund.

2017-S5851A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5851A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5851--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher  Education  --
   recommitted  to  the  Committee on Higher Education in accordance with
   Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the New
   York state leaders of tomorrow scholarship; and  to  amend  the  state
   finance  law,  in relation to the disposition of moneys from the state
   lottery fund
 
   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-i
 to read as follows:
   § 669-I. THE NEW  YORK  STATE  LEADERS  OF  TOMORROW  SCHOLARSHIP.  1.
 RECIPIENT QUALIFICATIONS. (A) ELIGIBLE STUDENTS. AWARDS SHALL BE MADE TO
 THE VALEDICTORIAN FROM EACH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN NEW YORK STATE WHO ARE
 ENROLLED IN APPROVED PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT DEGREE
 GRANTING INSTITUTIONS; PROVIDED, THAT, NO AWARD SHALL EXCEED ONE HUNDRED
 PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT OF TUITION CHARGED.
   (B)  GPA REQUIREMENTS. NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH C OF SUBDIVISION FOUR
 OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THIS PART, A  SCHOOL  SHALL  CERTIFY
 THAT  A  RECIPIENT  HAS  ACHIEVED  A  GRADE  POINT AVERAGE NECESSARY FOR
 SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF HIS OR HER COURSEWORK TO RECEIVE PAYMENT  UNDER
 THE AWARD.
   2.  DURATION.  NO  UNDERGRADUATE  SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR MORE THAN FOUR
 ACADEMIC YEARS OF STUDY, OR FIVE ACADEMIC YEARS IF THE PROGRAM OF  STUDY
 NORMALLY  REQUIRES  FIVE  YEARS. AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ENROLLED IN AN
 ELIGIBLE TWO-YEAR PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE ELIGIBLE
 FOR NO MORE THAN TWO ACADEMIC YEARS.  UNDER  NO  CIRCUMSTANCES  SHALL  A
 STUDENT  RECEIVE  AN  AWARD  FOR  A  TWO-YEAR  PROGRAM FOR MORE THAN TWO
 CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF ACADEMIC STUDY OR  FOUR  CONSECUTIVE  SEMESTERS  OF
 ACADEMIC  STUDY;  OR  AT A FOUR OR FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM, FOR MORE THAN FOUR
 CONSECUTIVE YEARS OR EIGHT CONSECUTIVE SEMESTERS OF  ACADEMIC  STUDY  OR
 FIVE  CONSECUTIVE  YEARS,  OR  TEN CONSECUTIVE SEMESTERS OF STUDY IF THE
              

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