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May 08, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S5931
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 11th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-S5931 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§669-e & 669-f, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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S3988
2017-S5931 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5931 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to extending eligibility for certain scholarships to students attending private and proprietary institutions of higher education PURPOSE : This bill will expand eligibility for the STEM Incentive Scholarship Program and the Masters-in-Education Teacher Incentive Program to students attending public, private, and proprietary degree granting institutions licensed by the New York State Department of Education. SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 669-e of the education law, as added by section 1 of part G of chapter 56 of the laws of 2014, is amended to include students enrolled in a private or proprietary institution. Section 2. Subdivision 1 of section 669-f of the education law as added by section 1 of subpart A of part EE of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015 is amended to include students enrolled in masters of teaching in education at private or proprietary institutions. JUSTIFICATION :
2017-S5931 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5931 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 8, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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 extending eligibility for certain scholarships to students attending private and proprietary institutions of higher education THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 669-e of the education law, as added by section 1 of part G of chapter 56 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: 1. Undergraduate students who are matriculated in an approved under- graduate program leading to a career in science, technology, engineering or mathematics at a New York state public, PRIVATE OR PROPRIETARY insti- tution of higher education shall be eligible for an award under this section, provided the applicant: (a) graduates from a high school located in New York state during or after the two thousand thirteen-- fourteen school year; and (b) graduates within the top ten percent of his or her high school class; and (c) enrolls in full-time study each term beginning in the fall term after his or her high school graduation in an approved undergraduate program in science, technology, engineering or mathematics, as defined by the corporation, at a New York state public, PRIVATE OR PROPRIETARY institution of higher education; and (d) signs a contract with the corporation agreeing that his or her award will be converted to a student loan in the event the student fails to comply with the terms of this program as set forth in subdivision four of this section; and (e) complies with the applicable provisions of this article and all requirements promulgated by the corporation for the administration of the program. § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 669-f of the education law, as added by section 1 of subpart A of part EE of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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