NY State Senate Bill 2017-S5931

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2018	referred to higher education
May 08, 2017	referred to higher education

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:: S3988

2017-S5931 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to extending scholarship eligibility for certain scholarships to students attending private and proprietary institutions of higher education.

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 :

Current law provides that students matriculated in an approved
undergraduate program leading to a degree in science, technology,
engineering or mathematics (STEM) at a New York State public
institution of higher education are eligible for an incentive program
scholarship. This also applies to students matriculated in an approved
undergraduate or graduate program leading to a degree in teaching at a
public institution. These incentive scholarships should also be
available to students at private or proprietary schools that are
degree-granting institutions licensed by the New York State Department
of Education.

Fifty eight percent of STEM and sixty one percent of the State's
bachelor and masters of education degrees are conferred by private
colleges and universities. It should not matter whether the college is
public or private in training students in STEM or teaching.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

The STEM Incentive program is estimated at $8 million in year one. An
additional $1 million would allow resident students to attend any New
York State college or university. The Master's-in-Education Teacher
Incentive Scholarship Program is estimated to cost $1.5 million.
However, it will not be implemented until the 2018-19 academic year.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

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.

                                                            LBD11451-01-7

 S. 5931                             2
 
   1.  Eligibility. Students who are matriculated in an approved master's
 degree in education program at a  New  York  state  public,  PRIVATE  OR
 PROPRIETARY  institution  of  higher  education leading to a career as a
 teacher in public elementary or secondary education  shall  be  eligible
 for  an  award under this section, provided the applicant: (a) earned an
 undergraduate degree from a college located in New York state; (b) was a
 New York state resident while earning  such  undergraduate  degree;  (c)
 achieved  academic excellence as an undergraduate student, as defined by
 the corporation in regulation; (d) enrolls  in  full-time  study  in  an
 approved  master's  degree  in  education  program  at  a New York state
 public, PRIVATE OR PROPRIETARY institution of higher  education  leading
 to  a  career  as a teacher in public elementary or secondary education;
 (e) signs a contract with the corporation agreeing to teach in a  class-
 room  setting  on  a  full-time basis for five years in a school located
 within New York state providing public elementary or secondary education
 recognized by the board of regents or the university of the state of New
 York, including charter schools authorized pursuant to article fifty-six
 of this chapter; and (f) complies with the applicable provisions of this
 article and all requirements promulgated  by  the  corporation  for  the
 administration of the program.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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