Senate Bill S6440

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   6440
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 19, 2017
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 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 establishing a service
   corps education grant to be used for tuition costs or loan  repayment;
   and to amend the executive law, in relation to funding for the service
   corps education grant
 
   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  683-C
 to read as follows:
   §  683-C. TUITION OR LOAN REPAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS. 1.  INDI-
 VIDUALS SERVING IN THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  CONSERVATION  CORPS  POSITIONS
 PROVIDED BY SECTION 3.23 OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVA-
 TION LAW OR ANY POSITION OTHERWISE DEEMED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE FELLOWSHIP
 ATTAINED  UPON  GRADUATION  BY THE CORPORATION, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN
 EDUCATION GRANT TO BE USED FOR EITHER TUITION COSTS AT  ELIGIBLE  INSTI-
 TUTIONS  OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION OR LOAN REPAYMENT THAT IS AT LEAST EQUIV-
 ALENT TO THE  SEGAL  EDUCATION  AWARD  AVAILABLE  UNDER  THE  AMERICORPS
 PROGRAM  AS  OF OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN BASED ON DURATION OF
 SERVICE.
   2. THE CORPORATION SHALL PROMULGATE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  NECESSARY
 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   §  2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 184 to read
 as follows:
   § 184. REPLACEMENT OF FUNDS FOR AMERICORPS OR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS.  IN
 THE EVENT THAT THE FEDERAL BUDGET OR CONTINUING RESOLUTIONS IN FORCE FOR
 FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN OR TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, OR
 BOTH,  OR FEDERAL STATUTORY OR REGULATORY CHANGES, REDUCE FEDERAL FINAN-
 CIAL PARTICIPATION OR OTHER FEDERAL AID IN FUNDING  TO  NEW  YORK  STATE
 THAT  AFFECTS  THE STATE OPERATING FUNDS FOR THE AMERICORPS SEGAL EDUCA-
 TION AWARD OR OTHER POST-GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP OR SERVICE  CORPS  PROGRAMS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD11839-01-7

 S. 6440                             2
 
 FUNDED IN PART OR ENTIRELY BY FEDERAL DOLLARS, THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVI-
 SION  OF  THE  BUDGET SHALL NOTIFY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
 AND SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY IN WRITING THAT  THE  FEDERAL  ACTIONS  WILL
 REDUCE  EXPECTED FUNDING TO NEW YORK STATE. THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION
 OF THE BUDGET SHALL THEN AUTHORIZE A SUBALLOCATION OR TRANSFER OF  FUNDS
 TO MEET THE OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED BY SECTION SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE-C OF
 THE  EDUCATION LAW AND SHALL SUBMIT A PLAN TO THE LEGISLATURE DESCRIBING
 THE NATURE OF THE SUBALLOCATIONS. THE LEGISLATURE SHALL HAVE NINETY DAYS
 AFTER SUCH SUBMISSION TO EITHER PREPARE ITS OWN PLAN THAT PROVIDES FOR A
 REPLACEMENT OF SUCH FUNDS, WHICH MAY BE ADOPTED BY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES, OR IF AFTER NINETY DAYS THE LEGISLATURE FAILS  TO
 ADOPT  THEIR OWN PLAN, THE PLAN PROPOSED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION
 OF THE BUDGET WILL GO INTO EFFECT AUTOMATICALLY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.