Senate Bill S4531

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides an annual scholarship of $1000 for students with a minimum 3.0 high school GPA who attend a New York state public postsecondary institution

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S4531 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §670-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2081
2011-2012: S1147
2013-2014: S2846
2015-2016: S2796
2017-2018: S3613
2021-2022: S4389
2023-2024: S5141

2019-S4531 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides an annual scholarship of $1,000 for students with a minimum 3.0 high school GPA who attend a New York state public postsecondary institution.

2019-S4531 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4531 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4531
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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 state college  attend-
   ance  awards  for  students  who maintain a certain minimum cumulative
   average throughout high school

   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 670-c
 to read as follows:
   § 670-C. STATE COLLEGE ATTENDANCE AWARDS. 1. IN ADDITION TO ANY  OTHER
 ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AWARD GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER, AN ELIGIBLE
 STUDENT  SHALL  RECEIVE  ONE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  ANNUALLY, PROVIDED SUCH
 STUDENT ENROLLS IN AN ASSOCIATE OR BACCALAUREATE  DEGREE  PROGRAM  AT  A
 PUBLIC  POSTSECONDARY  INSTITUTION LOCATED IN THIS STATE WITHIN ONE YEAR
 OF SUCH STUDENT'S COMPLETION OF THE  CORE  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  GRADUATION
 FROM A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL LOCATED IN THIS STATE.
   2. ELIGIBILITY. AN ELIGIBLE STUDENT SHALL BE A STUDENT WHO:
   (A)  HAS  ATTENDED  AN  APPROVED PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM LOCATED IN
 THIS STATE FROM GRADES NINE THROUGH TWELVE; AND
   (B) HAS MAINTAINED A MINIMUM 3.0 CUMULATIVE AVERAGE FOR  EACH  OF  ALL
 SEMESTERS  OF  SUCH  STUDENT'S  ATTENDANCE  IN SUCH APPROVED HIGH SCHOOL
 PROGRAM LOCATED IN THIS STATE.
   3. DURATION. A STATE COLLEGE ATTENDANCE AWARD SHALL ENTITLE THE RECIP-
 IENT TO AN ANNUAL AWARD FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR ACADEMIC YEARS OF  UNDER-
 GRADUATE  STUDY,  PROVIDED  SUCH  STUDENT MAINTAINS THE MINIMUM ACADEMIC
 STANDARDS FOR SUCH POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION; AND PROVIDED FURTHER  SUCH
 STUDENT REMAINS ENROLLED IN A PUBLIC POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION UNTIL THE
 COMPLETION OF HIS OR HER TERMINAL DEGREE.
   4.  AMOUNT.  (A) ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ENTERING A COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH A
 TWO YEAR DEGREE PROGRAM SHALL RECEIVE ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR  EACH  OF
 TWO YEARS, OR A MAXIMUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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