Assembly Actions -
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Mar 03, 2020 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to higher education returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 13, 2019 |
referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 11, 2019 |
ordered to third reading cal.1258 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 21, 2019 |
reported and committed to finance |
May 13, 2019 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S5715
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(D, WF) 4th Senate District
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2019-S5715 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8101
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §679-f, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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S4082, A1539
2019-S5715 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5715 SPONSOR: METZGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to eligibility and awards for the New York state young farmers loan forgiveness incentive program PURPOSE: The purpose of this legislation is to expand eligibility for the New York State young farmer loan forgiveness incentive program. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 - Amends section 679-f of the education law to remove the requirement that eligible persons have graduated from college within the previous two years and is replaced with the qualification that a person must not have farmed for more than ten consecutive years. Section 2 - Effective Date - 90th day
2019-S5715 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5715 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 13, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. METZGER -- 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 eligibility and awards for the New York state young farmers loan forgiveness incentive program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 679-f of the education law, as added by section 1 of part Y of chapter 56 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: § 679-f. New York state young farmers loan forgiveness incentive program. 1. Purpose. The president shall grant student loan forgiveness awards for the purpose of alleviating the burden of student loan debt for young farmers. Such awards shall be made on a competitive basis, in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the corporation for such purposes, to applicants who meet the eligibility criteria. Such rules and regulations shall include provisions for the consideration of applicants who are economically disadvantaged. 2. Eligibility. To be eligible for an award pursuant to this section, applicants shall: (a) have graduated and obtained a degree from an approved New York state college or university; (b) have an outstanding student loan debt from obtaining such degree; (c) operate a farm in New York state on a full-time basis; (d) agree to operate such farm for the duration of no less than five years; (e) [apply for this program within two years of college graduation] HAVE PRODUCED AN "AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT" AS DEFINED BY SECTION THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, FOR NO MORE THAN TEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS; and (f) comply with subdivisions three and five of section six hundred sixty-one of this part. 3. Awards. No greater than ten awards shall be granted to qualified applicants in the amount of up to ten thousand dollars per year, per EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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