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                                    735
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. MONTGOMERY, COMRIE, KRUEGER, PERSAUD -- 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  creating the  "foster
   care  higher  education  scholarship pilot program"; and providing for
   the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "foster care higher education scholarship pilot program".
   § 2. Section 604 of the education law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13. FOSTER CARE HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP PILOT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO
 SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-H OF THIS TITLE.
   §  3.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 668-h to
 read as follows:
   § 668-H. FOSTER CARE HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP  PILOT  PROGRAM.  1.
 PURPOSE.  THE  PRESIDENT SHALL ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE
 OF GRANTING SCHOLARSHIP  AWARDS  TO  ENHANCE  OPPORTUNITIES  FOR  HIGHER
 EDUCATION  FOR  CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE RECEIVING, OR WHO HAVE
 RECEIVED, FOSTER CARE SERVICES  IN  NEW  YORK  STATE.  SUCH  SCHOLARSHIP
 AWARDS  SHALL  BE  AVAILABLE  FOR  THE  TUITION AND NON-TUITION COSTS OF
 ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN APPROVED IN-STATE  UNDERGRADUATE  PROGRAMS
 OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS.
   2. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM:
   (A)  "TUITION"  MEANS THE TOTAL SEMESTER, QUARTER, OR CREDIT HOUR COST
 OF INSTRUCTION TO THE STUDENT AS PERIODICALLY PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE
 OF THE INSTITUTIONS, SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDING MANDATORY FEES, BOOK  CHARG-
 ES, AND ROOM AND BOARD.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (B)  "NON-TUITION  COST  OF  ATTENDANCE"  MEANS  (I) THE ACTUAL AMOUNT
 CHARGED BY THE INSTITUTION FOR ROOM AND BOARD, AND (II) AN ALLOWANCE FOR
 TRANSPORTATION, BOOKS, SUPPLIES, AND PERSONAL EXPENSES AS DETERMINED  BY
 THE  PRESIDENT  AND  AS APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, PROVIDED
 THAT  SUCH  DETERMINATION SHALL BE MADE NO LATER THAN  DECEMBER FIRST OF
 EACH YEAR FOR USE IN THE  SUCCEEDING  ACADEMIC  YEAR.  IN  THE  EVENT  A
 STUDENT  DOES  NOT INCUR ROOM OR BOARD CHARGES AT THE INSTITUTION, "NON-
 TUITION COST OF ATTENDANCE" SHALL MEAN AN ALLOWANCE FOR ROOM  AND  BOARD
 AS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDG-
 ET.  IN DETERMINING ALLOWANCES PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH, THE PRESIDENT
 MAY TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE ALLOWANCES  PROVIDED  FOR  IN  THE  PELL
 GRANT  PROGRAM  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  1070-A  OF TITLE 20 OF THE UNITED
 STATES CODE.
   (C) "PART-TIME STUDY" MEANS ENROLLMENT FOR AT  LEAST  THREE  BUT  LESS
 THAN  TWELVE  SEMESTER  HOURS  PER  SEMESTER,  OR  THE EQUIVALENT, IN AN
 APPROVED UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM.
   (D) "FULL-TIME STUDY" SHALL MEAN ENROLLMENT FOR AT LEAST TWELVE CREDIT
 HOURS PER SEMESTER, OR THE  EQUIVALENT,  IN  AN  APPROVED  UNDERGRADUATE
 PROGRAM.
   (E)  "APPROVED  VOCATIONAL  TRAINING PROGRAMS" MEANS IN-STATE PROGRAMS
 OFFERED BY AGENCIES APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR FUNDING PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  APPROVE  ONLY  SUCH  NON-CREDIT
 PROGRAMS  WHICH ARE AT LEAST THREE HUNDRED TWENTY CLOCK HOURS IN LENGTH,
 AND WHICH MEET STANDARDS OF INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY ESTABLISHED  IN  REGU-
 LATIONS  BY  THE COMMISSIONER. THESE STANDARDS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED TO, QUALIFICATIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND  INSTRUCTIONAL  PERSON-
 NEL,  QUALITY  OF  FACILITIES  AND  EQUIPMENT, RECORDKEEPING, ADMISSION,
 GRADING, ATTENDANCE, AND RECORD OF PLACEMENT OF COMPLETERS  WHICH  MEETS
 STANDARDS OF ACCEPTABILITY AS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   3.  ELIGIBILITY.  (A) AN APPLICANT SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A SCHOLARSHIP
 AWARD PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IF, AT THE TIME OF THE  INITIAL  APPLICA-
 TION TO THE CORPORATION, THE APPLICANT HAS APPLIED FOR AND BEEN SELECTED
 TO RECEIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME AN EDUCATION AND TRAINING VOUCHER PURSUANT
 TO  PARAGRAPH  I  OF SECTION 677 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE FOR THE FIRST
 ACADEMIC YEAR FOLLOWING ENACTMENT OF THE LEGISLATION AND:
   (1) IS A LEGAL RESIDENT OF NEW YORK STATE;
   (2) IS SIXTEEN TO TWENTY-THREE YEARS OF AGE;
   (3) HAS RECEIVED  FOSTER  CARE  SERVICES  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  THREE
 HUNDRED  FIFTY-EIGHT-A  OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW OR ARTICLE TEN OF THE
 FAMILY COURT ACT FOR A PERIOD OF  NINE  MONTHS  OR  MORE  FOLLOWING  THE
 CHILD'S SIXTEENTH BIRTHDAY OR HAS BEEN ADOPTED AFTER THE AGE OF SIXTEEN;
   (4) HAS RECEIVED (I) A CERTIFICATE OF GRADUATION FROM A SCHOOL PROVID-
 ING  SECONDARY  EDUCATION FROM A STATE WITHIN THE UNITED STATES; OR (II)
 THE RECOGNIZED EQUIVALENT OF SUCH CERTIFICATE; OR (III) RECEIVED A PASS-
 ING SCORE ON A FEDERALLY APPROVED ABILITY TO BENEFIT TEST THAT HAS  BEEN
 IDENTIFIED  BY  THE  BOARD  OF  REGENTS  AS  SATISFYING  THE ELIGIBILITY
 REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION AND HAS BEEN INDEPENDENTLY ADMINISTERED AND
 EVALUATED AS DEFINED BY THE COMMISSIONER; AND
   (5) IS MATRICULATED IN (I) AN APPROVED UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM  OR  (II)
 AN  APPROVED IN-STATE VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM. PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH
 A OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THIS PART, THE
 INSTITUTION OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM SHALL BE ONE  THAT  HAS  BEEN
 APPROVED AND OPERATING IN THIS STATE FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR, AND HAS BEEN
 APPROVED  FOR  PARTICIPATION  IN  FEDERAL STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS
 AUTHORIZED BY TITLE IV OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED.

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   (B) APPLICATIONS FOR A SCHOLARSHIP AWARD SHALL BE MADE ON FORMS AND IN
 THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE CORPORATION.
   4.  AMOUNT.  (A)  THE PRESIDENT SHALL GRANT ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE
 FOLLOWING AMOUNTS:
   (1) IF THE RECIPIENT ATTENDS AN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM AT  AN  INSTITU-
 TION  OF  THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OR AN INSTITUTION OF THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE ANNUAL AWARD SHALL BE AN  AMOUNT  EQUAL  TO:
 THE TUITION CHARGED AT THE APPLICABLE INSTITUTION OF THE STATE UNIVERSI-
 TY  OF  NEW  YORK  OR  THE  CITY  UNIVERSITY  OF NEW YORK PROVIDED THAT,
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE  TUITION
 CHARGED TO AWARD RECIPIENTS SHALL NOT EXCEED THAT CHARGED TO STATE RESI-
 DENT  STUDENTS ATTENDING SUCH INSTITUTION; THE MANDATORY FEES CHARGED AT
 SUCH INSTITUTION; AND THE NON-TUITION COSTS OF ATTENDANCE AT SUCH INSTI-
 TUTION OR COLLEGE, PROVIDED THAT THE SCHOLARSHIP  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED  AN
 AMOUNT  THAT  IS  EQUAL  TO THE TOTAL COSTS OF ATTENDANCE DETERMINED FOR
 FEDERAL TITLE IV STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PURPOSES, LESS ALL OTHER SCHOLAR-
 SHIPS AND GRANTS PROVIDED BY NEW YORK STATE, OTHER STATES,  THE  FEDERAL
 GOVERNMENT,  OR  OTHER  GOVERNMENTS  EXCLUDING  LOANS, AND THE AMOUNT OF
 EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS EXCLUDING LOANS PAID UNDER ANY PROGRAM  THAT  WOULD
 DUPLICATE  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS PROGRAM, PROVIDED THAT ANY SCHOLARSHIPS
 OR GRANTS PROVIDED TO A RECIPIENT BY THE INSTITUTION WHICH ARE  INTENDED
 TO  FUND  ANY  PORTION OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ANNUAL AWARD AMOUNT
 AND THE ACTUAL COSTS OF ATTENDANCE AT ANY SUCH INSTITUTION SHALL NOT  BE
 CONSIDERED TO DUPLICATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROGRAM.
   (2)  IF THE RECIPIENT ATTENDS ANY OTHER APPROVED UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
 OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM WITHIN NEW YORK STATE, THE  ANNUAL  AWARD
 SHALL  BE  BASED  UPON  AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO: THE TUITION CHARGED TO STATE
 RESIDENT STUDENTS ATTENDING A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE OF THE STATE  UNIVERSITY
 OF NEW YORK; THE AVERAGE MANDATORY FEES CHARGED AT FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES OF
 THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, OR THE ACTUAL TUITION AND FEES CHARGED
 TO THE RECIPIENT, WHICHEVER IS LESS; AND THE AVERAGE NON-TUITION COST OF
 ATTENDANCE, AS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND AS APPROVED BY THE DIREC-
 TOR  OF THE BUDGET, FOR A STUDENT AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OR
 THE ACTUAL NON-TUITION COST OF ATTENDANCE AT SUCH  INSTITUTION  INCURRED
 BY THE RECIPIENT, WHICHEVER IS LESS, PROVIDED THAT THE SCHOLARSHIP SHALL
 NOT  EXCEED  AN  AMOUNT  THAT  IS  EQUAL TO THE TOTAL COST OF ATTENDANCE
 DETERMINED FOR FEDERAL TITLE IV STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PURPOSES, LESS ALL
 OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS PROVIDED BY NEW YORK STATE, OTHER  STATES,
 THE  FEDERAL  GOVERNMENT,  OR OTHER GOVERNMENTS EXCLUDING LOANS, AND THE
 AMOUNT OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS EXCLUDING LOANS PAID  UNDER  ANY  PROGRAM
 THAT  WOULD  DUPLICATE  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS PROGRAM, PROVIDED THAT ANY
 SCHOLARSHIPS OR GRANTS PROVIDED TO A RECIPIENT BY THE INSTITUTION  WHICH
 ARE  INTENDED  TO  FUND ANY PORTION OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ANNUAL
 AWARD AMOUNT AND THE ACTUAL COSTS OF ATTENDANCE AT ANY SUCH  INSTITUTION
 SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED TO DUPLICATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROGRAM.
   (B)  NOTHING  CONTAINED  IN THIS SECTION SHALL MODIFY OR ELIMINATE THE
 OBLIGATIONS OF A SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICIAL PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TEN OF
 SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW WHO, FOR A
 FOSTER CHILD IN ATTENDANCE AT A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY AWAY FROM  HIS  OR
 HER  FOSTER  FAMILY  BOARDING  HOME, GROUP HOME, AGENCY BOARDING HOME OR
 INSTITUTION, MAKES FOSTER PAYMENTS TO SUCH COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN LIEU
 OF PAYMENT TO THE FOSTER PARENTS OR AUTHORIZED AGENCY, FOR  THE  PURPOSE
 OF ROOM AND BOARD.
   (C)  IN  NO  EVENT  SHALL THE COMBINATION OF ALL STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
 RECEIVED BY A STUDENT EXCEED A RECIPIENT'S TOTAL COST OF  ATTENDANCE  AT
 THE INSTITUTION BEING ATTENDED.

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   5.  ADDITIONAL  SERVICES.  IF A STUDENT QUALIFYING FOR THE FOSTER CARE
 HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP PILOT PROGRAM HAS MATRICULATED IN AN UNDER-
 GRADUATE INSTITUTION OF THE STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK,  THE  CITY
 UNIVERSITY  OF NEW YORK, OR A NON-PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION
 WHICH  OPERATES  AN  EDUCATION  OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECTIONS
 SIXTY-FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OR SIXTY-FOUR  HUNDRED  FIFTY-TWO  OF  THIS
 CHAPTER,  THE  STUDENT SHOULD BE PROVIDED ACCESS TO THE SUPPORT SERVICES
 PROVIDED UNDER THIS EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY  PROGRAM,  INCLUDING  REMEDIAL
 COURSES,  DEVELOPMENTAL  AND  COMPENSATORY  COURSES  AND SUMMER CLASSES,
 SPECIAL TUTORING, COUNSELING, AND GUIDANCE SERVICES.
   6. DURATION. (A) EACH RECIPIENT ENROLLED IN AN APPROVED  UNDERGRADUATE
 PROGRAM  SHALL RECEIVE AWARDS FOR MORE THAN EIGHT SEMESTERS OF FULL TIME
 UNDERGRADUATE STUDY, OR THE EQUIVALENT OF FOUR ACADEMIC YEARS.
   (B) NO RECIPIENT ENROLLED IN AN APPROVED VOCATIONAL  TRAINING  PROGRAM
 SHALL  RECEIVE AWARDS FOR MORE THAN FOUR SEMESTERS OF FULL-TIME STUDY OR
 THE EQUIVALENT OF TWO ACADEMIC YEARS OF FULL-TIME STUDY.
   7. REQUIREMENTS. (A) EACH RECIPIENT  OF  AN  AWARD  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  ENROLL  IN  AN  APPROVED  FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME DEGREE,
 DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM OR  COURSE  OF  UNDERGRADUATE  STUDY  AND
 RETAIN SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC STANDING.
   (B)  EACH  RECIPIENT  OF  A SCHOLARSHIP AWARD PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
 SHALL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A  NEW  APPLICATION  FOR  EACH  SUBSEQUENT
 ACADEMIC  YEAR  AND  MUST MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN
 SUBPARAGRAPHS ONE THROUGH FIVE OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION THREE  OF
 THIS  SECTION,  PROVIDED  THAT  NO  RECIPIENT SHALL RECEIVE AWARDS FOR A
 PERIOD OF TIME EXCEEDING THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION SIX  OF
 THIS SECTION.
   (C)  EACH  APPLICANT SHALL HAVE COMPLETED THE FOLLOWING AT THE TIME OF
 INITIAL APPLICATION AND EACH APPLICATION FOR SUBSEQUENT ACADEMIC  YEARS:
 (1)  APPLIED  FOR A TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AWARD PURSUANT TO SECTION
 SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF THIS SUBPART, (2) COMPLETED AND  SUBMITTED  A
 FEDERAL  STUDENT  AID APPLICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 1090 OF THE UNITED
 STATES CODE, AND (3) APPLIED FOR AND BEEN SELECTED TO RECEIVE AN  EDUCA-
 TIONAL  AND  TRAINING  VOUCHER PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH I OF SECTION 677 OF
 THE UNITED STATES CODE. PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF
 THIS SECTION, WHEN DETERMINING THE ANNUAL AWARD AMOUNT, ANY GRANT AID OR
 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RECEIVED, EXCLUDING   LOANS, SHALL BE  UTILIZED  TO
 OFFSET  THE  TOTAL  COST  OF  ATTENDANCE DETERMINED FOR FEDERAL TITLE IV
 STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PURPOSES TO THE MAXIMUM  EXTENT  POSSIBLE,  EXCEPT
 THAT  NOTHING  SHALL REQUIRE THAT AID RECEIVED WHICH MAY BE USED TOWARDS
 COSTS OTHER THAN TUITION SHALL BE APPLIED TOWARD THE COST OF TUITION.
   8.  REPORTS  AND  THE  EVALUATION  OF  THE  PILOT  PROGRAM.  UPON  THE
 COMPLETION  OF  TWO  YEARS OF OPERATION AND FOUR YEARS OF OPERATION, THE
 PRESIDENT SHALL EVALUATE AND ASSESS THE RESULTS OF  THE  PILOT  PROGRAM,
 INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:
   (A)  THE  RETENTION  RATE  OF ALL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ENROLLED IN A
 FOUR-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM UPON TWO YEARS OF OPERATION;
   (B) THE RETENTION RATE OF ALL SCHOLARSHIP  RECIPIENTS  ENROLLED  IN  A
 FOUR-YEAR  UNDERGRADUATE  PROGRAM  WITH  ACCESS  TO THE SERVICES OFFERED
 UNDER AN EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM PURSUANT TO  SECTIONS  SIXTY-FOUR
 HUNDRED  FIFTY-ONE AND SIXTY-FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER UPON
 TWO YEARS OF OPERATION;
   (C) THE DEGREE COMPLETION RATE OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS  ENROLLED  IN
 VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS UPON TWO YEARS OF OPERATION;

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   (D)  THE  DEGREE COMPLETION RATE OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ENROLLED AS
 FULL-TIME STUDENTS IN A TWO-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM UPON TWO YEARS OF
 OPERATION;
   (E)  THE  DEGREE COMPLETION RATE OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ENROLLED AS
 FULL-TIME STUDENTS IN A TWO-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM  WITH  ACCESS  TO
 THE  SERVICES OFFERED UNDER AN EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM PURSUANT TO
 SECTIONS SIXTY-FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE AND SIXTY-FOUR  HUNDRED  FIFTY-TWO
 OF THIS CHAPTER UPON TWO YEARS OF OPERATION;
   (F)  THE  DEGREE COMPLETION RATE OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ENROLLED AS
 FULL-TIME STUDENTS IN A FOUR-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM UPON FOUR  YEARS
 OF OPERATION;
   (G)  THE  DEGREE COMPLETION RATE OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ENROLLED AS
 FULL-TIME STUDENTS IN A FOUR-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM WITH  ACCESS  TO
 THE  SERVICES OFFERED UNDER AN EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM PURSUANT TO
 SECTIONS SIXTY-FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE AND SIXTY-FOUR  HUNDRED  FIFTY-TWO
 OF THIS CHAPTER UPON FOUR YEARS OF OPERATION;
   (H) THE RETENTION RATE OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ENROLLED AS PART-TIME
 STUDENTS IN AN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM UPON FOUR YEARS OF OPERATION; AND
   (I) THE RETENTION RATE OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ENROLLED AS PART-TIME
 STUDENTS IN AN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM WITH ACCESS TO THE SERVICES OFFERED
 UNDER  AN  EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECTIONS SIXTY-FOUR
 HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE AND SIXTY-FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER  UPON
 FOUR YEARS OF OPERATION.
   9.  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS.  THE CORPORATION IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
 COMMISSIONER OF THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES,  SHALL
 PROMULGATE ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   §  4.  This act shall take effect immediately; and shall be applicable
 for awards made for the academic year which begins on the first of  July
 next  succeeding  such effective date and shall expire four years later,
 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed.