Senate Bill S867

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the rural teacher education loan repayment program in the education department

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  • 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-S867 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §676-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8302
2021-2022: S5367
2023-2024: S1167

2019-S867 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the rural teacher education loan repayment program in the education department which provides payment for the undergraduate and graduate education loans of teachers in rural school districts who agree to teach in rural areas for at least 5 years.

2019-S867 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S867 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    867
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- 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 the rural
   teacher education loan repayment program
 
   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 676-a
 to read as follows:
   § 676-A. RURAL TEACHER EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT  PROGRAM.  1.    DEFI-
 NITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   A.  "RURAL  SCHOOL  DISTRICT"  SHALL  MEAN A SCHOOL DISTRICT PROVIDING
 SERVICES WITHIN A RURAL AREA.
   B. "RURAL AREA" SHALL MEAN A COUNTY WITH A POPULATION  OF  TWO-HUNDRED
 THOUSAND  OR  LESS;  OR  A TOWN WITH A POPULATION DENSITY OF ONE HUNDRED
 FIFTY OR LESS PER SQUARE MILE.
   C. "STUDENT LOAN EXPENSES" SHALL MEAN THE AGGREGATE  TOTAL  OF  ANNUAL
 STUDENT  LOANS  FOR  THE  COST  OF ATTENDANCE AT AN UNDERGRADUATE AND/OR
 GRADUATE INSTITUTION LEADING TO TEACHING CERTIFICATION. INTEREST PAID OR
 DUE ON SUCH LOANS SHALL BE  DEEMED  TO  BE  ELIGIBLE  FOR  REIMBURSEMENT
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   2.  ESTABLISHMENT. A. THERE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT
 THE RURAL TEACHER  EDUCATION  LOAN  REPAYMENT  PROGRAM.  THE  DEPARTMENT
 SHALL,  IN  COOPERATION  AND COORDINATION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE CENTER
 FOR RURAL SCHOOLS, ANNUALLY IDENTIFY RURAL SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  WHICH  ARE
 HAVING  DIFFICULTY ATTRACTING AND RETAINING TEACHERS, AND DEVELOP CRITE-
 RIA UPON WHICH AWARDS SHALL BE MADE TO TEACHERS WHO BECOME  EMPLOYED  BY
 SUCH  IDENTIFIED  RURAL  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS WHO AGREE TO PROVIDE TEACHING
 SERVICES WITHIN SUCH RURAL AREA FOR NOT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.
   B. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED, WITHIN AMOUNTS MADE  AVAILABLE  FOR
 THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, TO MAKE AWARDS BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST,
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, TO A TEACHER WHO AS DETERMINED BY THE  COMMISSIONER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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