Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to higher education returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 18, 2019 |
referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1496 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Mar 15, 2019 |
print number 4045a |
Mar 15, 2019 |
amend and recommit to higher education |
Feb 26, 2019 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S4045A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 26th Senate District
(D) 19th Senate District
2019-S4045 - Details
2019-S4045 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4045 SPONSOR: JACKSON TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to student loan assistance for certain attorneys employed by political subdivisions of the state PURPOSE: This bill would allow attorneys employed by municipalities to apply for student loan assistance if the agency that employs them provides social or protective service to indigent adults and children. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would amend Section 679-E of the Education Law to allow attor- neys employed by municipalities to apply for student loan assistance if the agency that employs them provides social or protective service to indigent adults and children.
2019-S4045 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4045 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 26, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- 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 student loan assist- ance for certain attorneys employed by political subdivisions of the state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 679-e of the education law, as amended by section 1 of part VV of chapter 56 of the laws of 2009, subparagraph (i) of para- graph a of subdivision 2 as amended by section 1 of part R of chapter 57 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: § 679-e. New York state district attorney, MUNICIPAL ATTORNEY and indigent legal services attorney loan forgiveness program. 1. Purpose. The president shall grant student loan forgiveness awards for the purpose of increasing the number of experienced attorneys serving in the position of district attorney, A MUNICIPAL ATTORNEY, or indigent legal services attorney in the counties of the state. 2. Definitions. a. (i) "Eligible attorney" means an attorney, who is a resident of and is admitted to practice law in New York state, who is employed full-time as either a district attorney, as defined in subpara- graph (ii) of this paragraph, [or] an indigent legal services attorney, as defined in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, OR A MUNICIPAL ATTORNEY, AS DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, AND who is admitted to practice law in this state for not more than eleven years or who was within the eligible period as defined in paragraph b of this subdivision during the time for which such person is seeking a student loan expense grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an eligible attorney shall include those district attorney applicants who were awarded program eligibility and who provided qualified service between April first, two thousand eight and March thirty-first, two thousand eleven; such an eligible attorney shall remain eligible to participate in the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) 26th Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(D) 20th Senate District
(D) 19th Senate District
2019-S4045A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S4045A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4045A SPONSOR: JACKSON TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to student loan assistance for certain attorneys employed by political subdivisions of the state PURPOSE: This bill would allow attorneys employed by municipalities to apply for student loan assistance if the agency that employs them provides social or protective service to indigent adults and children or police services. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would amend section 679-E of the Education Law to allow attor- neys employed by municipalities to apply for student loan assistance if the agency that employs them provides social or protective service to indigent adults and children or police services.
2019-S4045A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4045--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 26, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, GOUNARDES, PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to student loan assist- ance for certain attorneys employed by political subdivisions of the state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 679-e of the education law, as amended by section 1 of part VV of chapter 56 of the laws of 2009, subparagraph (i) of para- graph a of subdivision 2 as amended by section 1 of part R of chapter 57 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: § 679-e. New York state district attorney, MUNICIPAL ATTORNEY and indigent legal services attorney loan forgiveness program. 1. Purpose. The president shall grant student loan forgiveness awards for the purpose of increasing the number of experienced attorneys serving in the position of district attorney, A MUNICIPAL ATTORNEY, or indigent legal services attorney in the counties of the state. 2. Definitions. a. (i) "Eligible attorney" means an attorney, who is a resident of and is admitted to practice law in New York state, who is employed full-time as either a district attorney, as defined in subpara- graph (ii) of this paragraph, [or] an indigent legal services attorney, as defined in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, OR A MUNICIPAL ATTORNEY, AS DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, AND who is admitted to practice law in this state for not more than eleven years or who was within the eligible period as defined in paragraph b of this subdivision during the time for which such person is seeking a student loan expense grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an eligible attorney shall include those district attorney applicants who were awarded program eligibility and who provided qualified service between April EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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