Senate Bill S4451

                            
 
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                                   4451
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 4, 2021
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 Introduced by Sens. STAVISKY, BIAGGI, 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 establishing a service
   corps education grant to be used for tuition costs or loan  repayment;
   and to amend the executive law, in relation to funding for the service
   corps education grant
 
   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  683-c
 to read as follows:
   §  683-C. TUITION OR LOAN REPAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS. 1.  INDI-
 VIDUALS SERVING IN THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  CONSERVATION  CORPS  POSITIONS
 PROVIDED BY SECTION 3.23 OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVA-
 TION LAW OR ANY POSITION OTHERWISE DEEMED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE FELLOWSHIP
 ATTAINED  UPON  GRADUATION  BY THE CORPORATION, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN
 EDUCATION GRANT TO BE USED FOR EITHER TUITION COSTS AT  ELIGIBLE  INSTI-
 TUTIONS  OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION OR LOAN REPAYMENT THAT IS AT LEAST EQUIV-
 ALENT TO THE  SEGAL  EDUCATION  AWARD  AVAILABLE  UNDER  THE  AMERICORPS
 PROGRAM  AS OF OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN BASED ON DURATION OF
 SERVICE.
   2. THE CORPORATION SHALL PROMULGATE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  NECESSARY
 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   §  2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 184 to read
 as follows:
   § 184. REPLACEMENT OF FUNDS FOR AMERICORPS OR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS.  IN
 THE EVENT THAT THE FEDERAL BUDGET OR CONTINUING RESOLUTIONS IN FORCE FOR
 FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE OR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO,
 OR  BOTH,  OR  FEDERAL  STATUTORY  OR REGULATORY CHANGES, REDUCE FEDERAL
 FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION OR OTHER FEDERAL AID  IN  FUNDING  TO  NEW  YORK
 STATE  THAT  AFFECTS  THE STATE OPERATING FUNDS FOR THE AMERICORPS SEGAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD03395-01-1

 S. 4451                             2
 
 EDUCATION AWARD OR  OTHER  POST-GRADUATE  FELLOWSHIP  OR  SERVICE  CORPS
 PROGRAMS  FUNDED IN PART OR ENTIRELY BY FEDERAL DOLLARS, THE DIRECTOR OF
 THE DIVISION OF THE BUDGET SHALL NOTIFY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT  OF  THE
 SENATE  AND  SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY IN WRITING THAT THE FEDERAL ACTIONS
 WILL REDUCE EXPECTED FUNDING TO NEW YORK  STATE.  THE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE
 DIVISION  OF THE BUDGET SHALL THEN AUTHORIZE A SUBALLOCATION OR TRANSFER
 OF FUNDS TO MEET THE OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED BY SECTION SIX HUNDRED  EIGHTY-
 THREE-C  OF THE EDUCATION LAW AND SHALL SUBMIT A PLAN TO THE LEGISLATURE
 DESCRIBING THE NATURE OF THE SUBALLOCATIONS. THE LEGISLATURE SHALL  HAVE
 NINETY  DAYS  AFTER  SUCH SUBMISSION TO EITHER PREPARE ITS OWN PLAN THAT
 PROVIDES FOR A REPLACEMENT OF  SUCH  FUNDS,  WHICH  MAY  BE  ADOPTED  BY
 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES, OR IF AFTER NINETY DAYS THE
 LEGISLATURE  FAILS  TO  ADOPT  THEIR  OWN PLAN, THE PLAN PROPOSED BY THE
 DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF THE BUDGET  WILL  GO  INTO  EFFECT  AUTOMAT-
 ICALLY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.