Senate Bill S5407

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting the New York state rural teaching incentive program

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee


  • 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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2021-S5407 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §669-i, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7272
2019-2020: S3954

2021-S5407 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to enacting the New York state rural teaching incentive program.

2021-S5407 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5407 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5407
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RATH  --  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 enacting the New  York
   state rural teaching incentive 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  669-i
 to read as follows:
   §  669-I.  NEW YORK STATE RURAL TEACHING INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 1.  ELIGI-
 BILITY.  NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED  SIXTY-
 ONE  OF THIS PART, UNDERGRADUATE AND/OR GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO ARE MATRI-
 CULATED IN AN APPROVED  UNDERGRADUATE  OR  GRADUATE  PROGRAM  AT  DEGREE
 GRANTING  INSTITUTIONS LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK LEADING TO A
 CAREER AS A PRIMARY OR SECONDARY TEACHER SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN  AWARD
 UNDER  THIS  SECTION,  PROVIDED THE APPLICANT: (A) SIGNS A CONTRACT WITH
 THE CORPORATION AGREEING TO TEACH IN THE CLASSROOM ON A FULL-TIME  BASIS
 FOR  FIVE  YEARS  IN  A RURAL PUBLIC PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL LOCATED
 WITHIN NEW YORK; AND (B) COMPLIES WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 ARTICLE AND ALL REQUIREMENTS PROMULGATED  BY  THE  CORPORATION  FOR  THE
 ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM.
   2.  WITHIN  AMOUNTS  APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, AWARDS SHALL BE GRANTED TO
 APPLICANTS THAT THE CORPORATION HAS CERTIFIED ARE  ELIGIBLE  TO  RECEIVE
 SUCH  AWARDS.  UP  TO  FIVE HUNDRED AWARDS MAY BE MADE TO NEW RECIPIENTS
 ANNUALLY. SUCH AWARDS SHALL BE MADE TO RECIPIENTS AFTER  THE  SUCCESSFUL
 COMPLETION OF EACH ACADEMIC YEAR, AS DEFINED BY THE CORPORATION.
   3.  AN  AWARD  SHALL  ENTITLE THE RECIPIENT TO ANNUAL PAYMENTS FOR NOT
 MORE THAN FOUR ACADEMIC YEARS OF FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDY  AND  ONE
 ACADEMIC  YEAR OF FULL-TIME GRADUATE STUDY LEADING TO CERTIFICATION AS A
 CLASSROOM TEACHER IN A PRIMARY OR SECONDARY PUBLIC SCHOOL.
   4. RECIPIENTS SHALL RECEIVE  AN  ANNUAL  PAYMENT  FOR  THE  SUCCESSFUL
 COMPLETION  OF  AN ACADEMIC YEAR, EQUAL TO THE ANNUAL TUITION CHARGED TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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