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                                   9989
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 29, 2022
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 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to authorizing tuition
   assistance program awards for students enrolled in short-term  creden-
   tial programs offered by certain public institutions
 
   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
 667-c-2 to read as follows:
   § 667-C-2. SHORT-TERM CREDENTIAL TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AWARDS. 1.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY  LAW,  RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE PRES-
 IDENT OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICES CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE
 TUITION  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM  AWARDS  TO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SHORT-TERM
 CREDENTIAL PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK  (SUNY),
 A  COMMUNITY  COLLEGE ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED TWEN-
 TY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER, THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF   NEW YORK (CUNY),  OR  A
 BOARD  OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ARTI-
 CLE FORTY OF THIS CHAPTER, WHO MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR TUITION ASSIST-
 ANCE PROGRAM AWARDS.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A SHORT-TERM  CREDENTIAL  PROGRAM  IS
 ONE THAT:
   A.  PROVIDES  NOT  LESS  THAN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY, AND NOT MORE THAN SIX
 HUNDRED, CLOCK HOURS OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME OVER A  PERIOD  OF  NOT  LESS
 THAN EIGHT WEEKS AND NOT MORE THAN FIFTEEN WEEKS;
    B.  PROVIDES  TRAINING  ALIGNED  WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF HIGH-SKILL,
 HIGH-WAGE, OR IN-DEMAND INDUSTRY SECTORS OR OCCUPATIONS IN THE STATE, AS
 DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 LABOR; AND
   C.  PROVIDES  A STUDENT, UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM, WITH A RECOG-
 NIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIAL THAT IS RECOGNIZED BY  EMPLOYERS  IN  THE
 RELEVANT  INDUSTRY,  INCLUDING  CREDENTIALS  RECOGNIZED  BY  INDUSTRY OR
 SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS IN THE RELEVANT INDUSTRY IN THE STATE;
   3. A. FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN  A  SHORT-TERM  CREDENTIAL  PROGRAM  AS
 DEFINED  IN  THIS  SECTION, THE AWARD SHALL BE CALCULATED AS PROVIDED IN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD14379-02-2
 A. 9989                             2
 
 SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF THIS  ARTICLE  AND  SHALL  BE  IN  AN
 AMOUNT  EQUAL  TO THE ENROLLMENT FACTOR PERCENT OF THE AWARD THE STUDENT
 WOULD HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR IF THE STUDENT WERE ENROLLED FULL-TIME AT A
 DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTION OR REGISTERED NOT-FOR-PROFIT BUSINESS SCHOOL
 QUALIFIED  FOR  TAX  EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3)   OF THE INTERNAL
 REVENUE CODE FOR FEDERAL INCOME  TAX  PURPOSES.  THE  ENROLLMENT  FACTOR
 PERCENT  IS  THE PERCENTAGE OBTAINED BY DIVIDING THE NUMBER OF HOURS THE
 STUDENT IS ENROLLED IN, AS CERTIFIED BY THE SCHOOL,  BY  THE  NUMBER  OF
 HOURS  REQUIRED FOR FULL-TIME STUDY, AT A DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTION OR
 REGISTERED NOT-FOR-PROFIT  BUSINESS SCHOOL QUALIFIED FOR  TAX  EXEMPTION
 UNDER  SECTION  501(C)(3)    OF    THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE FOR FEDERAL
 INCOME TAX PURPOSES, FOR A SEMESTER, QUARTER, OR TERM, AS DEFINED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER.
   B. ANY AWARD A STUDENT RECEIVES PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE
 COUNTED  AS THE ENROLLMENT FACTOR PERCENT OF A SEMESTER, QUARTER OR TERM
 TOWARD THE MAXIMUM TERM OF ELIGIBILITY  FOR  TUITION  ASSISTANCE  AWARDS
 PURSUANT  TO  SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE. THE TOTAL
 PERIOD OF STUDY FOR WHICH PAYMENT MAY  BE  MADE  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED  THE
 EQUIVALENT OF THE MAXIMUM PERIOD AUTHORIZED FOR THAT AWARD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.