NY State Senate Bill S4082

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 21, 2022	signed chap.620 delivered to governor
May 09, 2022	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.589 substituted for a1539
Mar 09, 2022	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate
Mar 08, 2022	amend by restoring to original print 4082
Jan 25, 2022	advanced to third reading
Jan 24, 2022	2nd report cal.
Jan 20, 2022	1st report cal.279
Jan 05, 2022	referred to higher education returned to senate died in assembly
Apr 28, 2021	referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate
Apr 27, 2021	advanced to third reading
Apr 26, 2021	2nd report cal.
Apr 21, 2021	1st report cal.721
Mar 02, 2021	reported and committed to finance
Feb 02, 2021	referred to higher education
Mar 07, 2022	amended on third reading 4082a

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S4082 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1539
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §679-f, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S5715, A8101

S4082 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to eligibility under the New York state young farmers loan forgiveness incentive program; expands program to farmers who have produced agricultural products for no more than ten years.

S4082 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S4082

SPONSOR: HINCHEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to eligibility and awards
for the New York state young farmers loan forgiveness incentive program

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this legislation is to expand eligibility for the New
York State young farmer loan forgiveness incentive program.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends section 679-f of the Education Law to remove the ò
requirement that eligible persons have graduated from college within the
previous two years and is replaced with the qualification that a person
must not have farmed for more than ten consecutive years.

Section 2: Establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York is home to over 35,000 farms, which generate over $4.8 billion
in revenue. However, a recent USDA census found that New York has lost
2,100 farms since the last census was conducted in 2012.  Many farmers
struggle to find new owners making succession planning difficult. One
barrier to farm ownership for beginning farmers is student debt. In
order to encourage new farmers this legislation opens up eligibility to
more borrowers for student loan forgiveness.  This will create an incen-
tive for young graduates to become farmers and join the state's long
history of agricultural production and contribute to the State's rural
economy.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019-2020: 55715 PASSED SENATE / A8101 higher education

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

There are no fiscal implications for local governments and the fiscal
implications for the State are yet to be determined as it is unknown how
many beginning farmers would apply.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the 90th after it shall have become a law.

S4082 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4082
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 2, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- 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 eligibility and awards
   for the New  York  state  young  farmers  loan  forgiveness  incentive
   program

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 679-f of the education law, as added by  section  1
 of  part  Y  of  chapter  56  of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 679-f. New York  state  young  farmers  loan  forgiveness  incentive
 program.  1. Purpose. The president shall grant student loan forgiveness
 awards for the purpose of alleviating the burden of  student  loan  debt
 for  young farmers. Such awards shall be made on a competitive basis, in
 accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the corporation for
 such purposes, to applicants who meet  the  eligibility  criteria.  Such
 rules  and regulations shall include provisions for the consideration of
 applicants who are economically disadvantaged.
   2. Eligibility. To be eligible for an award pursuant to this  section,
 applicants  shall:  (a)  have  graduated  and  obtained a degree from an
 approved New York state college or university; (b) have  an  outstanding
 student  loan debt from obtaining such degree; (c) operate a farm in New
 York state on a full-time basis; (d) agree to operate such farm for  the
 duration  of no less than five years; (e) [apply for this program within
 two years of college graduation] HAVE PRODUCED AN "AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT"
 AS DEFINED BY SECTION THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE AGRICULTURE  AND
 MARKETS LAW, FOR NO MORE THAN TEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS; and (f) comply with
 subdivisions  three  and  five  of section six hundred sixty-one of this
 part.
   3. Awards. No greater than ten awards shall be  granted  to  qualified
 applicants  in  the  amount  of up to ten thousand dollars per year, per
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD02880-01-1

 S. 4082                             2
 
 applicant, not to exceed a duration of five years and not to exceed  the
 total  amount  of  such  applicant's  student loan debt. The corporation
 shall grant such awards within amounts appropriated  for  such  purposes
 and  based  on the availability of funds. No one applicant shall receive
 more than a total of fifty thousand dollars upon the end of a five  year
 period.
   4.  Priority.  First  priority  shall  be  given to applicants who are
 completing the second, third, fourth or fifth  year  of  full-time  farm
 operation  and  are  re-applying to receive an award under this program.
 Second priority shall be given  to  an  applicant  who  can  demonstrate
 economic  need  but  did  not receive an award during [the first year of
 this program's operation] A PREVIOUS  APPLICATION  PERIOD.    If  larger
 numbers  of  applicants  are  eligible pursuant to this subdivision than
 funds available, applicants shall be chosen pursuant to rules and  regu-
 lations  promulgated  by the corporation.   Provided, however, that each
 applicant chosen shall receive an award of up to ten thousand dollars in
 each year such applicant is accepted into the program.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

Co-Sponsors

S4082A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1539
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §679-f, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S5715, A8101

S4082A - Summary

Relates to eligibility under the New York state young farmers loan forgiveness incentive program; expands program to farmers who have produced agricultural products for no more than ten years.

S4082A - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S4082A

SPONSOR: HINCHEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to eligibility and awards
for the New York state young farmers loan forgiveness incentive program

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this legislation is to expand eligibility for the New
York State young farmer loan forgiveness incentive program.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends section 679-f of the Education Law to remove the
requirement that eligible persons have graduated from college within the
previous two years and is replaced with the qualification that a person
must not have farmed for more than ten consecutive years.

Section 2: Establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York is home to over 35,000 farms, which generate over $4.8 billion
in revenue. However, a recent USDA census found that New York has lost
2,100 farms since the last census was conducted in 2012.  Many farmers
struggle to find new owners making succession planning difficult. One
barrier to farm ownership for beginning farmers is student debt. In
order to encourage new farmers this legislation opens up eligibility to
more borrowers for student loan forgiveness.  This will create an incen-
tive for young graduates to become farmers and join the state's long
history of agricultural production and contribute to the State's rural
economy.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019-2020: 55715 PASSED SENATE / A8101 higher education

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

There are no fiscal implications for local governments and the fiscal
implications for the State are yet to be determined as it is unknown how
many beginning farmers would apply.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the 90th after it shall have become a law.

S4082A - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4082--A
     Cal. No. 279
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 2, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. HINCHEY, BORRELLO, BRISPORT, COMRIE, HELMING, JACK-
   SON, KRUEGER, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed
   to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to
   the  Committee  on  Higher Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
   sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and
   second report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to eligibility and awards
   for  the  New  York  state  young  farmers  loan forgiveness incentive
   program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 679-f of the education law, as added by section 1
 of part Y of chapter 56 of the laws of  2014,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   §  679-f.  New  York  state  young  farmers loan forgiveness incentive
 program. 1. Purpose. The president shall grant student loan  forgiveness
 awards  for  the  purpose of alleviating the burden of student loan debt
 for young farmers. Such awards shall be made on a competitive basis,  in
 accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the corporation for
 such  purposes,  to  applicants  who meet the eligibility criteria. Such
 rules and regulations shall include provisions for the consideration  of
 applicants who are economically disadvantaged.
   2.  Eligibility. To be eligible for an award pursuant to this section,
 applicants shall: (a) have graduated  and  obtained  a  degree  from  an
 approved  New  York state college or university; (b) have an outstanding
 student loan debt from obtaining such degree; (c) operate a farm in  New
 York  state on a full-time basis; (d) agree to operate such farm for the
 duration of no less than five years; (e) [apply for this program  within
 two years of college graduation] HAVE PRODUCED AN "AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT"
 AS  DEFINED BY SECTION THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE AGRICULTURE AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD02880-02-2
 S. 4082--A                          2
 
 MARKETS LAW, FOR NO MORE THAN TEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS; and (f) comply with
 subdivisions three and five of section six  hundred  sixty-one  of  this
 part.
   3.  Awards.  No greater than [ten] TWENTY-FIVE awards shall be granted
 to qualified applicants in the amount of up  to  [ten]  TWENTY  thousand
 dollars  per year, per applicant, not to exceed a duration of five years
 and not to exceed the total amount  of  such  applicant's  student  loan
 debt.  The  corporation shall grant such awards within amounts appropri-
 ated for such purposes and based on the availability of  funds.  No  one
 applicant  shall  receive more than a total of [fifty] ONE HUNDRED thou-
 sand dollars upon the end of a five year period.
   4. Priority. First priority shall  be  given  to  applicants  who  are
 completing  the  second,  third,  fourth or fifth year of full-time farm
 operation and are re-applying to receive an award  under  this  program.
 Second  priority  shall  be  given  to  an applicant who can demonstrate
 economic need but did not receive an award during  [the  first  year  of
 this  program's  operation]  A  PREVIOUS APPLICATION PERIOD.   If larger
 numbers of applicants are eligible pursuant  to  this  subdivision  than
 funds  available, applicants shall be chosen pursuant to rules and regu-
 lations promulgated by the corporation.   Provided, however,  that  each
 applicant  chosen  shall receive an award of up to [ten] TWENTY thousand
 dollars in each year such applicant is accepted into the program.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

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Mar 9, 2022 - floor Vote

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Jan 19, 2022 - Higher Education committee Vote

Higher Education Committee Vote: Jan 19, 2022

Apr 28, 2021 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Apr 28, 2021

Apr 20, 2021 - Finance committee Vote

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Mar 2, 2021 - Higher Education committee Vote

Higher Education Committee Vote: Mar 2, 2021

Bill Amendments

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S4082 (ACTIVE) - Details

S4082 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S4082 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S4082 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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S4082A - Details

S4082A - Summary

S4082A - Sponsor Memo

S4082A - Bill Text download pdf

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Apr 28, 2021 - floor Vote

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Apr 20, 2021 - Finance committee Vote

Finance Committee Vote: Apr 20, 2021

Mar 2, 2021 - Higher Education committee Vote

Higher Education Committee Vote: Mar 2, 2021

Bill Amendments

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S4082 (ACTIVE) - Details

S4082 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S4082 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S4082 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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S4082A - Details

S4082A - Summary

S4082A - Sponsor Memo

S4082A - Bill Text download pdf

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