Assembly Bill A1397

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the volunteer firefighters of New York higher education learning plan

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A1397 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §669-i, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A5162
2017-2018: A3234
2019-2020: A6969
2021-2022: A1191

2023-A1397 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the volunteer firefighters of New York higher education learning plan.

2023-A1397 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1397
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON,  CRUZ, DICKENS, JACKSON, JONES,
   SANTABARBARA, SAYEGH, SIMPSON, STERN,  STIRPE,  WILLIAMS,  WOERNER  --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to the volunteer fire-
   fighters of New York higher education learning plan

   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. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS OF NEW YORK HIGHER EDUCATION  LEARNING
 PLAN.  1. ELIGIBILITY. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHO ARE MATRICULATED IN AN
 APPROVED UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW  YORK  AND
 ARE  MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING IN ONE OF NEW YORK'S VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPA-
 NIES SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD UNDER  THIS  SECTION,  PROVIDED  THE
 APPLICANT:  (A)  SIGNS  A CONTRACT WITH THE CORPORATION AGREEING TO WORK
 FOR A NEW YORK VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY ON  A  FULL-TIME  BASIS  FOR  FIVE
 YEARS;  AND  (B) COMPLIES WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE
 AND ALL REQUIREMENTS PROMULGATED BY THE  CORPORATION  FOR  THE  ADMINIS-
 TRATION OF THE PROGRAM.
   2.  WITHIN  THE AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, AWARDS SHALL BE GRANTED
 TO APPLICANTS THAT THE CORPORATION HAS CERTIFIED ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE
 SUCH AWARDS. SUCH AWARDS SHALL BE MADE TO RECIPIENTS AFTER THE  SUCCESS-
 FUL 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.
   4. RECIPIENTS SHALL RECEIVE  AN  ANNUAL  PAYMENT  FOR  THE  SUCCESSFUL
 COMPLETION  OF  AN  ACADEMIC YEAR, EQUAL TO UP TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF
 THE ANNUAL TUITION CHARGED  TO  STATE  RESIDENT  STUDENTS  ATTENDING  AN
 UNDERGRADUATE  PROGRAM FULL-TIME AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, OR
 ACTUAL TUITION CHARGED, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04916-01-3
 A. 1397                             2
              

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