Senate Bill S5099

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   5099
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 18, 2025
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- 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  tuition  scholarship
   award programs for certain resident and non-resident medical students

   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  two  new  sections
 669-i and 669-j to read as follows:
   §  669-I.  FULL-TUITION SCHOLARSHIP AWARD PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN RESIDENT
 MEDICAL STUDENTS. 1. A FULL-TUITION SCHOLARSHIP AWARD SHALL BE  MADE  TO
 AN  APPLICANT WHO IS MATRICULATED IN AN APPROVED MEDICAL PROGRAM AND WHO
 COMPLIES WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND ALL REQUIRE-
 MENTS PROMULGATED BY THE  CORPORATION  FOR  THE  ADMINISTRATION  OF  THE
 PROGRAM.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, AN "APPROVED MEDICAL PROGRAM"
 SHALL MEAN A POST-COLLEGIATE LEVEL PROGRAM OFFERED  BY  A  UNIT  OF  THE
 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, A UNIT OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK,
 OR  OTHER  STATE-SUPPORTED  MEDICAL SCHOOL APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER,
 LEADING TO A DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE, "M.D.", DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHY,
 "D.O.", OR EQUIVALENT DEGREE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S REGU-
 LATIONS.
   2. WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR AND BASED ON  AVAILABILITY  OF
 FUNDS,  AWARDS  SHALL BE GRANTED BEGINNING WITH THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-
 SIX--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN ACADEMIC YEAR AND  THEREAFTER  TO  APPLI-
 CANTS  THAT  THE CORPORATION HAS DETERMINED ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SUCH
 AWARDS.
   3. AN ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT SHALL NOT RECEIVE AN AWARD FOR MORE THAN FOUR
 YEARS OF FULL-TIME STUDY IN AN APPROVED MEDICAL PROGRAM OR FOR MORE THAN
 THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF YEARS  REQUIRED  TO  COMPLETE  SUCH  A  PROGRAM  IF
 ENROLLED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS.
   4.  A  RECIPIENT  SHALL AGREE TO RESIDE EXCLUSIVELY IN NEW YORK STATE,
 AND SHALL NOT BE EMPLOYED IN ANY OTHER STATE, FOR A CONTINUOUS NUMBER OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 YEARS EQUAL TO THE DURATION OF THE AWARD RECEIVED WITHIN SIX  MONTHS  OF
 RECEIPT  OF  SUCH  RECIPIENT'S  FINAL AWARD PAYMENT, AND SIGN A CONTRACT
 WITH THE CORPORATION TO HAVE SUCH RECIPIENT'S FULL AWARD CONVERTED TO  A
 STUDENT LOAN ACCORDING TO A SCHEDULE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE CORPORATION
 IF SUCH STUDENT FAILS TO FULFILL SUCH REQUIREMENT.
   5.  RECIPIENTS  SHALL  RECEIVE  AN  ANNUAL  PAYMENT FOR THE SUCCESSFUL
 COMPLETION OF AN ACADEMIC YEAR, EQUAL TO THE ANNUAL TUITION  CHARGED  TO
 STATE RESIDENT STUDENTS ATTENDING AN APPROVED MEDICAL PROGRAM ON A FULL-
 TIME BASIS.
   6.  THE  CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
 NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 669-J. TUITION SCHOLARSHIP AWARD PROGRAM  FOR  CERTAIN  NON-RESIDENT
 MEDICAL  STUDENTS.  1.  A  TUITION SCHOLARSHIP AWARD SHALL BE MADE TO AN
 APPLICANT WHO: (A) IS MATRICULATED IN AN APPROVED MEDICAL  PROGRAM,  (B)
 IS  A  NON-RESIDENT  WHO LIVES WITHIN A ONE HUNDRED FIFTY MILE RADIUS OF
 ANY BORDER OF NEW YORK STATE,  AND  (C)  COMPLIES  WITH  THE  APPLICABLE
 PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  AND  ALL  REQUIREMENTS PROMULGATED BY THE
 CORPORATION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM. FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS
 SECTION,  AN  "APPROVED  MEDICAL  PROGRAM"  SHALL MEAN A POST-COLLEGIATE
 LEVEL PROGRAM OFFERED BY A UNIT OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW  YORK,  A
 UNIT  OF  THE  CITY  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK, OR OTHER STATE-SUPPORTED
 MEDICAL SCHOOL APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER,  LEADING  TO  A  DEGREE  OF
 DOCTOR  OF MEDICINE, "M.D.", DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHY, "D.O.", OR EQUIVALENT
 DEGREE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S REGULATIONS.
   2. WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR AND BASED ON  AVAILABILITY  OF
 FUNDS,  AWARDS  SHALL BE GRANTED BEGINNING WITH THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-
 SIX--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN ACADEMIC YEAR AND  THEREAFTER  TO  APPLI-
 CANTS  THAT  THE CORPORATION HAS DETERMINED ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SUCH
 AWARDS.
   3. AN ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT SHALL NOT RECEIVE AN AWARD FOR MORE THAN FOUR
 YEARS OF FULL-TIME STUDY IN AN APPROVED MEDICAL PROGRAM OR FOR MORE THAN
 THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF YEARS  REQUIRED  TO  COMPLETE  SUCH  A  PROGRAM  IF
 ENROLLED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS.
   4.  RECIPIENTS  SHALL  RECEIVE  AN  ANNUAL  PAYMENT FOR THE SUCCESSFUL
 COMPLETION OF AN ACADEMIC  YEAR,  EQUAL  TO  TWO-THIRDS  OF  THE  ANNUAL
 TUITION  CHARGED  TO NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS ATTENDING AN APPROVED MEDICAL
 PROGRAM ON A FULL-TIME BASIS.
   5. THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
 NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any
 eligible applicant beginning with the 2026-2027 academic year.