Senate Bill S2739

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Extends the provisions of the physician loan forgiveness program

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  • 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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2011-S2739 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1585
Law Section:
Education
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง17, Chap 31 of 1985
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S7747, A11421

2011-S2739 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the provisions of the physician loan forgiveness program.

2011-S2739 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2739 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2739

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 31, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend chapter 31 of the laws of 1985, amending  the  education
  law  and  other  laws  relating  to  regents  scholarships  in certain
  professions, in relation to extending  the  effectiveness  of  certain
  provisions thereof

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 17 of chapter 31 of the laws of 1985, amending  the
education law and other laws relating to regents scholarships in certain
professions, as amended by section 1 of part I of chapter 57 of the laws
of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  S  17. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the scholarship and loan forgiveness programs  established  pursuant  to
the  provisions  of  this  act shall terminate upon the granting of such
awards for the 2008-2009 school year PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE REGENTS
PHYSICIAN LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  ACT
SHALL  NOT TERMINATE UNTIL THE GRANTING OF SUCH AWARDS FOR THE 2011-2012
SCHOOL YEAR, PROVIDED THAT THE  FINAL  DISBURSEMENT  OF  ANY  MULTI-YEAR
AWARDS GRANTED IN SUCH SCHOOL YEAR SHALL BE PAID.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect on the same  date  and  in  the  same
manner as part I of chapter 57 of the laws of 2008, took effect.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06357-01-1

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