Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 28, 2014 |
print number 7567a |
May 28, 2014 |
amend and recommit to higher education |
May 15, 2014 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S7567A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2013-S7567 - Details
2013-S7567 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7567 REVISED MEMO 05/16/2014 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the New York state science, technology, engineering and mathematics incentive program PURPOSE: The bill will align the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Incentive program with other state scholarship programs, allowing students to choose the college or university with the academic program and approach that benefits them the most. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Provides access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics incentive program awards to students at institutions of higher education, as defined under section 601 of the education law. JUSTIFICATION: The recently passed Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Incentive Program offers the State's top 10 percent of high school graduates full-time tuition scholarships to attend the State University of New York (SUNY) or City University (CUNY) if they study in STEM-related fields and commit to staying in New York State for
2013-S7567 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7567 I N S E N A T E May 15, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- 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 the New York state science, technology, engineering and mathematics incentive program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 669-e of the education law, as added by section 1 of part G of chapter 56 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: 1. Undergraduate students who are matriculated in an approved under- graduate program leading to a career in science, technology, engineering or mathematics at a New York state public OR NON-PROFIT institution of higher education AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER shall be eligible for an award under this section, provided the applicant: (a) graduates from a high school located in New York state during or after the two thousand thirteen--fourteen school year; and (b) graduates with- in the top ten percent of his or her high school class; and (c) enrolls in full-time study each term beginning in the fall term after his or her high school graduation in an approved undergraduate program in science, technology, engineering or mathematics, as defined by the corporation, at a New York state public OR NON-PROFIT institution of higher education AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER; and (d) signs a contract with the corporation agreeing that his or her award will be converted to a student loan in the event the student fails to comply with the terms of this program as set forth in subdivision four of this section; and (e) complies with the applicable provisions of this article and all require- ments promulgated by the corporation for the administration of the program. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15216-02-4
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(R, IP) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2013-S7567A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S7567A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7567A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the New York state science, technology, engineering and mathematics incentive program PURPOSE: The bill will align the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Incentive program with other state scholarship programs, allowing students to choose the college or university with the academic program and approach that benefits them the most. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Provides access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics incentive program awards to students at institutions of higher education, as defined under section 601 of the education law. JUSTIFICATION: The recently passed Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Incentive Program offers the State's top 10 percent of high school graduates full-time tuition scholarships to attend the State University of New York (SUNY) or City University (CUNY) if they study in STEM-related fields and commit to staying in New York State for
2013-S7567A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7567--A I N S E N A T E May 15, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the New York state science, technology, engineering and mathematics incentive program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 669-e of the education law, as added by section 1 of part G of chapter 56 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: 1. Undergraduate students who are matriculated in an approved under- graduate program leading to a career in science, technology, engineering or mathematics at a New York state [public institution of higher educa- tion] COLLEGE AS DEFINED IN SECTION SIX HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER shall be eligible for an award under this section, provided the appli- cant: (a) graduates from a high school located in New York state during or after the two thousand thirteen--fourteen school year; and (b) gradu- ates within the top ten percent of his or her high school class; and (c) enrolls in full-time study each term beginning in the fall term after his or her high school graduation in an approved undergraduate program in science, technology, engineering or mathematics, as defined by the corporation, at a New York state [public institution of higher educa- tion] COLLEGE AS DEFINED IN SECTION SIX HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER; and (d) signs a contract with the corporation agreeing that his or her award will be converted to a student loan in the event the student fails to comply with the terms of this program as set forth in subdivision four of this section; and (e) complies with the applicable provisions of this article and all requirements promulgated by the corporation for the administration of the program. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15216-03-4
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