Senate Bill S523

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the New York state science, technology, engineering and mathematics incentive 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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2015-S523 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3610
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง669-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7567, A9892
2017-2018: S2466, S7238, A1808

2015-S523 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the New York state science, technology, engineering and mathematics incentive program.

2015-S523 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S523 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   523

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  LAVALLE,  DeFRANCISCO,  SEWARD  -- 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 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.
              

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