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                                    970
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, LUPARDO, OTIS, LUPINACCI, SEAWRIGHT, GOTT-
   FRIED, CRESPO, JAFFEE, CAHILL, RA, BLAKE, WALKER -- Multi-Sponsored by
   --  M.  of  A.   COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT, HOOPER, SEPULVEDA -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  creating  the  adult
   student grant program
 
   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-h
 to read as follows:
   §  669-H.  THE  ADULT  STUDENT  GRANT  PROGRAM.  1. PURPOSE. THE ADULT
 STUDENT GRANT PROGRAM IS HEREBY CREATED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID  GRANTS
 TO ADULTS RETURNING TO COLLEGE OR SEEKING CAREER EDUCATION AND TRAINING.
   2.  DEFINITIONS.  A. "GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION MEANS RETAINING A MINIMUM GRADE POINT  AVERAGE  OF  2.5  OR  THE
 EQUIVALENT.
   B.  "PARTICIPATING INSTITUTION" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION MEANS
 ANY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT IS INCLUDED IN  THE  UNIVERSITY
 OF  THE  STATE OF NEW YORK AS ENUMERATED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN
 OF THIS TITLE.
   C. "COST OF ATTENDANCE" SHALL MEAN TUITION, REQUIRED FEES,  LABORATORY
 AND  OTHER  INSTRUCTION  RELATED TO EXPENSES, BOOKS, TRANSPORTATION, AND
 ROOM AND BOARD.
   3. ELIGIBILITY. THE ADULT STUDENT GRANT PROGRAM SHALL BE AVAILABLE  TO
 THOSE PERSONS:
   A.  WHO  ARE  (I)  A  CITIZEN  OF  THE UNITED STATES, OR (II) AN ALIEN
 LAWFULLY ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES, OR (III)
 AN INDIVIDUAL OF A CLASS OF REFUGEES PAROLED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL  OF
 THE  UNITED  STATES  UNDER HIS OR HER PAROLE AUTHORITY PERTAINING TO THE
 ADMISSION OF ALIENS TO THE UNITED STATES;
   B. WHO REMAIN IN GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   C. WHO ATTEND A PARTICIPATING INSTITUTION FOR AT LEAST THREE  SEMESTER
 HOURS;
   D.  WHO  ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR AWARDS UNDER SECTIONS SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-
 SIX, SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN, OR SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN-C OF THIS PART;
 AND
   E. WHO HAVE BEEN EITHER A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE STATE FOR AT LEAST ONE
 YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE BEGINNING OF  THE  SEMESTER,  QUARTER  OR
 TERM  OF  ATTENDANCE  FOR  WHICH APPLICATION FOR THE ADULT STUDENT GRANT
 PROGRAM IS MADE. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE  TO
 THE  CONTRARY,  THE NEW YORK STATE RESIDENCY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR
 THIS PROGRAM IS WAIVED FOR A MEMBER, OR THE SPOUSE  OR  DEPENDENT  OF  A
 MEMBER,  OF  THE  ARMED  FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES ON FULL-TIME ACTIVE
 DUTY AND STATIONED IN THIS STATE.
   4. GRANTS. THE ANNUAL ADULT STUDENT GRANTS SHALL BE FOR AN  AMOUNT  UP
 TO  ONE  THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR THE COST OF TUITION, WHICHEVER
 IS LESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AMOUNT OF THE  ANNUAL  GRANT  EXCEED  THE
 RECIPIENT'S  COST  OF ATTENDANCE AT THE INSTITUTION ATTENDED. THE CORPO-
 RATION SHALL PROVIDE SUCH GRANTS WITHIN  THE  AMOUNTS  APPROPRIATED  FOR
 SUCH  PURPOSE  AND BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. A RECIPIENT SHALL
 RECEIVE NO MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ADULT STUDENT GRANTS.
   5. PRIORITY. PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN  TO  APPLICANTS  THAT  DEMONSTRATE
 FINANCIAL NEED AS DETERMINED BY THE CORPORATION.
   6.  RULES. THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGU-
 LATIONS, AND MAY PROMULGATE EMERGENCY  REGULATIONS,  FOR  THE  NECESSARY
 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.