NY State Senate Bill 2017-S4137

Senate Bill S4137

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to regents awards for children of deceased police officers, peace officers, firefighters and volunteer firefighters

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2017-S4137 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §668-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S6099
2013-2014: S1657
2015-2016: S16

2017-S4137 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to regents awards for children of deceased police officers, peace officers, firefighters and volunteer firefighters.

2017-S4137 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4137

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the education law, in relation to regents awards for
children of deceased police officers, peace officers, firefighters and
volunteer firefighters

 PURPOSE :

This bill amends the education law to increase the regents scholarship
for children of deceased police officers, peace officers, firefighters
and volunteer firefighters from the current award of $450 per year to
the cost of tuition at the State University of New York (SUNY).

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 of the bill amends subdivisions one and two of section 668a
of the education law to increase the regents scholarship for children
of deceased police officers, peace officers, firefighters and
volunteer firefighters from the current award of $450 per year to the
cost of tuition and room and board at the State University of New York
(SUNY).

Section 2 of the bill sets for the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Over the last decade, there has been no change to the regents
scholarship award amount that the child of a deceased police officer,
peace officer, firefighter or volunteer firefighter who dies in the
line of duty would receive. However, the cost of a college education
has increase dramatically.

When faced with the tragic situation of losing a parent, overcoming
that grief and obtaining a higher education can be extremely daunting.
Considering the emotional and financial hardship children who lose
parents in the line of duty often face and the extreme sacrifice those
parents have made, this bill seeks to lessen that hardship and
acknowledge that sacrifice by increasing the scholarship amount from
$450 a year to the cost of SUNY tuition.

This scholarship could be applied to the college of the eligible
child's choice and would ease the financial burden of trying to obtain
a college degree.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015-16 S.16;
2013-14 S.1657A/A.6795A

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

2017-S4137 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4137
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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  regents  awards  for
   children of deceased police officers, peace officers, firefighters and
   volunteer firefighters

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 668-a of the education law, as amended  by  chapter
 887  of  the  laws  of  1981,  the  section heading and subdivision 1 as
 amended by chapter 568 of the laws of 1999 and subdivision 3 as added by
 chapter 335 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows:
   § 668-a. Regents awards for  children  of  deceased  police  officers,
 peace  officers,  firefighters  and  volunteer firefighters. 1. Eligible
 students.  Awards shall be made to resident children of police  officers
 and  peace officers as defined in the criminal procedure law, firefight-
 ers and volunteer firefighters and correction officers of the  state  or
 any  political  subdivision  thereof,  or volunteer firefighters of fire
 departments or companies under contract to provide fire protection to  a
 municipality  or  fire  district  who have died as a result of an injury
 sustained in the line of duty,  WHO  ARE  MATRICULATED  IN  AN  APPROVED
 PROGRAM,  AS DEFINED BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTEEN OF
 THIS CHAPTER.
   2. Amount and duration. Every recipient shall receive an annual  award
 [of  four  hundred  fifty  dollars] EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF UNDERGRADUATE
 TUITION FOR RESIDENTS OF NEW YORK STATE CHARGED BY THE STATE  UNIVERSITY
 OF NEW YORK for each of not more than four academic years of undergradu-
 ate  study  or  five  academic years if a program normally requires five
 years, as defined by the commissioner pursuant to  article  thirteen  of
 this chapter.
   3.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of this chapter, no
 child of a correction officer of the state who  is  receiving  an  award
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD09646-01-7

 S. 4137                             2
 
 under  the  provisions of section six hundred sixty-nine of this article
 shall receive an award under the provisions of this section.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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