NY State Senate Bill 2017-S6228

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee

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Jan 03, 2018	referred to higher education
May 11, 2017	referred to higher education

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2017-S6228 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9047
Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §667-c-1, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S1708, A4283
2021-2022: S1384, A752

2017-S6228 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands eligibility in the New York state part-time scholarship program to certain students.

2017-S6228 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6228

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
the New York state part-time scholarship program

 PURPOSE :

Expands the New York state part-time scholarship program to cover
students at four-year institutions as well as those who are carrying
more than six credits.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section one amends section 667-c-1 of the education law to expand
eligibility in the New York state part-time scholarship program' to
students attending a four-year institution of the state of New York;
increasing awards to cover the cost of up to nine credits, and
increasing the maximum award amount.

Section two provides the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The 2017-18 Enacted New York State budget created a scholarship to
meet some of the tuition costs of students enrolled in SUNY or CUNY
community colleges on a part-time basis. Alongside the state's effort

to provide a tuition-free education to full-time students, this
part-time scholarship is a step in the right direction toward making
college affordable for New York's students and therefore enhancing the
knowledge and skills of our workforce. However, the part-time
scholarship as enacted in 2017 falls short in terms of recognizing the
diverse makeup of CUNY and SUNY student bodies, including those
four-year college and university students who are completing their
degrees on a part-time basis.

This legislation seeks to make college more affordable for a wider
population of part-time students by making students at four-year
campuses eligible for the part-time scholarship program. It also
expands funding to cover the cost of a nine-credit load to provider
support for those students who are tackling their degree at a faster
rate than the six credits per semester defined in the original
program.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act will take effect immediately.

2017-S6228 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6228
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- 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
   part-time scholarship program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 667-c-1 of the education law, as added by section 1
 of part KKK of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   §  667-c-1.  New York state part-time scholarship (PTS) award program.
 1.  The New York state part-time  scholarship  (PTS)  award  program  is
 hereby  established  for  the purpose of providing scholarship awards to
 students who attend a [community college at the state university of  New
 York  (SUNY)  or  the city University of New York (CUNY)] NEW YORK STATE
 PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION on a part-time basis.
   2. To be eligible, an applicant must meet the qualifications of subdi-
 visions three and five of section six hundred sixty-one of this article,
 enroll in at least six but less then twelve credit hours at a  [SUNY  or
 CUNY  community  college]  NEW  YORK  STATE PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER
 EDUCATION in the 2017-2018 academic year, or thereafter, and maintain  a
 grade point average of 2.0.
   3.  a. Such awards shall be made to eligible applicants in the follow-
 ing priority:
   (i) first, to applicants who have received payment of an award  pursu-
 ant  to  this section in a prior year and remain in good academic stand-
 ing; and
   (ii) second, to applicants in descending order based on financial need
 as determined by the corporation and; provided that awards made shall be
 proportionate to the total applications received for  students  accepted
 for  undergraduate study at SUNY and CUNY respectively. Provided, howev-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11708-01-7

 S. 6228                             2
 
 er, in the program's first year, first priority shall be  in  accordance
 with this subparagraph.
   b.  In  the  event  that  there  are more applicants who have the same
 priority than there are  remaining  scholarships,  the  president  shall
 distribute  the  remaining  number  of  such  scholarships by means of a
 lottery or other form of random selection.
   4. Within amounts appropriated therefor,  the  president  shall  grant
 awards  to  eligible  applicants  to  cover the cost of [six] UP TO NINE
 credit hours per semester at a SUNY or CUNY community college,  provided
 however,  that no such award shall exceed [fifteen hundred] TWO THOUSAND
 TWO HUNDRED FIFTY dollars per semester.
   5. PTS awards shall be granted pursuant to this section  for  no  more
 than  four  consecutive  academic semesters pursuant to future appropri-
 ations for the continuation of this program.
   6. The corporation is authorized to promulgate rules and  regulations,
 and  may promulgate emergency regulations, necessary for the implementa-
 tion of the provisions of this section.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee

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2017-S6228 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S6228 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S6228 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6228 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

John E. Brooks

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee

co-Sponsors

Jamaal T. Bailey

2017-S6228 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S6228 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S6228 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6228 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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