Senate Bill S7238

2017-2018 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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2017-S7238 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §669-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7567
2015-2016: S523

2017-S7238 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S7238 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7238 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7238
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2018
                                ___________
 
 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 institution of higher educa-
 tion] COLLEGE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIX  HUNDRED  ONE
 OF  THIS  TITLE  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 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 mathemat-
 ics, as defined by the corporation, at a New York state [public institu-
 tion of higher education] COLLEGE  AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
 SECTION SIX HUNDRED ONE OF THIS TITLE; 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00938-04-8

              

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