Assembly Bill A2404

Vetoed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the New York state masters-in-education teacher incentive scholarship program

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S5985 - Vetoed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A2404 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5985
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §669-f, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7727, S5512
2017-2018: A5910, A9602, S2482, S7237
2021-2022: A8917, S8762
2023-2024: S2838

2019-A2404 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the New York state masters-in-education teacher incentive scholarship program.

2019-A2404 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2404
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY, SCHIMMINGER, STIRPE, MAGNARELLI, WALLACE,
   BRONSON, JONES, GIGLIO, DINOWITZ, HUNTER, SANTABARBARA,  BENEDETTO  --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LENTOL, SIMON -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to the New York state
   masters-in-education teacher incentive scholarship 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-f of the education law, as
 added by section 1 of subpart A of part EE of chapter 56 of the laws  of
 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Eligibility. Students who are matriculated in an approved master's
 degree in education program at a New York state [public  institution  of
 higher  education] COLLEGE, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIX
 HUNDRED ONE OF THIS TITLE, leading to a career as a  teacher  in  public
 elementary  or  secondary education shall be eligible for an award under
 this section, provided the applicant: (a) earned an undergraduate degree
 from a college located in New York state; (b) was a New York state resi-
 dent while earning such  undergraduate  degree;  (c)  achieved  academic
 excellence as an undergraduate student, as defined by the corporation in
 regulation;  (d)  enrolls  in  full-time  study  in an approved master's
 degree in education program at a New York state [public  institution  of
 higher  education] COLLEGE, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIX
 HUNDRED ONE OF THIS TITLE, leading to a career as a  teacher  in  public
 elementary  or secondary education; (e) signs a contract with the corpo-
 ration agreeing to teach in a classroom setting on a full-time basis for
 five years in a school located within New York  state  providing  public
 elementary  or secondary education recognized by the board of regents or
 the university of the state  of  New  York,  including  charter  schools
 authorized  pursuant  to  article  fifty-six  of  this  chapter; and (f)
 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.

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