Senate Bill S7079

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to eligibility for certain memorial scholarships

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

  • 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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2019-S7079 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9152
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§668-b & 668-d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A2468
2023-2024: A2075

2019-S7079 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that part-time enrolled students shall be eligible for world trade center memorial scholarships and memorial scholarships for children, spouses and financial dependents of deceased firefighters, volunteer firefighters, police officers, peace officers, and emergency medical service workers.

2019-S7079 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7079 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7079
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  world  trade  center
   memorial  scholarships and memorial scholarships for children, spouses
   and financial dependents of  deceased  firefighters,  volunteer  fire-
   fighters,  police  officers,  peace  officers,  and  emergency medical
   service workers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of section 668-b of the education law, as
 amended by chapter 176 of the laws  of  2002,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION SIX
 HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THIS PART, STUDENTS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE MAY  RECEIVE
 AN  AWARD  UNDER THIS SECTION FOR PART-TIME ATTENDANCE AS DEFINED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER.
   3. Awards under this section shall be payable for  each  of  not  more
 than  four  academic years of undergraduate study or five academic years
 if a program normally requires five years, as defined by the commission-
 er pursuant to article thirteen of this title;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER  THAT
 SUCH  PERIOD  SHALL  BE  EXTENDED FOR RECIPIENTS WHO ATTEND PART-TIME AS
 DEFINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 668-d of the education law, as added  by
 chapter 176 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  PART-TIME ATTENDANCE.   NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVI-
 SION FOUR OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THIS PART, STUDENTS OTHER-
 WISE ELIGIBLE MAY RECEIVE AN AWARD  UNDER  THIS  SECTION  FOR  PART-TIME
 ATTENDANCE AS DEFINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   4.  Duration.  Awards  under this section shall be payable for each of
 not more than four academic years of undergraduate study or five academ-
 ic years if a program normally requires five years, as  defined  by  the
 commissioner  pursuant  to  article  thirteen  of  this title; PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER THAT SUCH PERIOD SHALL BE EXTENDED  FOR  RECIPIENTS  WHO  ATTEND
 PART-TIME AS DEFINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.

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