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                                   1169
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 7, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  tuition  scholarship
   award programs for certain resident and non-resident medical students
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by  adding  two  new  sections
 669-i and 669-j to read as follows:
   §  669-I.  FULL-TUITION SCHOLARSHIP AWARD PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN RESIDENT
 MEDICAL STUDENTS. 1. A FULL-TUITION SCHOLARSHIP AWARD SHALL BE  MADE  TO
 AN  APPLICANT WHO IS MATRICULATED IN AN APPROVED MEDICAL PROGRAM AND WHO
 COMPLIES WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND ALL REQUIRE-
 MENTS PROMULGATED BY THE  CORPORATION  FOR  THE  ADMINISTRATION  OF  THE
 PROGRAM.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, AN "APPROVED MEDICAL PROGRAM"
 SHALL MEAN A POST-COLLEGIATE LEVEL PROGRAM OFFERED  BY  A  UNIT  OF  THE
 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, A UNIT OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK,
 OR  OTHER  STATE-SUPPORTED  MEDICAL SCHOOL APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER,
 LEADING TO A DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE, "M.D.", DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHY,
 "D.O.", OR EQUIVALENT DEGREE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S REGU-
 LATIONS.
   2. WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR AND BASED ON  AVAILABILITY  OF
 FUNDS,  AWARDS  SHALL BE GRANTED BEGINNING WITH THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-
 TWO--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE ACADEMIC YEAR AND  THEREAFTER  TO  APPLI-
 CANTS  THAT  THE CORPORATION HAS DETERMINED ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SUCH
 AWARDS.
   3. AN ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT SHALL NOT RECEIVE AN AWARD FOR MORE THAN FOUR
 YEARS OF FULL-TIME STUDY IN AN APPROVED MEDICAL PROGRAM OR FOR MORE THAN
 THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF YEARS  REQUIRED  TO  COMPLETE  SUCH  A  PROGRAM  IF
 ENROLLED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS.
   4.  A  RECIPIENT  SHALL AGREE TO RESIDE EXCLUSIVELY IN NEW YORK STATE,
 AND SHALL NOT BE EMPLOYED IN ANY OTHER STATE, FOR A CONTINUOUS NUMBER OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 YEARS EQUAL TO THE DURATION OF THE AWARD RECEIVED WITHIN SIX  MONTHS  OF
 RECEIPT  OF HIS OR HER FINAL AWARD PAYMENT, AND SIGN A CONTRACT WITH THE
 CORPORATION TO HAVE HIS OR HER FULL AWARD CONVERTED TO  A  STUDENT  LOAN
 ACCORDING  TO  A  SCHEDULE  TO  BE DETERMINED BY THE CORPORATION IF SUCH
 STUDENT FAILS TO FULFILL SUCH REQUIREMENT.
   5. RECIPIENTS SHALL RECEIVE  AN  ANNUAL  PAYMENT  FOR  THE  SUCCESSFUL
 COMPLETION  OF  AN ACADEMIC YEAR, EQUAL TO THE ANNUAL TUITION CHARGED TO
 STATE RESIDENT STUDENTS ATTENDING AN APPROVED MEDICAL PROGRAM ON A FULL-
 TIME BASIS.
   6. THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
 NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   §  669-J.  TUITION  SCHOLARSHIP AWARD PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN NON-RESIDENT
 MEDICAL STUDENTS. 1. A TUITION SCHOLARSHIP AWARD SHALL  BE  MADE  TO  AN
 APPLICANT  WHO:  (A) IS MATRICULATED IN AN APPROVED MEDICAL PROGRAM, (B)
 IS A NON-RESIDENT WHO LIVES WITHIN A ONE HUNDRED FIFTY  MILE  RADIUS  OF
 ANY  BORDER  OF  NEW  YORK  STATE,  AND (C) COMPLIES WITH THE APPLICABLE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION  AND  ALL  REQUIREMENTS  PROMULGATED  BY  THE
 CORPORATION  FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, AN "APPROVED MEDICAL  PROGRAM"  SHALL  MEAN  A  POST-COLLEGIATE
 LEVEL  PROGRAM  OFFERED BY A UNIT OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, A
 UNIT OF THE CITY  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK,  OR  OTHER  STATE-SUPPORTED
 MEDICAL  SCHOOL  APPROVED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER, LEADING TO A DEGREE OF
 DOCTOR OF MEDICINE, "M.D.", DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHY, "D.O.", OR  EQUIVALENT
 DEGREE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S REGULATIONS.
   2.  WITHIN  AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR AND BASED ON AVAILABILITY OF
 FUNDS, AWARDS SHALL BE GRANTED BEGINNING WITH THE TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-
 TWO--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-THREE  ACADEMIC YEAR AND THEREAFTER TO APPLI-
 CANTS THAT THE CORPORATION HAS DETERMINED ARE ELIGIBLE TO  RECEIVE  SUCH
 AWARDS.
   3. AN ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT SHALL NOT RECEIVE AN AWARD FOR MORE THAN FOUR
 YEARS OF FULL-TIME STUDY IN AN APPROVED MEDICAL PROGRAM OR FOR MORE THAN
 THE  ACTUAL  NUMBER  OF  YEARS  REQUIRED  TO  COMPLETE SUCH A PROGRAM IF
 ENROLLED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS.
   4. RECIPIENTS SHALL RECEIVE  AN  ANNUAL  PAYMENT  FOR  THE  SUCCESSFUL
 COMPLETION  OF  AN  ACADEMIC  YEAR,  EQUAL  TO  TWO-THIRDS OF THE ANNUAL
 TUITION CHARGED TO NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS ATTENDING AN  APPROVED  MEDICAL
 PROGRAM ON A FULL-TIME BASIS.
   5.  THE  CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
 NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  any
 eligible applicant beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year.