Senate Bill S4091A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Expands eligibility for the New York state excelsior scholarship award to certain applicants enrolled on a part-time basis or in a BOCES or other approved vocational 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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2021-S4091 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A601
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §669-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5821, A7486
2023-2024: S1287, A946

2021-S4091 - Summary

Expands eligibility for the New York state excelsior scholarship award to certain applicants enrolled on a part-time basis or in a BOCES or other approved vocational program; provides criteria for eligibility, and limits on amounts and durations for any such awards.

2021-S4091 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4091 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4091
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 2, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- 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  eligibility  for  the
   New York state excelsior scholarship for certain part-time applicants

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 669-h of  the  education
 law,  subdivisions  1 and 2 as amended by section 1 of part T of chapter
 56 of the laws of 2018 and subdivision 3 as added by section 1  of  part
 HHH of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, are amended and a new subdivision
 2-a is added to read as follows:
   1.  Eligibility.  An  excelsior  scholarship award shall be made to an
 applicant who: (a) is matriculated in an approved program leading to  an
 undergraduate  degree  at  a New York state public institution of higher
 education, WHICH FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  INCLUDE  ALL
 TWO-YEAR  AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES OPERATED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW
 YORK OR THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK; (b) if enrolled in (i) a public
 institution of higher education prior to application, has  completed  at
 least  [thirty]  TWENTY-FOUR  combined credits per year IF ENROLLED ON A
 FULL-TIME BASIS OR AT LEAST TWELVE COMBINED CREDITS PER YEAR IF ENROLLED
 ON A PART-TIME BASIS following the student's start date, or  its  equiv-
 alent,  applicable to his or her program or programs of study or (ii) an
 institution of higher education prior to application, has  completed  at
 least  [thirty]  TWENTY-FOUR  combined credits per year IF ENROLLED ON A
 FULL-TIME BASIS OR AT LEAST TWELVE COMBINED CREDITS PER YEAR IF ENROLLED
 ON A PART-TIME BASIS following the student's start date, or  its  equiv-
 alent,  applicable  to his or her program or programs of study and which
 were accepted upon transfer to a public institution of higher education;
 (c) enrolls in at least twelve credits per  semester  and  completes  at
 least  [thirty]  TWENTY-FOUR  combined credits per year IF ENROLLED ON A
 FULL-TIME BASIS OR AT LEAST SIX CREDITS IF ENROLLED ON A PART-TIME BASIS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2021-S4091A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A601
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §669-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5821, A7486
2023-2024: S1287, A946

2021-S4091A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands eligibility for the New York state excelsior scholarship award to certain applicants enrolled on a part-time basis or in a BOCES or other approved vocational program; provides criteria for eligibility, and limits on amounts and durations for any such awards.

2021-S4091A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4091A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4091--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 2, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  eligibility  for  the
   New York state excelsior scholarship for certain part-time applicants
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 669-h of  the  education
 law,  subdivisions  1 and 2 as amended by section 1 of part T of chapter
 56 of the laws of 2018 and subdivision 3 as added by section 1  of  part
 HHH of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, are amended and a new subdivision
 2-a is added to read as follows:
   1.  Eligibility.  An  excelsior  scholarship award shall be made to an
 applicant who: (a) is matriculated in an approved program leading to  an
 undergraduate  degree  at  a New York state public institution of higher
 education, WHICH FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  INCLUDE  ALL
 TWO-YEAR  AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES OPERATED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW
 YORK OR THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK; (b) if enrolled in (i) a public
 institution of higher education prior to application, has  completed  at
 least  [thirty]  TWENTY-FOUR  combined credits per year IF ENROLLED ON A
 FULL-TIME BASIS OR AT LEAST TWELVE COMBINED CREDITS PER YEAR IF ENROLLED
 ON A PART-TIME BASIS following the student's start date, or  its  equiv-
 alent,  applicable to his or her program or programs of study or (ii) an
 institution of higher education prior to application, has  completed  at
 least  [thirty]  TWENTY-FOUR  combined credits per year IF ENROLLED ON A
 FULL-TIME BASIS OR AT LEAST TWELVE COMBINED CREDITS PER YEAR IF ENROLLED
 ON A PART-TIME BASIS following the student's start date, or  its  equiv-
 alent,  applicable  to his or her program or programs of study and which
 were accepted upon transfer to a public institution of higher education;
 (c) enrolls in at least twelve credits per  semester  and  completes  at
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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