Legislation
SECTION 667-C-1
New York state part-time scholarship (PTS) award program
Education (EDN) CHAPTER 16, TITLE 1, ARTICLE 14, PART 2, SUBPART 2
§ 667-c-1. New York state part-time scholarship (PTS) award program.
1. The New York state part-time scholarship (PTS) award program is
hereby established for the purpose of providing scholarship awards to
students who attend a community college at the state university of New
York (SUNY) or the city University of New York (CUNY) on a part-time
basis.
2. To be eligible, an applicant must meet the qualifications of
subdivisions three and five of section six hundred sixty-one of this
article, enroll in at least six but less then twelve credit hours at a
SUNY or CUNY community college in the 2017-2018 academic year, or
thereafter, and maintain a grade point average of 2.0.
3. a. Such awards shall be made to eligible applicants in the
following priority:
(i) first, to applicants who have received payment of an award
pursuant to this section in a prior year and remain in good academic
standing; and
(ii) second, to applicants in descending order based on financial need
as determined by the corporation and; provided that awards made shall be
proportionate to the total applications received for students accepted
for undergraduate study at SUNY and CUNY respectively. Provided,
however, in the program's first year, first priority shall be in
accordance with this subparagraph.
b. In the event that there are more applicants who have the same
priority than there are remaining scholarships, the president shall
distribute the remaining number of such scholarships by means of a
lottery or other form of random selection.
4. Within amounts appropriated therefor, the president shall grant
awards to eligible applicants to cover the cost of six credit hours per
semester at a SUNY or CUNY community college, provided however, that no
such award shall exceed fifteen hundred dollars per semester.
5. PTS awards shall be granted pursuant to this section for no more
than four consecutive academic semesters pursuant to future
appropriations for the continuation of this program.
6. The corporation is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations,
and may promulgate emergency regulations, necessary for the
implementation of the provisions of this section.
1. The New York state part-time scholarship (PTS) award program is
hereby established for the purpose of providing scholarship awards to
students who attend a community college at the state university of New
York (SUNY) or the city University of New York (CUNY) on a part-time
basis.
2. To be eligible, an applicant must meet the qualifications of
subdivisions three and five of section six hundred sixty-one of this
article, enroll in at least six but less then twelve credit hours at a
SUNY or CUNY community college in the 2017-2018 academic year, or
thereafter, and maintain a grade point average of 2.0.
3. a. Such awards shall be made to eligible applicants in the
following priority:
(i) first, to applicants who have received payment of an award
pursuant to this section in a prior year and remain in good academic
standing; and
(ii) second, to applicants in descending order based on financial need
as determined by the corporation and; provided that awards made shall be
proportionate to the total applications received for students accepted
for undergraduate study at SUNY and CUNY respectively. Provided,
however, in the program's first year, first priority shall be in
accordance with this subparagraph.
b. In the event that there are more applicants who have the same
priority than there are remaining scholarships, the president shall
distribute the remaining number of such scholarships by means of a
lottery or other form of random selection.
4. Within amounts appropriated therefor, the president shall grant
awards to eligible applicants to cover the cost of six credit hours per
semester at a SUNY or CUNY community college, provided however, that no
such award shall exceed fifteen hundred dollars per semester.
5. PTS awards shall be granted pursuant to this section for no more
than four consecutive academic semesters pursuant to future
appropriations for the continuation of this program.
6. The corporation is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations,
and may promulgate emergency regulations, necessary for the
implementation of the provisions of this section.