Bill Text: NY A01808 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the New York state science, technology, engineering and mathematics incentive program.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-2)

Status: (Vetoed) 2017-12-18 - tabled [A01808 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1808
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 13, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of A. MORELLE, BLAKE, BRINDISI, FAHY, MOSLEY, SCHIM-
          MINGER, RODRIGUEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher
          Education
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  the  New  York  state
          science, technology, engineering and mathematics incentive program
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 669-e of  the  education  law,  as
     2  added  by  section  1  of  part  G of chapter 56 of the laws of 2014, is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    1. Undergraduate students who are matriculated in an  approved  under-
     5  graduate program leading to a career in science, technology, engineering
     6  or  mathematics at a New York state [public institution of higher educa-
     7  tion] college as defined in section six  hundred  one  of  this  chapter
     8  shall  be  eligible for an award under this section, provided the appli-
     9  cant: (a) graduates from a high school located in New York state  during
    10  or after the two thousand thirteen--fourteen school year; and (b) gradu-
    11  ates within the top ten percent of his or her high school class; and (c)
    12  enrolls  in  full-time  study each term beginning in the fall term after
    13  his or her high school graduation in an approved  undergraduate  program
    14  in  science,  technology,  engineering or mathematics, as defined by the
    15  corporation, at a New York state [public institution  of  higher  educa-
    16  tion] college as defined in section six hundred one of this chapter; and
    17  (d) signs a contract with the corporation agreeing that his or her award
    18  will  be  converted  to a student loan in the event the student fails to
    19  comply with the terms of this program as set forth in  subdivision  four
    20  of this section; and (e) complies with the applicable provisions of this
    21  article  and  all  requirements  promulgated  by the corporation for the
    22  administration of the program.
    23    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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