Bill Text: NY A07341 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to the repayment of awards under the New York state math and science teaching incentive program; allows teachers who teach for three of the seven years after the completion of the degree program and receipt of initial certification who then lose their employment through no fault of their own to repay the award on a prorated basis.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to education [A07341 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A07341-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        7341--B
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      May 6, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
         reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
         reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
         amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to the repayment of
         awards under the New York state math and  science  teaching  incentive
         program
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 5  of  section  669-d  of  the
    2  education law, as amended by section 1 of part H-1 of chapter 109 of the
    3  laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
    4    (b)  a  recipient  has not taught in the field of math or science in a
    5  school located within  New  York  state  providing  secondary  education
    6  recognized by the board of regents or the university of the state of New
    7  York  for  five  of  the  seven years after the completion of the degree
    8  program and receipt of initial certification, EXCEPT THAT IF A RECIPIENT
    9  TEACHES IN THE FIELD OF MATH OR SCIENCE IN A SCHOOL LOCATED  WITHIN  NEW
   10  YORK  STATE  PROVIDING  SECONDARY  EDUCATION  RECOGNIZED BY THE BOARD OF
   11  REGENTS OR THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR AT LEAST THREE OF
   12  THE SEVEN YEARS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE DEGREE PROGRAM  AND  RECEIPT
   13  OF INITIAL CERTIFICATION AND THEREAFTER LOSES THEIR EMPLOYMENT DUE TO NO
   14  FAULT  OF  THEIR  OWN,  AND  IS UNABLE TO FIND OTHER ELIGIBLE EMPLOYMENT
   15  WITHIN THE SEVEN YEAR PERIOD, THE AMOUNT OF THE AWARD TO BE REPAID,  AND
   16  INTEREST  THEREON,  SHALL  BE REDUCED TO A PRORATED AMOUNT EQUAL TO FIVE
   17  YEARS LESS THE NUMBER OF YEARS TAUGHT DIVIDED BY FIVE MULTIPLIED BY  THE
   18  PRINCIPAL  AMOUNT  OF  THE AWARD, AND INTEREST SHALL BE CHARGED FROM THE
   19  DATE OF THE LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT; or
   20    S 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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