Bill Text: NY A07771 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides an additional TAP award to students who pursue degrees in mathematics, the physical sciences, or engineering.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 17-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to higher education [A07771 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A07771-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7771
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 23, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. QUINN, MOLINARO, KOLB, WALKER, BARCLAY, ERRIGO,
         McDONOUGH, FINCH, GIGLIO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  BACALLES,
         BURLING,  CALHOUN, CROUCH, HAWLEY, OAKS, RAIA, SPANO, TEDISCO, WEISEN-
         BERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating the jobs  for
         the twenty-first century tuition assistance grant program
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "Jobs  for
    2  the Twenty-First Century Tuition Assistance Grant Program".
    3    S  2.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 667-d to
    4  read as follows:
    5    S 667-D. TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. 1. IN CALCULATING THE MAXI-
    6  MUM AWARD OF AID UNDER THE  TUITION  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM,  STUDENTS  WHO
    7  AGREE TO PURSUE A DEGREE IN MATHEMATICS, THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES, OR ENGI-
    8  NEERING  SHALL  RECEIVE  AN  ADDITIONAL GRANT EQUAL TO TWENTY PERCENT OF
    9  THEIR TUITION ASSISTANCE AWARD. SUCH AWARDS SHALL  BE  APPLIED  RETROAC-
   10  TIVELY  TO  STUDENTS  WHO  SWITCH  INTO SUCH MAJORS. IN THE EVENT THAT A
   11  STUDENT ALREADY  RECEIVES  THE  MAXIMUM  AUTHORIZED  TUITION  ASSISTANCE
   12  AWARD,  SUCH  STUDENT  WILL RECEIVE A STIPEND IN THE AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE
   13  ADDITIONAL GRANT AWARD.
   14    2. ALL STUDENTS AGREEING TO  PARTICIPATE  IN  THE  TUITION  ASSISTANCE
   15  GRANT  PROGRAM  SHALL SIGN A CONTRACT WITH THE HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICES
   16  CORPORATION IN WHICH HE OR SHE COMMITS  TO  COMPLETE  A  DEGREE  IN  THE
   17  APPROVED  MAJORS.  IF A STUDENT FAILS TO RECEIVE HIS OR HER DEGREE IN AN
   18  APPROVED MAJOR WITHIN SIX YEARS OF THE  INITIAL  AWARD,  THE  STATE  MAY
   19  REQUIRE SUCH STUDENT TO REIMBURSE THE STATE AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE ADDI-
   20  TIONAL GRANT AWARDED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   21    S 3. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2010, provided, however,
   22  that  the  higher  education  services  corporation  is  authorized  and
   23  directed to promulgate any necessary rule or  regulation  on  or  before
   24  such effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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