Bill Text: NY S02739 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 2739 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Extends the provisions of the physician loan forgiveness program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-07 - RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN [S02739 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S02739-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2739
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 31, 2011
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       Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
       AN ACT to amend chapter 31 of the laws of 1985, amending  the  education
         law  and  other  laws  relating  to  regents  scholarships  in certain
         professions, in relation to extending  the  effectiveness  of  certain
         provisions thereof
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 17 of chapter 31 of the laws of 1985, amending  the
    2  education law and other laws relating to regents scholarships in certain
    3  professions, as amended by section 1 of part I of chapter 57 of the laws
    4  of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
    5    S  17. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
    6  the scholarship and loan forgiveness programs  established  pursuant  to
    7  the  provisions  of  this  act shall terminate upon the granting of such
    8  awards for the 2008-2009 school year PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE REGENTS
    9  PHYSICIAN LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  ACT
   10  SHALL  NOT TERMINATE UNTIL THE GRANTING OF SUCH AWARDS FOR THE 2011-2012
   11  SCHOOL YEAR, PROVIDED THAT THE  FINAL  DISBURSEMENT  OF  ANY  MULTI-YEAR
   12  AWARDS GRANTED IN SUCH SCHOOL YEAR SHALL BE PAID.
   13    S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
   14  have been in full force and effect on the same  date  and  in  the  same
   15  manner as part I of chapter 57 of the laws of 2008, took effect.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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