Bill Text: NY S06645 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to establishing the Barbara Clark leaders of tomorrow scholarship; provides funds be distributed from the New York state lottery and given to one eligible senior from every participating public and private high school in New York state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-10 - PRINT NUMBER 6645A [S06645 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S06645-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         6645--A
                    IN SENATE
                                    February 2, 2016
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
          when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher  Education  --
          committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
          recommitted to said committee
        AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
          Barbara Clark leaders of tomorrow scholarship
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section  669-h
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  669-h. The Barbara Clark leaders of tomorrow scholarship. 1.  Defi-
     4  nitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings:
     5    a. "Good academic standing" shall be comprised of two necessary compo-
     6  nents: pursuit of program and satisfactory academic progress;
     7    b. "Pursuit of program" shall mean earning a passing or failing letter
     8  grade on a sliding scale in a certain percentage  of  full-time  minimum
     9  course load, such sliding scale shall exist as follows:
    10    (i) fifty percent for the first academic year;
    11    (ii) seventy-five percent for the second academic year; and
    12    (iii) one hundred percent for the third and fourth academic years; and
    13    c. "Satisfactory academic progress" shall mean earning and maintaining
    14  at least a B-average (3.0 or higher on a 4.0 grading scale) in the mini-
    15  mum number of semester hours required per year.
    16    2. Purpose. The Barbara Clark leaders of tomorrow scholarship is here-
    17  by  established  for  the  purpose of granting scholarship awards to New
    18  York state high school graduates who have demonstrated a strong academic
    19  ability, participated in extracurricular  activities,  and  displayed  a
    20  commitment to community service.
    21    3.  Eligibility.  Scholarships shall be awarded to one eligible senior
    22  from each participating public and  private  high  school  in  New  York
    23  state. a. To be eligible for such award, an applicant must:
    24    (i) be a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen;
    25    (ii) be a legal resident of New York state;
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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