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

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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]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6645
                    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
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing  the  New
          York state 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 New York state 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 New York leaders of  tomorrow  scholarship  is  hereby
    17  established  for  the purpose of granting scholarship awards to New York
    18  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. To be eligible for such award, an applicant must:
    24    a. be a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen;
    25    b. be a legal resident of New York state;
    26    c. have graduated from a New York state high school  in  June  of  the
    27  academic year for which the scholarship is awarded;
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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