A03265 Summary:

BILL NOA03265
 
SAME ASNo same as
 
SPONSORChristensen (MS)
 
COSPNSRJohn, Clark, Carrozza, DelMonte, Millman, Schroeder, Magnarelli, Wright, Lifton, Galef, Stirpe, Paulin, Espaillat, Rivera N, Perry
 
MLTSPNSRAbbate, Boyland, Colton, Gottfried, Heastie, Hyer-Spencer, Jaffee, Lopez V, Lupardo, Maisel, Mayersohn, Peoples-Stokes, Pheffer, Reilly, Robinson, Sweeney, Towns
 
Amd S605, Ed L
 
Creates the child care professionals loan forgiveness incentive program for applicants who agree to engage in employment in the child care field; establishes the eligibility for such awards; establishes the amount and duration of such awards.
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A03265 Actions:

BILL NOA03265
 
01/23/2009referred to higher education
01/06/2010referred to higher education
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A03265 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A03265 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3265
 
                               2009-2010 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 23, 2009
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. CHRISTENSEN, JOHN, CLARK, EDDINGTON, CARROZZA,
          DelMONTE,  MILLMAN,  SCHROEDER,  MAGNARELLI,  WRIGHT,  LIFTON,  GALEF,
          STIRPE,  PAULIN,  ESPAILLAT, N. RIVERA, PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by --
          M. of A. ABBATE, BOYLAND, COLTON, DIAZ,  GOTTFRIED,  GREENE,  HEASTIE,
          HYER-SPENCER,  JAFFEE,  V. LOPEZ, LUPARDO, MAISEL, MAYERSOHN, PEOPLES,

          PHEFFER, REILLY, ROBINSON, SWEENEY, TOWNS -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Higher Education
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  creating  the  child
          care professionals loan forgiveness incentive program
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 605 of the education law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 13 to read as follows:
     3    13. New York state child care professionals loan forgiveness incentive
     4  program. a. Purpose.  The president shall grant student loan forgiveness
     5  awards for the purpose of increasing the number of  child  care  profes-
     6  sionals  employed  in  New  York  state.  Such awards shall be made on a

     7  competitive basis to applicants who have graduated from  an  institution
     8  of higher education approved or registered by the regents.
     9    b.  Eligibility.  (1)  To  be eligible to receive an award pursuant to
    10  this subdivision, an applicant must be a resident of New York state  who
    11  has  graduated  from  an  institution  of  higher  education  and has an
    12  outstanding student loan debt.
    13    (2) Such awards shall be made annually  to  eligible  applicants  who,
    14  prior to accepting such awards, engaged in twelve months of service as a
    15  child  care professional in a child day care facility licensed or regis-
    16  tered pursuant to the social services law or the administrative code  of
    17  the city of New York and such awards shall not exceed an amount of twen-

    18  ty-five  thousand dollars and shall be made to such applicants, pursuant
    19  to the following schedule:
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05520-01-9

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     1    (i) twenty percent to be awarded upon  the  completion  of  the  first
     2  year;
     3    (ii)  thirty  percent  to be awarded upon the completion of the second
     4  year; and
     5    (iii) fifty percent to be awarded upon the  completion  of  the  third
     6  year.
     7    (3)  Recipients  of  such  awards shall be eligible to apply for other

     8  awards established under this chapter.
     9    c. Duration. Such awards shall be made  annually,  for  no  more  than
    10  three  years,  to  applicants who remain eligible under this subdivision
    11  and who are certified as such by the corporation.
    12    d. Amount. The corporation shall grant such awards within the  amounts
    13  appropriated  for such purpose and based on the availability of funds in
    14  an amount not to exceed the total cost of the completion of such  degree
    15  programs.  Cost  of completion of such degrees shall include: tuition at
    16  an institution of higher education approved or registered by the regents
    17  and other required or reasonable student fees.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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