STATE OF NEW YORK
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2466--A
Cal. No. 884
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 13, 2017
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Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, CROCI, DeFRANCISCO, FUNKE, GALLIVAN, HELM-
ING, MURPHY, ORTT, RANZENHOFER, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher
Education -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to
the Committee on Finance -- reported favorably from said committee,
ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading,
amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of
third reading
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the New York state
science, technology, engineering and mathematics incentive program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 669-e of the education law, as
2 added by section 1 of part G of chapter 56 of the laws of 2014, is
3 amended to read as follows:
4 1. Undergraduate students who are matriculated in an approved under-
5 graduate program leading to a career in science, technology, engineering
6 or mathematics at a New York state [public institution of higher educa-
7 tion] college as defined in subdivision two of section six hundred one
8 of this title shall be eligible for an award under this section,
9 provided the applicant: (a) graduates from a high school located in New
10 York state during or after the two thousand thirteen--fourteen school
11 year; and (b) graduates within the top ten percent of his or her high
12 school class; and (c) enrolls in full-time study each term beginning in
13 the fall term after his or her high school graduation in an approved
14 undergraduate program in science, technology, engineering or mathemat-
15 ics, as defined by the corporation, at a New York state [public institu-
16 tion of higher education] college as defined in subdivision two of
17 section six hundred one of this title; and (d) signs a contract with the
18 corporation agreeing that his or her award will be converted to a
19 student loan in the event the student fails to comply with the terms of
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 this program as set forth in subdivision four of this section; and (e)
2 complies with the applicable provisions of this article and all require-
3 ments promulgated by the corporation for the administration of the
4 program.
5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
