Bill Text: NY A00063 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the New York International Scholarship program; creates a program to supplement individuals receiving grants under the Benjamin A. Gilman International scholarship provided for under the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000 (PL 106-309) therefore allowing recipients to defray their international travel costs and extending the time spent studying abroad in a non-English speaking country for up to a full academic year; appropriates $1,000,000 therefor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to higher education [A00063 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A00063-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           63
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                       (Prefiled)
                                     January 9, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of A. CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,
          GALEF, GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, ORTIZ -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
          Committee on Higher Education
        AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the New
          York International Scholarship program; and  making  an  appropriation
          therefor
          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  667-e
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 667-e. New York International Scholarship. 1. Statement and purpose.
     4  It is the purpose of this section to establish an undergraduate scholar-
     5  ship program to enable an individual of limited financial means from New
     6  York state to spend time studying abroad in a non-English speaking coun-
     7  try for up to a full academic year.
     8    2.  Establishment  and duration. The president is authorized to estab-
     9  lish the New York International Scholarship program.  The  president  is
    10  authorized  to  provide  scholarships to supplement funds received by an
    11  eligible individual under the Benjamin A. Gilman International  scholar-
    12  ships  provided  for under the International Academic Opportunity Act of
    13  2000, title III of public law one hundred  six-three  hundred  nine  (PL
    14  106-309). No recipient shall be eligible to receive an award pursuant to
    15  this  section  for  more than one academic year. Scholarships under this
    16  section shall be known as the "New York International Scholarship."
    17    3. Amount. The president upon application therefor shall award a scho-
    18  larship up to one thousand dollars for any individual recipient  of  the
    19  Benjamin A. Gilman International scholarships for the purpose of defray-
    20  ing  international  travel  costs  and extending the time spent studying
    21  abroad up to a full academic year; provided, however that the amount not
    22  exceed one thousand dollars. A recipient of this scholarship may concur-
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  rently receive with such award any other academic or general  award  for
     2  which  he  or she may be eligible provided however in no event shall the
     3  combination of all such awards exceed the individual recipient's cost of
     4  attendance at the abroad institution.
     5    4. Eligibility. For the purposes of this section an "individual" shall
     6  mean a person:
     7    a.  in  good standing at an institution of higher education recognized
     8  and approved by the regents or the university of the state of  New  York
     9  which  provides a course of study leading to the granting of a post-sec-
    10  ondary degree or diploma; and
    11    b. accepted for up to one academic year of study on a program of study
    12  abroad approved for credit by the student's home institution; and
    13    c. receiving any need-based student assistance or financial aid  under
    14  article thirteen of this chapter; and
    15    d.  receiving  moneys  from  the  federally  funded Benjamin A. Gilman
    16  International scholarship; and
    17    e. who is a citizen or national of the United States.
    18    5. Application and selection. Scholarship  application  and  selection
    19  shall  be  carried out through the institutions. In considering applica-
    20  tions for the scholarship  under  this  section  the  institution  shall
    21  consider  the  financial need of the individual, including the increased
    22  costs of study abroad.
    23    § 2. The sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000), or so  much  thereof
    24  as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the New York state higher
    25  education  services  corporation out of any moneys in the state treasury
    26  to the credit of the state purposes account not  otherwise  appropriated
    27  for  services and expenses of the corporation, to provide state matching
    28  funds for the purposes of exclusively carrying  out  the  provisions  of
    29  this act.
    30    §  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
    31  have become a law.