Bill Text: NY A02985 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the creation of the adult student grant program.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to higher education [A02985 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A02985-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2985
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 28, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SIMON, LUPARDO, CRESPO, BLAKE, OTIS, JAFFEE,
          WALKER, SEAWRIGHT, CAHILL, D'URSO, GOTTFRIED, RA -- Multi-Sponsored by
          -- M. of A. COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Higher Education
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  creating  the  adult
          student grant program
          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-i
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  669-i.  The  adult  student  grant  program.  1. Purpose. The adult
     4  student grant program is hereby created to provide financial aid  grants
     5  to adults returning to college or seeking career education and training.
     6    2.  Definitions.  a. "Good academic standing" for the purposes of this
     7  section means retaining a minimum grade point  average  of  2.5  or  the
     8  equivalent.
     9    b.  "Participating institution" for the purposes of this section means
    10  any institution of higher education that is included in  the  University
    11  of  the  State of New York as enumerated in section two hundred fourteen
    12  of this title.
    13    c. "Cost of attendance" shall mean tuition, required fees,  laboratory
    14  and  other  instruction  related to expenses, books, transportation, and
    15  room and board.
    16    3. Eligibility. The adult student grant program shall be available  to
    17  those persons:
    18    a.  who  are  (i)  a  citizen  of  the United States, or (ii) an alien
    19  lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, or (iii)
    20  an individual of a class of refugees paroled by the attorney general  of
    21  the  United  States  under his or her parole authority pertaining to the
    22  admission of aliens to the United States;
    23    b. who remain in good academic standing;
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    c. who attend a participating institution for at least three  semester
     2  hours;
     3    d.  who  are not eligible for awards under sections six hundred sixty-
     4  six, six hundred sixty-seven,  or  six  hundred  sixty-seven-c  of  this
     5  subpart; and
     6    e. who have been either a legal resident of the state for at least one
     7  year  immediately  preceding  the  beginning of the semester, quarter or
     8  term of attendance for which application for  the  adult  student  grant
     9  program  is made. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to
    10  the contrary, the New York state residency eligibility  requirement  for
    11  this  program  is  waived  for a member, or the spouse or dependent of a
    12  member, of the armed forces of the United  States  on  full-time  active
    13  duty and stationed in this state.
    14    4.  Grants.  The annual adult student grants shall be for an amount up
    15  to one thousand five hundred dollars or the cost of  tuition,  whichever
    16  is  less.  In  no  event shall the amount of the annual grant exceed the
    17  recipient's cost of attendance at the institution attended.  The  corpo-
    18  ration  shall  provide  such  grants within the amounts appropriated for
    19  such purpose and based on the availability of funds. A  recipient  shall
    20  receive no more than six thousand dollars in adult student grants.
    21    5.  Priority.  Priority  will  be given to applicants that demonstrate
    22  financial need as determined by the corporation.
    23    6. Rules. The corporation is authorized to promulgate rules and  regu-
    24  lations,  and  may  promulgate  emergency regulations, for the necessary
    25  implementation of the provisions of this section.
    26    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.