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This bill expands eligibility for the NY State Masters-in-Education Teacher Incentive Scholarship to include private college students, not just public.
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Expand Teacher Scholarship Eligibility
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Sponsors
14 Co-sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
- Substituted by S5985
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.619
- Rules report cal.619
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to higher education
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Expand Teacher Scholarship Program
Vetoed · Sponsor Neil D. Breslin
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2404
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 22, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. FAHY, SCHIMMINGER, STIRPE, MAGNARELLI, WALLACE, BRONSON, JONES, GIGLIO, DINOWITZ, HUNTER, SANTABARBARA, BENEDETTO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LENTOL, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the New York state masters-in-education teacher incentive scholarship program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 669-f of the education law, as added by section 1 of subpart A of part EE of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
1. Eligibility. Students who are matriculated in an approved master's degree in education program at a New York state [public institution of higher education] college, as defined in subdivision two of section six hundred one of this title, leading to a career as a teacher in public elementary or secondary education shall be eligible for an award under this section, provided the applicant: (a) earned an undergraduate degree from a college located in New York state; (b) was a New York state resident while earning such undergraduate degree; (c) achieved academic excellence as an undergraduate student, as defined by the corporation in regulation; (d) enrolls in full-time study in an approved master's degree in education program at a New York state [public institution of higher education] college, as defined in subdivision two of section six hundred one of this title, leading to a career as a teacher in public elementary or secondary education; (e) signs a contract with the corporation agreeing to teach in a classroom setting on a full-time basis for five years in a school located within New York state providing public elementary or secondary education recognized by the board of regents or the university of the state of New York, including charter schools authorized pursuant to article fifty-six of this chapter; and (f) complies with the applicable provisions of this article and all requirements promulgated by the corporation for the administration of the program.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02300-01-9
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