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A2958Assembly2019-2020 Session

Pass Scholarships to Next Student

Official title

“Relates to the disposition of scholarships declined by a student or revoked; provides for the granting of such scholarship to the next most qualified student”

Sponsor Rodneyse Bichotte HermelynAD-42+1 co-sponsorAffects Education
Status
In Assembly Committee
Higher Education
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Higher Education

What's happening

If a New York academic excellence scholarship is declined or revoked, it will be awarded to the next most qualified student.

Why it matters

  1. Increases Fairness and Opportunity. By ensuring that if a scholarship is declined or revoked, the next most qualified student receives it, the bill maximizes the use of available scholarship resources and gives more students a chance at financial support for higher education.

  2. Reduces Wasted Funding. The previous policy allowed scholarships to lapse unused when declined or revoked; the amendment prevents this waste and ensures that public funds allocated for academic excellence are actually awarded to deserving students.

  3. Promotes Meritocracy. By explicitly awarding the scholarship to the “next most qualified student,” the process remains merit-based and transparent, likely encouraging students to strive for academic excellence knowing that unclaimed awards will be redistributed.

  4. May Improve College Access. For students who narrowly miss the initial cut, this change could make a meaningful difference, potentially enabling more high-achieving students from diverse backgrounds to afford college.

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Pass Scholarships to Next Student

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn

Assembly Member · Assembly District 42

1 Co-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to higher education
  2. Referred to higher education

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STATE OF NEW YORK

2958

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 28, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE, COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to scholarships for academic excellence

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 605-a of the education law, as amended by section 83 of part C of chapter 58 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:

2. In the event that a scholarship awarded is declined by a student, or for any reason is revoked by the commissioner or the president, its benefits shall [lapse and there shall be no further payments or awarding of such scholarship] be granted to the next most qualified student as defined in paragraph (a) of subdivision one of this section.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of August next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD00042-01-9

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