A4152-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to higher education
• Feb 1, 2011: referred to higher education

A4152-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         4152
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 February 1, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. MAGNARELLI, CLARK, MILLMAN, SCHROEDER, WRIGHT,
 LIFTON, GALEF, N. RIVERA, PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
 ABBATE,  BOYLAND, COLTON, GOTTFRIED, HEASTIE, JAFFEE, V. LOPEZ, LUPAR
 DO, MAISEL,  MAYERSOHN,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  PHEFFER,  REILLY,  ROBINSON,
 SWEENEY,  TOWNS  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Higher
 Education
 

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  creating  the  child
 care professionals loan forgiveness incentive program
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1.

Section 605 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 13 to read as follows:

 13. NEW YORK STATE CHILD CARE PROFESSIONALS LOAN FORGIVENESS INCENTIVE
 PROGRAM. A. PURPOSE.  THE PRESIDENT SHALL GRANT STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS
 AWARDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING THE NUMBER OF  CHILD  CARE  PROFES
 SIONALS  EMPLOYED  IN  NEW  YORK  STATE.  SUCH AWARDS SHALL BE MADE ON A
 COMPETITIVE BASIS TO APPLICANTS WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM  AN  INSTITUTION
 OF HIGHER EDUCATION APPROVED OR REGISTERED BY THE REGENTS.
 B.  ELIGIBILITY.  (1)  TO  BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN AWARD PURSUANT TO
 THIS SUBDIVISION, AN APPLICANT MUST BE A RESIDENT OF NEW YORK STATE  WHO
 HAS  GRADUATED  FROM  AN  INSTITUTION  OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION  AND HAS AN
 OUTSTANDING STUDENT LOAN DEBT.
 (2) SUCH AWARDS SHALL BE MADE ANNUALLY  TO  ELIGIBLE  APPLICANTS  WHO,
 PRIOR TO ACCEPTING SUCH AWARDS, ENGAGED IN TWELVE MONTHS OF SERVICE AS A
 CHILD  CARE PROFESSIONAL IN A CHILD DAY CARE FACILITY LICENSED OR REGIS
 TERED PURSUANT TO THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE  OF
 THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND SUCH AWARDS SHALL NOT EXCEED AN AMOUNT OF TWEN
 TY-FIVE  THOUSAND DOLLARS AND SHALL BE MADE TO SUCH APPLICANTS, PURSUANT
 TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:

 (I) TWENTY PERCENT TO BE AWARDED UPON  THE  COMPLETION  OF  THE  FIRST
 YEAR;
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 (II)  THIRTY  PERCENT  TO BE AWARDED UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE SECOND
 YEAR; AND
 (III)  FIFTY  PERCENT  TO  BE AWARDED UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE THIRD
 YEAR.
 (3) RECIPIENTS OF SUCH AWARDS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE  TO  APPLY  FOR  OTHER
 AWARDS ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS CHAPTER.
 C.  DURATION.  SUCH  AWARDS  SHALL  BE MADE ANNUALLY, FOR NO MORE THAN
 THREE YEARS, TO APPLICANTS WHO REMAIN ELIGIBLE  UNDER  THIS  SUBDIVISION
 AND WHO ARE CERTIFIED AS SUCH BY THE CORPORATION.
 D.  AMOUNT. THE CORPORATION SHALL GRANT SUCH AWARDS WITHIN THE AMOUNTS
 APPROPRIATED FOR SUCH PURPOSE AND BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS  IN
 AN  AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THE TOTAL COST OF THE COMPLETION OF SUCH DEGREE
 PROGRAMS. COST OF COMPLETION OF SUCH DEGREES SHALL INCLUDE:  TUITION  AT
 AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION APPROVED OR REGISTERED BY THE REGENTS
 AND OTHER REQUIRED OR REASONABLE STUDENT FEES.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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