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                                          562

                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                      (PREFILED)

                                    January 5, 2011
                                      ___________

       Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, DESTITO, HOYT, PEOPLES-STOKES, SPANO,
         SCHROEDER, GANTT, McENENY, WRIGHT, MORELLE, REILLY, MILLMAN, CAMARA --
         read once and referred to the Committee on Education

       AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the "say
         yes to education demonstration 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-e
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 669-E. SAY YES TO EDUCATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 1.  THE "SAY  YES
    4  TO  EDUCATION  DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM" IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE CITY
    5  SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF SYRACUSE AND IN UP TO FIVE  OTHER  CITIES
    6  WITH  POPULATIONS  OF  LESS  THAN  ONE MILLION, AND FAMILY POVERTY RATES
    7  CALCULATED IN THE TWO THOUSAND FEDERAL CENSUS EQUAL TO OR  GREATER  THAN
    8  THIRTEEN PERCENT.
    9    2.  STUDENTS  WHO  ARE ENROLLED IN PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS PURSUANT TO
   10  SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION AND ARE ENROLLED IN TWELFTH GRADE DURING
   11  THE TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN--TWO THOUSAND TWELVE SCHOOL YEAR, AND SUBSEQUENT
   12  YEARS THEREAFTER AND: (A) WHO  HAD  PREVIOUSLY  BEEN  ENROLLED  IN  SUCH
   13  DISTRICTS  DURING  THEIR  TENTH AND ELEVENTH GRADE YEARS; (B) WHO HAVE A
   14  HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR ITS EQUIVALENT; (C) WHO ARE MATRICULATED  AT  THE
   15  STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF NEW YORK (SUNY) OR THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
   16  (CUNY); AND WHO APPLY FOR FEDERAL PELL GRANTS AND  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE
   17  TUITION  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN
   18  OF THIS SUBPART, AND OTHER AVAILABLE FEDERAL  AND  STATE  AID  SHALL  BE
   19  ELIGIBLE FOR AWARDS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
   20    3.  ELIGIBLE STUDENTS SHALL RECEIVE AWARDS IN AN AMOUNT UP TO THE COST
   21  OF TUITION AND FEES AT SUNY AND CUNY SCHOOLS LESS OTHER STATE OR FEDERAL
   22  AWARDS RECEIVED BY SUCH STUDENTS, OR THE  ACTUAL  COST  OF  TUITION  AND
   23  FEES, WHICHEVER IS LESS.

        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03150-01-1

       A. 562                              2

    1    4.  THE  PRESIDENT  OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICES CORPORATION SHALL
    2  PROMULGATE ANY NECESSARY RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
    3  THIS SECTION ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  ELEVEN,
    4  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT CURRENT DURATION, INCOME ELIGIBILITY AND GRADE
    5  POINT AVERAGE STANDARDS APPLIED TO APPLICANTS FOR THE TUITION ASSISTANCE
    6  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  APPLIED  TO APPLICANTS FOR THE "SAY YES TO EDUCATION
    7  DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM."
    8    5. THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE  FUNDED  PURSUANT  TO  APPROPRIATION  BY  THE
    9  LEGISLATURE.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.