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                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL, HOYT, GUNTHER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. CLARK, COOK, FARRELL, GALEF, GOTTFRIED, McENENY, MILLMAN, ORTIZ,
  SWEENEY,  TOWNS,  WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing  the  New
  York  International  Scholarship  program  and making an appropriation
  therefor

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

  Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 667-d
to read as follows:
  S 667-D. NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP. 1. STATEMENT AND PURPOSE.
IT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION TO ESTABLISH AN UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLAR-
SHIP PROGRAM TO ENABLE AN INDIVIDUAL OF LIMITED FINANCIAL MEANS FROM NEW
YORK STATE TO SPEND TIME STUDYING ABROAD IN A NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING COUN-
TRY FOR UP TO A FULL ACADEMIC YEAR.
  2. ESTABLISHMENT AND DURATION. THE PRESIDENT IS AUTHORIZED  TO  ESTAB-
LISH  THE  NEW  YORK INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THE PRESIDENT IS
AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO SUPPLEMENT FUNDS  RECEIVED  BY  AN
ELIGIBLE  INDIVIDUAL UNDER THE BENJAMIN A. GILMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLAR-
SHIPS PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY  ACT  OF
2000,  TITLE  III  OF  PUBLIC LAW ONE HUNDRED SIX-THREE HUNDRED NINE (PL
106-309). NO RECIPIENT SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN AWARD PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION FOR MORE THAN ONE ACADEMIC YEAR.  SCHOLARSHIPS  UNDER  THIS
SECTION SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE "NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP."
  3. AMOUNT. THE PRESIDENT UPON APPLICATION THEREFOR SHALL AWARD A SCHO-
LARSHIP  UP  TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL RECIPIENT OF THE
BENJAMIN A. GILMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAY-
ING INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL COSTS AND EXTENDING  THE  TIME  SPENT  STUDYING
ABROAD UP TO A FULL ACADEMIC YEAR; PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT THE AMOUNT NOT

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

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EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. A RECIPIENT OF THIS SCHOLARSHIP MAY CONCUR-
RENTLY  RECEIVE  WITH SUCH AWARD ANY OTHER ACADEMIC OR GENERAL AWARD FOR
WHICH HE OR SHE MAY BE ELIGIBLE PROVIDED HOWEVER IN NO EVENT  SHALL  THE
COMBINATION OF ALL SUCH AWARDS EXCEED THE INDIVIDUAL RECIPIENT'S COST OF
ATTENDANCE AT THE ABROAD INSTITUTION.
  4. ELIGIBILITY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION AN "INDIVIDUAL" SHALL
MEAN A PERSON:
  A.  IN  GOOD STANDING AT AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION RECOGNIZED
AND APPROVED BY THE REGENTS OR THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF  NEW  YORK
WHICH  PROVIDES A COURSE OF STUDY LEADING TO THE GRANTING OF A POST-SEC-
ONDARY DEGREE OR DIPLOMA; AND
  B. ACCEPTED FOR UP TO ONE ACADEMIC YEAR OF STUDY ON A PROGRAM OF STUDY
ABROAD APPROVED FOR CREDIT BY THE STUDENT'S HOME INSTITUTION; AND
  C. RECEIVING ANY NEED-BASED STUDENT ASSISTANCE OR FINANCIAL AID  UNDER
ARTICLE THIRTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER; AND
  D.  RECEIVING  MONEYS  FROM  THE  FEDERALLY  FUNDED BENJAMIN A. GILMAN
INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP; AND
  E. WHO IS A CITIZEN OR NATIONAL OF THE UNITED STATES.
  5. APPLICATION AND SELECTION. SCHOLARSHIP  APPLICATION  AND  SELECTION
SHALL  BE  CARRIED OUT THROUGH THE INSTITUTIONS. IN CONSIDERING APPLICA-
TIONS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP  UNDER  THIS  SECTION  THE  INSTITUTION  SHALL
CONSIDER  THE  FINANCIAL NEED OF THE INDIVIDUAL, INCLUDING THE INCREASED
COSTS OF STUDY ABROAD.
  S 2. The sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000), or so  much  thereof
as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the New York state higher
education  services  corporation out of any moneys in the state treasury
to the credit of the state purposes account not  otherwise  appropriated
for  services and expenses of the corporation, to provide state matching
funds for the purposes of exclusively carrying  out  the  provisions  of
this act.
  S  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.