Senate Bill S4963

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to providing loan forgiveness for agriculture educators

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S4963 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7287
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง679-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1920, A7290
2019-2020: A5452
2021-2022: A4011
2023-2024: A5479

2015-S4963 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing loan forgiveness for agriculture educators.

2015-S4963 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4963 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4963

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 24, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend  the  education  law,  in  relation  to  providing  loan
  forgiveness for agriculture educators

  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  679-h
to read as follows:
  S  679-H. NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURE EDUCATORS LOAN FORGIVENESS INCEN-
TIVE PROGRAM. 1. DEFINITION. THE TERM "AGRICULTURE  EDUCATOR"  MEANS  AN
INSTRUCTOR  WHO PROVIDES DIDACTIC INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS ABOUT AGRICUL-
TURE, FOOD AND NATURAL RESOURCES DELIVERED THROUGH LESSONS  IN  SCIENCE,
COMMUNICATIONS, LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY.
  2.  PURPOSE. THE PRESIDENT SHALL GRANT STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS AWARDS
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLEVIATING THE BURDEN OF STUDENT LOAN DEBT FOR AGRI-
CULTURE EDUCATORS TEACHING IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE EDUCATION IN  NEW
YORK  STATE. SUCH AWARDS SHALL BE MADE ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS AS PROMUL-
GATED BY THE CORPORATION FOR SUCH PURPOSES, TO APPLICANTS WHO  MEET  THE
ELIGIBILITY   CRITERIA.   SUCH   RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  SHALL  INCLUDE
PROVISIONS FOR THE CONSIDERATION  OF  APPLICANTS  WHO  ARE  ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED.
  3.  ELIGIBILITY. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION,
APPLICANTS SHALL:
  (A) HAVE GRADUATED AND OBTAINED A DEGREE FROM  AN  APPROVED  NEW  YORK
STATE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY;
  (B) HAVE AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT LOAN DEBT FROM OBTAINING SUCH DEGREE;
  (C) BE EMPLOYED AS AN AGRICULTURE EDUCATOR IN NEW YORK STATE;
  (D) APPLY FOR THIS PROGRAM WITHIN TWO YEARS OF COLLEGE GRADUATION; AND
  (E)  COMPLY  WITH  SUBDIVISIONS  THREE AND FIVE OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED
SIXTY-ONE OF THIS PART.
  4. AWARDS. THE CORPORATION SHALL  GRANT  SUCH  AWARDS  WITHIN  AMOUNTS
APPROPRIATED FOR SUCH PURPOSES AND BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.

              

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