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                                    63
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,
   GALEF, GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, ORTIZ -- 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-e
 to read as follows:
   § 667-E. 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
 EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. A RECIPIENT OF THIS SCHOLARSHIP MAY CONCUR-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01983-01-9

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 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.
   § 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.
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.