Relates to the New York state masters-in-education teacher incentive scholarship program, the official text

S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  5685--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 19, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN, SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to the New York state
   masters-in-education teacher incentive scholarship program

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 669-f of the education law, as
 added by section 1 of subpart A of part EE of chapter 56 of the laws  of
 2015, is amended and a new subdivision 1-a is added to read as follows:
   1.  Eligibility. Students who are matriculated in an approved master's
 degree in education program at a New York state [public  institution  of
 higher  education] COLLEGE, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIX
 HUNDRED ONE OF THIS TITLE, leading to a career as a  teacher  in  public
 elementary  or  secondary education shall be eligible for an award under
 this section, provided the applicant: (a) earned an undergraduate degree
 from a college located in New York state; (b) was a New York state resi-
 dent while earning such  undergraduate  degree;  (c)  achieved  academic
 excellence as an undergraduate student, as defined by the corporation in
 regulation;  (d)  enrolls  in  full-time  study  in an approved master's
 degree in education program at a New York state [public  institution  of
 higher  education] COLLEGE, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIX
 HUNDRED ONE OF THIS TITLE, leading to a career as a  teacher  in  public
 elementary  or secondary education; (e) signs a contract with the corpo-
 ration agreeing to teach in a classroom setting on a full-time basis for
 five years in a school located within New York  state  providing  public
 elementary  or secondary education recognized by the board of regents or
 the university of the state  of  New  York,  including  charter  schools
 authorized  pursuant  to  article  fifty-six  of  this  chapter; and (f)
 complies with the applicable provisions of this article and all require-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 ments promulgated by the  corporation  for  the  administration  of  the
 program.
   1-A.  PREFERENCE  FOR  SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS. PREFERENCE FOR THE AWARD OF
 SCHOLARSHIPS SHALL BE GIVEN TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS MATRICULATED AT  PUBLIC
 COLLEGES,  AS  DEFINED  IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED ONE OF
 THIS TITLE, IN NEW YORK STATE. REMAINING SCHOLARSHIPS MAY BE AWARDED  TO
 OTHER  ELIGIBLE STUDENTS MATRICULATED AT PRIVATE COLLEGES, AS DEFINED IN
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED ONE OF THIS TITLE,  IN  NEW  YORK
 STATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.