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S03298 Summary:

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Establishes the New York nurse expansion program which provides awards to undergraduate students who are matriculated in an approved undergraduate program leading to a career in nursing at a New York state public or private degree granting institution of higher education.

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01/24/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3298

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. WEIK -- 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 establishing the New
 York nurse expansion 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-i
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 669-i. New York nurse expansion program. 1. Undergraduate students
 4 who are matriculated in an approved undergraduate program leading to a
 5 career in nursing at a New York state public or private degree granting
 6 institution of higher education are eligible for the New York nurse
 7 expansion program, provided the applicant: (a) graduates from a high
 8 school located in New York state during or after the two thousand twen-
 9 ty-five--two thousand twenty-six school year; (b) graduates within the
 10 top thirty-three percent of their high school class; (c) enrolls in
 11 full-time study each term beginning in the fall term after their high
 12 school graduation in an approved undergraduate nursing program, as
 13 defined by the corporation, at a New York state institution of higher
 14 education; (d) signs a contract with the corporation agreeing that their
 15 award will be converted to a student loan in the event the student fails
 16 to comply with the terms of this program as set forth in subdivision
 17 four of this section; and (e) complies with the applicable provisions of
 18 this article and all requirements promulgated by the corporation for the
 19 administration of the program.
 20 2. Awards shall be granted beginning with the two thousand twenty-six-
 21 -two thousand twenty-seven academic year and thereafter to applicants at
 22 New York state public or private degree granting institutions of higher
 23 education that the corporation has determined are eligible to receive
 24 such awards. The corporation shall grant such awards in an amount equal
 25 to the amount of undergraduate tuition for residents of New York state

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01812-01-5

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 1 charged by the state university of New York or actual tuition charged,
 2 whichever is less; provided, however, (a) a student who receives educa-
 3 tional grants and/or scholarships that cover the student's full cost of
 4 attendance shall not be eligible for an award under this program; (b)
 5 for a student who receives educational grants and/or scholarships that
 6 cover less than the student's full cost of attendance, such grants
 7 and/or scholarships shall not be deemed duplicative of this program and
 8 may be held concurrently with an award under this program, provided that
 9 the combined benefits do not exceed the student's full cost of attend-
 10 ance; and (c) an award under this program shall be applied to tuition
 11 after the application of all other educational grants and scholarships
 12 limited to tuition and shall be reduced in an amount equal to such
 13 educational grants and/or scholarships. Upon notification of an award
 14 under this program, the institution shall defer the amount of tuition
 15 equal to the award. No award shall be final until the recipient's
 16 successful completion of a term has been certified by the institution.
 17 3. An eligible recipient shall