New York S 3899: Provides an annual scholarship of $1000 for students with a minimum 3.0 high school GPA who attend a New York state public postsecondary institution

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S03899 Summary:

BILL NOS03899 

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Provides an annual scholarship of $1,000 for students with a minimum 3.0 high school GPA who attend a New York state public postsecondary institution.

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BILL NOS03899 

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01/30/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3899

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 state college attend-
 ance awards for students who maintain a certain minimum cumulative
 average throughout high school

 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 670-c
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 670-c. State college attendance awards. 1. In addition to any other
 4 academic performance award granted pursuant to this chapter, an eligible
 5 student shall receive one thousand dollars annually, provided such
 6 student enrolls in an associate or baccalaureate degree program at a
 7 public postsecondary institution located in this state within one year
 8 of such student's completion of the core requirements for graduation
 9 from a public high school located in this state.
 10 2. Eligibility. An eligible student shall be a student who:
 11 (a) has attended an approved public high school program located in
 12 this state from grades nine through twelve; and
 13 (b) has maintained a minimum 3.0 cumulative average for each of all
 14 semesters of such student's attendance in such approved high school
 15 program located in this state.
 16 3. Duration. A state college attendance award shall entitle the recip-
 17 ient to an annual award for not more than four academic years of under-
 18 graduate study, provided such student maintains the minimum academic
 19 standards for such postsecondary institution; and provided further such
 20 student remains enrolled in a public postsecondary institution until the
 21 completion of such student's terminal degree.
 22 4. Amount. (a) Eligible students entering a community college with a
 23 two year degree program shall receive one thousand dollars for each of
 24 two years, or a maximum of two thousand dollars; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07367-01-5

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 1 (b) Eligible students entering a public four year college or universi-
 2 ty shall receive one thousand dollars for each of four years, or a maxi-
 3 mum of four thousand dollars.
 4 (c) In no event shall the amount of the annual awards exceed the
 5 recipient's cost of attendance at the institution attended. Cost of
 6 attendance shall mean tuition, required fees, laboratory and other
 7 instruction related expenses, books, transportation, and room and board.
 8 Anything in this article to the contrary notwithstanding, a recipient of
 9 a scholarship pursuant to this section may concurrently receive with
 10 such award any other academic or general award for which such recipient
 11 may be eligible; provided, however, in no event shall a recipient be
 12 awarded a scholarship in any amount where the combination of all such
 13 awards would exceed the recipient's cost of attendance at the institu-
 14 tion.
 15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 16 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 17 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 18 tation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made and
 19 completed on or before such effective date.

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