New York A 716: Relates to eliminating the default proceed firearm loophole

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A00716 Summary:

BILL NOA00716 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05099

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SPONSORButtenschon

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COSPNSRSteck

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Add §§669-i & 669-j, Ed L

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Relates to tuition scholarship award programs for certain resident and non-resident medical students attending approved medical programs on a full-time basis.

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BILL NOA00716 

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01/08/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 716

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to tuition scholarship
 award programs for certain resident and non-resident medical students

 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 two new sections
 2 669-i and 669-j to read as follows:
 3 § 669-i. Full-tuition scholarship award program for certain resident
 4 medical students. 1. A full-tuition scholarship award shall be made to
 5 an applicant who is matriculated in an approved medical program and who
 6 complies with the applicable provisions of this section and all require-
 7 ments promulgated by the corporation for the administration of the
 8 program. For purposes of this section, an "approved medical program"
 9 shall mean a post-collegiate level program offered by a unit of the
 10 state university of New York, a unit of the city university of New York,
 11 or other state-supported medical school approved by the commissioner,
 12 leading to a degree of doctor of medicine, "M.D.", doctor of osteopathy,
 13 "D.O.", or equivalent degree in accordance with the commissioner's regu-
 14 lations.
 15 2. Within amounts appropriated therefor and based on availability of
 16 funds, awards shall be granted beginning with the two thousand twenty-
 17 six--two thousand twenty-seven academic year and thereafter to appli-
 18 cants that the corporation has determined are eligible to receive such
 19 awards.
 20 3. An eligible recipient shall not receive an award for more than four
 21 years of full-time study in an approved medical program or for more than
 22 the actual number of years required to complete such a program if
 23 enrolled on a full-time basis.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02494-01-5

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 1 4. A recipient shall agree to reside exclusively in New York state,
 2 and shall not be employed in any other state, for a continuous number of
 3 years equal to the duration of the award received within six months of
 4 receipt of such recipient's final award payment, and sign a contract
 5 with the corporation to have such recipient's full award converted to a
 6 student loan according to a schedule to be determined by the corporation
 7 if such student fails to fulfill such requirement.
 8 5. Recipients shall receive an annual payment for the successful
 9 completion of an academic year, equal to the annual tuition charged to
 10 state resident students attending an approved medical program on a full-
 11 time basis.
 12 6. The corporation is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations
 13 necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this section.
 14 § 669-j. Tuition scholarship award program for certain non-resident
 15 medical students. 1. A tuition scholarship award shall be made to an
 16 applicant who: (a) is matriculated in an approved medical program, (b)
 17 is a non-resident who lives within a one hundred fifty mile radius of
 18 any border of New York state, and (c) complies with the applicable
 19 provisions of this section and all requirements promulgated by the
 20 corporation for the administration of the program. For purposes of this
 21 section, an "approved medical program" shall mean a post-collegiate
 22 level program offered by a unit of the state university of New York, a
 23 unit of