New York S 5099: Relates to tuition scholarship award programs for certain resident and non-resident medical students

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S05099 Summary:

BILL NOS05099 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00716

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SPONSORGRIFFO

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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 NOS05099 

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02/18/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5099

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- 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 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.
 24 4. A recipient shall agree to reside exclusively in New York state,
 25 and shall not be employed in any other state, for a continuous number of

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

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 1 years equal to the duration of the award received within six months of
 2 receipt of such recipient's final award payment, and sign a contract
 3 with the corporation to have such recipient's full award converted to a
 4 student loan according to a schedule to be determined by the corporation
 5 if such student fails to fulfill such requirement.
 6 5. Recipients shall receive an annual payment for the successful
 7 completion of an academic year, equal to the annual tuition charged to
 8 state resident students attending an approved medical program on a full-
 9 time basis.
 10 6. The corporation is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations
 11 necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this section.
 12 § 669-j. Tuition scholarship award program for certain non-resident
 13 medical students. 1. A tuition scholarship award shall be made to an
 14 applicant who: (a) is matriculated in an approved medical program, (b)
 15 is a non-resident who lives within a one hundred fifty mile radius of
 16 any border of New York state, and (c) complies with the applicable
 17 provisions of this section and all requirements promulgated by the
 18 corporation for the administration of the program. For purposes of this
 19 section, an "approved medical program" shall mean a post-collegiate
 20 level program offered by a unit of the state university of New York, a