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A02052 Summary:

BILL NOA02052 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMaher

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COSPNSRBrown E, DeStefano, Lemondes, Brabenec, McDonough, Hawley, Bendett

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §679-k, Ed L

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Relates to providing loan forgiveness for agriculture educators who provide didactic instruction to students about agriculture, food, and natural resources.

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BILL NOA02052 

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01/14/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2052

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MAHER, E. BROWN, DeSTEFANO, LEMONDES, BRABENEC,
 McDONOUGH, HAWLEY, BENDETT -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing loan
 forgiveness for agriculture educators

 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 679-k
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 679-k. New York state agriculture educators loan forgiveness incen-
 4 tive program. 1. Definition. The term "agriculture educator" means an
 5 instructor who provides didactic instruction to students about agricul-
 6 ture, food and natural resources delivered through lessons in science,
 7 communications, leadership, management and technology.
 8 2. Purpose. The president shall grant student loan forgiveness awards
 9 for the purpose of alleviating the burden of student loan debt for agri-
 10 culture educators teaching in the field of agriculture education in New
 11 York state. Such awards shall be made on a competitive basis as promul-
 12 gated by the corporation for such purposes, to applicants who meet the
 13 eligibility criteria. Such rules and regulations shall include
 14 provisions for the consideration of applicants who are economically
 15 disadvantaged.
 16 3. Eligibility. To be eligible for an award pursuant to this section,
 17 applicants shall:
 18 (a) have graduated and obtained a degree from an approved New York
 19 state college or university;
 20 (b) have an outstanding student loan debt from obtaining such degree;
 21 (c) be employed as a full-time agriculture educator in New York state
 22 for at least two years;
 23 (d) reside in New York state for at least two years post graduation;
 24 (e) apply for this program within two years of college graduation; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04847-01-5

 A. 2052 2

 1 (f) comply with subdivision five of section six hundred sixty-one of
 2 this part.
 3 4. Awards. The corporation shall grant such awards within amounts
 4 appropriated for such purposes and based on the availability of funds.
 5 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 6 have become a law.

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