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A02219 Summary:

BILL NOA02219 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSimon

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COSPNSRColton, Cruz, Lupardo, Ramos

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §679-k, Ed L

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Establishes the New York Teach Program conditional tuition waiver; requires participants to teach at hard to staff school districts for four years after graduation in order to have tuition waived in full for accelerated bachelor's and master's degree programs in education.

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BILL NOA02219 

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01/15/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2219

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 15, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, COLTON, CRUZ, LUPARDO, RAMOS -- read once
 and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the "New
 York Teach Program" conditional tuition waiver

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and be cited as the
 2 "New York Teach Program".
 3 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 679-k to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 679-k. New York teach program. 1. Purpose. The president shall
 6 establish a conditional tuition waiver for accelerated five-year bach-
 7 elor's and master's program in education for eligible public universi-
 8 ties for the purpose of increasing the number of teachers serving under-
 9 served districts in the state.
 10 2. Eligibility. To be eligible for a conditional tuition waiver pursu-
 11 ant to this section, applicants shall (a) be accepted in an accelerated
 12 five-year bachelor's and master's degree program at a public university
 13 in the state; (b) sign a contract to agree to teach at their assigned
 14 hard to staff city school district for at least four years after gradu-
 15 ation; (c) complete the accelerated five-year bachelor's and master's
 16 degree program within five years of enrollment; (d) be a New York state
 17 resident; and (e) maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average for each
 18 academic year enrolled in the program.
 19 3. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term (a) "eligi-
 20 ble public universities" shall mean a public university in New York
 21 state with both a bachelor's and master's degree in education; (b) "hard
 22 to staff city school districts" shall mean school districts in a city
 23 that have a shortage of teachers, as designated by the department; and
 24 (c) "accelerated five-year bachelor's and master's program" shall mean

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04792-01-5

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 1 an academic course of study which allows a student to complete their
 2 bachelor's and master's degrees in education in five academic years.
 3 4. Priority. Priority for this conditional tuition waiver shall be
 4 given to applicants who are economically disadvantaged as determined by
 5 the corporation.
 6 5. Waiver amount determination. The corporation shall grant five thou-
 7 sand conditional waivers pursuant to this subdivision in each of the
 8 first ten academic years after the effective date of this subdivision.
 9 Upon completion of the ten academic years after the effective date of
 10 this subdivision, the corporation shall study the effectiveness of this
 11 tuition waiver program. Such study shall include the success rate of
 12 participants, including test scores for the students taught by program
 13 participants and school administrator reviews of program participants.
 14 Upon completion of the study, the corporation shall determine the number
 15 of conditional waivers that shall be granted in the academic years ther-
 16 eafter.
 17 6. Assignment of graduates. Prior to graduation, the corporation shall
 18 assign students that have been granted a conditional tuition waiver to a
 19 hard to staff city school district. The assignment shall be made pursu-
 20 ant to the need for teachers at such s