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NY A02196
Bill
Status
1/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brian Cunningham
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AI Summary
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Establishes the City University of New York Center for Excellence in Urban Education at a CUNY college to address teacher shortages in urban schools, focusing on classroom management, cultural sensitivity, and community issues
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Creates programs to recruit minority candidates into teaching, provide clinical education in urban settings, and train teachers in high-need fields including science, math, special education, and bilingual education
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Establishes the Regents Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program providing up to $10,000 annually (for two consecutive years) to teachers who agree to work in designated teacher shortage areas
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Requires loan forgiveness recipients to teach full-time for 10 months per annual payment received, with a minimum 24-month service commitment, and serve as an extracurricular advisor or coach
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Imposes a repayment formula at twice the award amount plus interest if recipients fail to fulfill their service obligation, with a 5-year repayment period and hardship waivers available
Legislative Description
Creates city university of New York center for excellence in urban education to enhance the quality of teaching in public schools in NYC; establishes the regents public school teacher loan forgiveness program to allocate awards annually to teachers who agree to teach public school in an area of New York state designated by the board of regents as having a shortage of public school teachers.
Last Action
referred to higher education
1/7/2026