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NY A02219
Bill
Status
1/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jo Simon
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AI Summary
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Establishes the "New York Teach Program" providing conditional tuition waivers for students in accelerated five-year bachelor's and master's education programs at New York public universities
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Requires participants to commit to teaching for at least four years in a hard-to-staff city school district after graduation, maintain a 3.0 GPA, and be New York state residents
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Authorizes 5,000 conditional waivers per year for the first ten academic years, after which the program's effectiveness will be studied to determine future waiver amounts
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Converts the tuition waiver to an educational loan if participants fail to complete the degree within five years or do not fulfill the four-year teaching commitment
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Gives priority to economically disadvantaged applicants and allows recipients to combine the waiver with other financial aid, scholarships, and awards
Legislative Description
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.
Last Action
referred to higher education
1/7/2026