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NY A09365
Bill
Status
12/19/2025
Primary Sponsor
Josh Jensen
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AI Summary
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Defines "academic excellence" for the New York State masters-in-education teacher incentive scholarship program as a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, replacing the previous requirement that the corporation define it through regulation
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Allows students to qualify for the scholarship by achieving the 3.5 GPA either as an undergraduate or in their first semester of an approved master's in education program at a NY public institution
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Clarifies eligibility language to include students who "enroll or are enrolled" in full-time study in approved master's in education programs
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Takes effect on July 1st following enactment, with immediate authorization to implement necessary regulatory changes
Legislative Description
Defines academic excellence relating to the New York state masters-in-education teacher incentive scholarship program as having a grade point average of three and one half or more on a four point scale.
Last Action
referred to higher education
1/7/2026