A 716: Relates to tuition scholarship award programs for certain resident and non-resident medical students attending approved medical programs on a full-time basis.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 716 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to tuition scholarship award programs for certain resident and non-resident medical students 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 two new sections 2 669-i and 669-j to read as follows: 3 § 669-i. Full-tuition scholarship award program for certain resident 4 medical students. 1. A full-tuition scholarship award shall be made to 5 an applicant who is matriculated in an approved medical program and who 6 complies with the applicable provisions of this section and all require- 7 ments promulgated by the corporation for the administration of the 8 program. For purposes of this section, an "approved medical program" 9 shall mean a post-collegiate level program offered by a unit of the 10 state university of New York, a unit of the city university of New York, 11 or other state-supported medical school approved by the commissioner, 12 leading to a degree of doctor of medicine, "M.D.", doctor of osteopathy, 13 "D.O.", or equivalent degree in accordance with the commissioner's regu- 14 lations. 15 2. Within amounts appropriated therefor and based on availability of 16 funds, awards shall be granted beginning with the two thousand twenty- 17 six--two thousand twenty-seven academic year and thereafter to appli- 18 cants that the corporation has determined are eligible to receive such 19 awards. 20 3. An eligible recipient shall not receive an award for more than four 21 years of full-time study in an approved medical program or for more than 22 the actual number of years required to complete such a program if 23 enrolled on a full-time basis. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02494-01-5 
 A. 716 2 1 4. A recipient shall agree to reside exclusively in New York state, 2 and shall not be employed in any other state, for a continuous number of 3 years equal to the duration of the award received within six months of 4 receipt of such recipient's final award payment, and sign a contract 5 with the corporation to have such recipient's full award converted to a 6 student loan according to a schedule to be determined by the corporation 7 if such student fails to fulfill such requirement. 8 5. Recipients shall receive an annual payment for the successful 9 completion of an academic year, equal to the annual tuition charged to 10 state resident students attending an approved medical program on a full- 11 time basis. 12 6. The corporation is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations 13 necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this section. 14 § 669-j. Tuition scholarship award program for certain non-resident 15 medical students. 1. A tuition scholarship award shall be made to an 16 applicant who: (a) is matriculated in an approved medical program, (b) 17 is a non-resident who lives within a one hundred fifty mile radius of 18 any border of New York state, and (c) complies with the applicable 19 provisions of this section and all requirements promulgated by the 20 corporation for the administration of the program. For purposes of this 21 section, an "approved medical program" shall mean a post-collegiate 22 level program offered by a unit of the state university of New York, a 23 unit of the city university of New York, or other state-supported 24 medical school approved by the commissioner, leading to a degree of 25 doctor of medicine, "M.D.", doctor of osteopathy, "D.O.", or equivalent 26 degree in accordance with the commissioner's regulations. 27 2. Within amounts appropriated therefor and based on availability of 28 funds, awards shall be granted beginning with the two thousand twenty- 29 six--two thousand twenty-seven academic year and thereafter to appli- 30 cants that the corporation has determined are eligible to receive such 31 awards. 32 3. An eligible recipient shall not receive an award for more than four 33 years of full-time study in an approved medical program or for more than 34 the actual number of years required to complete such a program if 35 enrolled on a full-time basis. 36 4. Recipients shall receive an annual payment for the successful 37 completion of an academic year, equal to two-thirds of the annual 38 tuition charged to non-resident students attending an approved medical 39 program on a full-time basis. 40 5. The corporation is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations 41 necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this section. 42 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any 43 eligible applicant beginning with the 2026-2027 academic year.