N.Y. Education Law § 679-c: Senator Patricia K

§ 679-c. Senator Patricia K. McGee nursing faculty scholarship

program. 1. Purpose:

a. The president shall grant scholarship awards for the purpose of

increasing the number of educators and adjunct clinical faculty teaching

in the field of nursing education in New York state. Such awards shall

be made on a competitive basis, as promulgated by the corporation

through rules and regulations to applicants who are registered

professional nurses and are enrolling in an approved program to obtain a

master's degree in nursing or a doctoral degree that will qualify them

as nursing faculty or adjunct clinical faculty.

b. To be eligible for an award pursuant to this subdivision,

applicants shall (1) be a licensed registered nurse in New York state;

(2) enroll in a master's degree program in nursing or doctoral degree

program that will qualify them as nursing faculty or adjunct clinical

faculty in New York state; (3) agree to practice in New York state as

nursing faculty upon completion of such degree program; and (4) comply

with subdivisions three and five of section six hundred sixty-one of

this part.

2. Award conditions and requirements. Scholarships shall be awarded on

a competitive basis as promulgated by the corporation through rules and

regulations to applicants whom the corporation has certified are

eligible to receive such awards; and who agree to provide not less than

twelve academic credit hours or its equivalent as nursing faculty or

clinical teaching service for the duration of at least four years upon

completion of the degree program.

3. Amount. The corporation shall grant such awards within the amounts

appropriated for such purpose and based on availability of funds

according to a schedule to be determined by the corporation in an

amount:

a. equal to the tuition charged to state resident students attending a

master's degree program in nursing or doctoral degree program that will

qualify them as nursing faculty or adjunct clinical faculty at the state

university of New York; the average mandatory fees charged at the state

university of New York, or the actual tuition and fees charged to the

recipient, whichever is less; and the average non-tuition cost of

attendance, as determined by the corporation and as approved by the

director of the budget, for a student at the state university of New

York or actual non-tuition cost of attendance at such institution,

whichever is less, provided that the scholarship shall not exceed an

amount that is equal to the total cost of attendance determined for

federal Title IV student financial aid purposes, less all other

scholarships and grants provided by New York state, other states, the

federal government, or other governments, and the amount of educational

benefits paid under any program that would duplicate the purposes of

this program, provided that any scholarships or grants provided to a

recipient by the institution which are intended to fund any portion of

the difference between the annual state award and the actual costs of

attendance at any such institution shall not be considered to duplicate

the purposes of this program.

b. No annual award shall exceed twenty thousand dollars.

4. Other awards. Award recipients shall be eligible to apply for other

awards.

5. Penalties for noncompliance. a. The corporation shall convert to a

student loan the full amount of the award given pursuant to this

section, plus interest, according to a schedule to be determined by the

corporation if: (1) three years after the completion of the degree

program it is found that an applicant did not begin to provide nursing

faculty or clinical nurse faculty services; (2) if such applicant does

not provide nursing faculty or clinical nursing faculty services for

four years within seven years of the completion of the master's degree

program in nursing or doctoral degree; or (3) the student fails to

receive a master's degree in nursing or doctoral degree that will

qualify them as nursing faculty or adjunct clinical faculty within the

three years of receiving the award. The terms and conditions of this

subdivision shall be deferred for any interruption in graduate or

doctoral study or employment as established by the rules and regulations

of the corporation. Any obligation to comply with such provisions as

outlined in this section shall be cancelled upon the death of the

recipient. Notwithstanding any provisions of this subdivision to the

contrary, the corporation is authorized to promulgate rules and

regulations to provide for the waiver or suspension of any financial

obligation which would involve extreme hardship.

b. The rate of interest charged for repayment of the student loan

shall be determined pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the

corporation.