S 4909 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the New York state masters-in-education teacher incentive scholarship program

This bill amends New York's teacher scholarship program to expand eligibility and prioritize certain students. It requires applicants to have earned an undergraduate degree from a New York state college while residing in New York, maintained academic excellence, and commit to teaching full-time in New York public schools for five years. The bill gives preference for scholarship awards to students enrolled in public colleges (as defined by law), with remaining funds available for eligible students at private colleges. It directly affects graduate students pursuing teaching careers in New York state public schools. The changes take effect immediately upon enactment.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2025 Last action Jun 10, 2025
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S4909 S4909A · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to add a new subdivision (1-a) requiring that scholarship awards under the New York State Masters-in-Education Teacher Incentive Scholarship Program prioritize eligible students attending public colleges over those at private colleges. The bill also includes procedural changes indicating the bill was discharged from committee, amended, and recommitted.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include a preference mechanism for awarding scholarships to public college students before private college students.
ELIGIBILITY

Added a new preference requirement that scholarship awards must prioritize eligible students matriculated at public colleges before awarding to eligible students at private colleges.

PROCEDURAL

Changed the bill status from being committed to the Committee on Higher Education to being discharged, amended, and recommitted to that committee.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill number designation from S 4909 to S 4909--A and revised document tracking numbers.

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Total actions
7
Key actions
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Committee
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Amendments
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May 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4909A
upper
May 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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