Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is
to establish the eligibility criteria and requirements for certain independent
colleges and universities applying for State aid awards for high needs nursing
programs pursuant to section
6401-a of the Education Law.
(b) Definitions. For purposes of this
section:
(1) enrolled shall mean that a
student is registered full-time in the fall semester at an eligible institution
in an associate or baccalaureate degree program in nursing that is registered
by the department pursuant to section
52.12 of this
Title;
(2) eligible institution
shall mean a higher education institution that meets the following
requirements:
(i) the institution shall be a
non-profit or independent college or university incorporated by the regents or
the legislature that is geographically located in New York State;
(ii) the institution shall maintain an earned
nursing degree program registered by the department, culminating in an
associate degree or higher, including any online nursing degree program offered
via the internet;
(iii) the
institution shall meet such standards of educational quality applicable to
comparable public institutions of higher education, as may be from time to time
established by the Regents; and
(iv) the institution shall meet the
requirements for State aid under the constitutions of the United States and the
State of New York;
(3)
fall semester means that part of the academic year that begins between late
August and November 1st;
(4)
department shall mean the New York State Education Department;
(5) full-time student shall mean a student
that is enrolled at an eligible institution in full- time study, as defined in
section
145-2.1
of this Title;
(6) high needs
nursing program shall mean any nursing program registered by the department
pursuant to section
52.12 of this Title at an
eligible institution as defined in this section, and shall not include online
or internet nursing degree programs.
(c) Application. Eligible institutions that
wish to apply for State aid pursuant to section
6401-a of the Education Law shall submit
an application to the commissioner by September 15th of the academic year in
which they are seeking State aid, on a form prescribed by the
commissioner.
(d) Awards.
(1) The commissioner shall grant State aid
awards to each eligible institution within the amounts appropriated for such
purpose, not to exceed one million dollars and based on the availability of
funds. Such awards shall be computed by multiplying an amount not to exceed
$250 for each student enrolled in a high needs nursing program at an eligible
two year degree institution and an amount not to exceed $500 for each student
enrolled in a high needs nursing program at an eligible four year degree
institution in the fall semester preceding the annual period for which such an
apportionment is made.
(2) For
purposes of this section, an eligible two year degree institution which has
received authority to confer baccalaureate degrees shall continue to be
considered an eligible two year degree institution until such time as it has
actually begun to confer baccalaureate degrees.
(3) In the case of a jointly registered
nursing degree program at more than one eligible institution, the eligible
institution granting the degree shall receive the State aid award under this
section.
(4) In the event that the
appropriation cannot fully fund such awards, the commissioner will appropriate
the monies to each eligible institution proportionately based on the amount of
available funds and pursuant to a schedule determined by the
commissioner.
(e)
Institutional reports. Beginning July 1, 2007, each eligible institution
applying for State aid pursuant to section
6401-a of the Education Law shall submit
an annual certification by their chief executive officer to the commissioner by
November 15th of each year, certifying the number of students enrolled in a
high needs nursing program at such institution for the fall semester and any
other information the commissioner may require, in a form prescribed by the
commissioner.
(f) Annual reports.
Each eligible institution that receives State aid pursuant to section
6401-a of the Education Law shall submit
an annual report to the commissioner by November 15th of each year, detailing
each expenditure of State aid received and any other information the
commissioner may require, in a form prescribed by the commissioner.
