Bill > A04956

This bill modifies the admissions program for the State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College by increasing the number of reserved nomination positions from 284 to 437. The bill expands the number of vacancy nominations available to state officials: the governor will continue to have five nominations, the senate majority leader will have five, the assembly speaker will have five, each state senator (except the majority leader) will now have two nominations (previously unspecified), and each assembly member (except the speaker) will now have two nominations (increased from one). The bill maintains that nominated applicants who are accepted and participate in the regimental program will receive a scholarship covering state tuition after other grant aid for four consecutive years, provided they remain in good academic standing. To be eligible for nomination, applicants must be New York state residents who have lived in the state for at least one year, are high school graduates or equivalent, and each legislator can provide one principal and three alternative nominations. The final admission decisions remain under the college's administrative discretion, and the bill emphasizes that scholarship eligibility will not be affected by legislative reapportionment or changes in membership.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4956