N.Y. Education Law Section 668-A
Regents awards for children of deceased police officers, peace officers, firefighters and volunteer firefighters

1.

Eligible students. Awards shall be made to resident children of police officers and peace officers as defined in the criminal procedure law, firefighters and volunteer firefighters and correction officers of the state or any political subdivision thereof, or volunteer firefighters of fire departments or companies under contract to provide fire protection to a municipality or fire district who have died as a result of an injury sustained in the line of duty.

2.

Amount and duration. Every recipient shall receive an annual award of four hundred fifty dollars for each of not more than four academic years of undergraduate study or five academic years if a program normally requires five years, as defined by the commissioner pursuant to article 13 (Higher Education Student Financial Aid Programs)article thirteen of this chapter.

3.

Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this chapter, no child of a correction officer of the state who is receiving an award under the provisions of § 669 (Regents awards for children of deceased state correction officers and state civilian employees of a correction facility)section six hundred sixty-nine of this article shall receive an award under the provisions of this section.

Source: Section 668-A — Regents awards for children of deceased police officers, peace officers, firefighters and volunteer firefighters, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EDN/668-A (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 18, 2025).

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Tuition awards for part-time undergraduate students 667
Tuition assistance program awards 667‑A
Supplemental tuition assistance program 667‑C
Part-time tuition assistance program awards 667‑C‑1
New York state part-time scholarship (PTS) award program 667‑D
Enhanced tuition awards 668
Regents awards for children of deceased and disabled veterans 668‑A
Regents awards for children of deceased police officers, peace officers, firefighters and volunteer firefighters 668‑B
Memorial scholarships for children, spouses and financial dependents of deceased firefighters, volunteer firefighters, police officers, p... 668‑C
Awards for Vietnam veterans’ children born with Spina Bifida enrolled in approved undergraduate or graduate programs at degree granting i... 668‑D
World trade center memorial scholarships 668‑E
Military enhanced recognition, incentive and tribute (“MERIT”) scholarships 668‑F
American Airlines flight 587 memorial scholarships 668‑G
Continental Airlines flight 3407 memorial scholarships 669
Regents awards for children of deceased state correction officers and state civilian employees of a correction facility 669‑A
Veterans tuition awards program 669‑B
Recruitment incentive and retention program for members of the New York state organized militia 669‑D
New York state math and science teaching incentive program 669‑E
New York state science, technology, engineering and mathematics incentive program 669‑F
New York state masters-in-education teacher incentive scholarship program 669‑G
The New York state achievement and investment in merit scholarship (NY-AIMS) 669‑H
Excelsior scholarship
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Jan. 18, 2025

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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