New York Laws
Article 8 - State University and State Financial Assistance for Higher Education
352-A - Maritime College; Admissions Program.

(b) To be eligible to receive such nomination and scholarship, the
applicant must be a resident of the state. For purposes of this section,
a state resident shall be defined as a person who has resided in the
state of New York for a period of at least one year prior to the time of
nomination, is a graduate or within one year of graduation from an
approved high school or has attained a New York state high school
equivalency diploma or its equivalent as determined by the commissioner.
3. The vacancy nominations shall be distributed as follows: five for
the governor, five for the majority leader of the senate, five for the
speaker of the assembly, two for each state senator other than the
majority leader of the senate and one for each member of the assembly
other than the speaker of the assembly. The governor and each member of
the legislature shall provide one principal and three alternative
nominations for consideration for admission. Final admission decisions
shall remain with the college and within administrative procedures and
criteria.
4. The state university of New York shall provide annually by the
first day of July and upon request of the chairperson of the senate
higher education committee or the chairperson of the assembly higher
education committee a report detailing the total vacancies filled, the
total vacancies expected for the upcoming academic year, what vacancies
each elected official is expected to have pursuant to the provisions of
subdivision three of this section and a summary of the previous year's
total student enrollment and participation in the program.
5. The scholarships authorized by this section shall be made available
so long as funds are made available for such purposes.
6. Any individual receiving a scholarship pursuant to this section
shall apply for all other available state, federal, or other educational
grant aid at the time of enrollment. Any grant aid or financial
assistance received shall be utilized to offset the cost of tuition and
the "Summer Sea Term" to the maximum extent possible, except that
nothing shall require that aid or assistance received which may be used
towards costs other than that of tuition shall be applied toward the
cost of tuition.

7. The state university of New York is hereby authorized to promulgate
any rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of the
provisions of this section.