New York Laws
Article 130 - Arthur O. Eve Opportunity for Higher Education
6454 - Science and Technology Entry Program.

(1) an established record of conducting effective collaborative
educational programs with neighboring secondary schools;
(2) the ability and willingness to cooperate with other postsecondary
institutions in operating a program funded pursuant to this section;
(3) the capacity to secure or provide additional support in amounts
equal to at least twenty-five percent of the grant sought under this
section through private and other governmental sources and through
in-kind services;
(4) a location within a school district with an enrollment comprised
of at least twenty percent minority group students or a location near
such a district that is accessible by public transportation.
b. The commissioner shall select the grant recipients after
consultation with the council. To the fullest extent practicable the
commissioner and the council shall ensure that grants are awarded to
eligible applicants in a diversity of regions of the state.
6. To be selected to participate in a program funded pursuant to this
section, an eligible student must exhibit the potential for college
level study if provided with special services, as indicated by academic
record, test scores, attendance record, personal references, and other
measures deemed appropriate by the commissioner.
7. No grant pursuant to this section shall exceed two hundred thousand
dollars to any eligible applicant in a single state fiscal year unless
the eligible applicant is a consortium comprised of two or more
institutions of post-secondary education or unless the eligible
applicant is conducting summer classes as an approved part of its
program.
8. The commissioner is authorized to require eligible applicants
receiving funds pursuant to this section to report periodically upon:
a. compliance with the approved plan;
b. the objectives of the applicant's program;
c. the curricula and the activities and services offered by the
program;
d. the sources of support and the expenditures of the program;
e. the background and progress of students selected to participate in
the program;
f. the performance of the program in meeting the evaluation standards
established pursuant to this section; and
g. other matters the commissioner deems appropriate.