Title EDN, Education

§ 667. Tuition assistance program awards. 1. Recipient\nqualifications. Tuition assistance program awards are available for all\nstudents who are enrolled in approved programs and who demonstrate the\nability to complete such courses, in accordance with standards\nestablished by…

§ 667-a. Supplemental tuition assistance program. 1. Legislative\nintent. The legislature hereby finds that to further the goal of equal\nopportunity it is necessary to assure the availability of supplemental\nassistance for the successful remediation of educationally disadvanta…

§ 667-c. Part-time tuition assistance program awards. 1.\nNotwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the\npresident of the higher education services corporation is authorized to\nmake tuition assistance program awards to:\n a. part-time students enrolled at a d…

§ 667-d. Enhanced tuition awards. 1. Recipient qualifications. a.\nEstablishment. Enhanced tuition awards are available for students who\nare enrolled in approved programs in private degree granting\ninstitutions of higher education except those institutions set forth in\nparagr…

§ 668. Regents awards for children of deceased and disabled veterans.\n1. Period of military service. For a student to be eligible, the\nparent, or step-parent where the student is the dependent of the\nstep-parent, (i) must have been a recipient of the armed forces\nexpeditiona…

§ 668-a. Regents awards for children of deceased police officers,\npeace officers, firefighters and volunteer firefighters. 1. Eligible\nstudents. Awards shall be made to resident children of police officers\nand peace officers as defined in the criminal procedure law,\nfirefigh…

§ 668-b. Memorial scholarships for children, spouses and financial\ndependents of deceased firefighters, volunteer firefighters, police\nofficers, peace officers, and emergency medical service workers. 1.\nNotwithstanding subdivision five of section six hundred sixty-one of\nthi…

§ 668-c. Awards for Vietnam veterans' children born with Spina Bifida\nenrolled in approved undergraduate or graduate programs at degree\ngranting institutions. 1. Eligible students. Awards shall be made to\nVietnam veterans' resident children born with Spina Bifida enrolled in\…

§ 668-d. World trade center memorial scholarships. 1. Eligible groups.\nNotwithstanding subdivisions three and five of section six hundred\nsixty-one of this article, children, spouses and financial dependents of\ninnocent victims who have died or have been severely and permanen…

§ 668-e. Military enhanced recognition, incentive and tribute\n("MERIT") scholarships. 1. Eligible persons. a. Notwithstanding\nsubdivisions three and five of section six hundred sixty-one of this\ntitle, children, spouses and financial dependents of a member of the\narmed force…

§ 668-f. American Airlines flight 587 memorial scholarships. 1.\nEligible groups. Notwithstanding subdivisions three and five of section\nsix hundred sixty-one of this part, children, spouses, and financial\ndependents of persons who died as a direct result of the crash of\nAmer…

§ 668-g. Continental Airlines flight 3407 memorial scholarships. 1.\nEligible groups. Notwithstanding subdivisions three and five of section\nsix hundred sixty-one of this part, children, spouses and financial\ndependents of persons who died as a direct result of the crash of\nC…

§ 669. Regents awards for children of deceased state correction\nofficers and state civilian employees of a correction facility. 1.\nEligible students. Awards shall be made to resident children of state\ncorrection officers and state civilian employees of a correctional\nfacilit…

§ 669-a. Veterans tuition awards program. 1. As used in this section,\nthe following terms shall have the following meanings:\n a. "Vietnam veteran" means (i) a person who is a resident of this\nstate, (ii) who served in the armed forces of the United States in\nIndochina at any…

* § 669-b. Recruitment incentive and retention program for members of\nthe New York state organized militia. 1. The division of military and\nnaval affairs is authorized, within amounts appropriated or otherwise\nlawfully available from any other source, to establish a recruitme…

§ 669-d. New York state math and science teaching incentive program.\n1. Eligibility. Notwithstanding subdivision five of section six hundred\nsixty-one of this part, undergraduate and/or graduate students who are\nmatriculated in an approved undergraduate or graduate program at…

§ 669-e. New York state science, technology, engineering and\nmathematics incentive program. 1. Undergraduate students who are\nmatriculated in an approved undergraduate program leading to a career in\nscience, technology, engineering or mathematics at a New York state\npublic i…

§ 669-f. New York state masters-in-education teacher incentive\nscholarship program. 1. Eligibility. Students who are matriculated in\nan approved master's degree in education program at a New York state\ncollege, as defined in subdivision two of section six hundred one of\nthis…

§ 669-g. The New York state achievement and investment in merit\nscholarship (NY-AIMS). 1. Purpose. The New York state achievement and\ninvestment in merit scholarship (NY-AIMS) is hereby established for the\npurpose of granting merit based scholarship awards to New York state\n…

§ 669-h. Excelsior scholarship. 1. Eligibility. An excelsior\nscholarship award shall be made to an applicant who: (a) is matriculated\nin an approved program leading to an undergraduate degree at a New York\nstate public institution of higher education; (b) if enrolled in (i) a…

§ 670. Regents college scholarships. 1. Number and certification.\nTwenty-five thousand regents college scholarships shall be awarded each\nyear. Such scholarships shall be allocated as provided in article\nthirteen to eligible students as certified to the president by the\ncomm…

§ 670-a. Empire state scholarships of excellence. 1. Number and\ncertification. One thousand empire state scholarships of excellence\nshall be awarded each year. Such scholarships shall be allocated as\nprovided in article thirteen of this chapter to eligible students\ncertified…

§ 670-b. Scholarships for academic excellence. 1. Number and\ncertification. Five thousand scholarships shall be awarded in the\nnineteen hundred ninety-seven--ninety-eight academic year, and eight\nthousand scholarships shall be awarded in the nineteen hundred\nninety-eight--ni…

§ 6700. Introduction. This article applies to the profession of\nveterinary medicine and veterinary technology. The general provisions\nfor all professions contained in article one hundred thirty of this\ntitle apply to this article.\n

§ 6701. Definition of practice of veterinary medicine. The practice of\nthe profession of veterinary medicine is defined as diagnosing,\ntreating, operating, or prescribing for any animal disease, pain,\ninjury, deformity or dental or physical condition, or the subcutaneous\nins…

§ 6702. Practice of veterinary medicine and use of title\n"veterinarian". 1. Only a person licensed or exempt under this article\nshall practice veterinary medicine or use the title "veterinarian".\n 2. A licensed veterinarian or a professional service corporation\norganized for…

§ 6703. State board for veterinary medicine. A state board for\nveterinary medicine shall be appointed by the board of regents on\nrecommendation of the commissioner for the purpose of assisting the\nboard of regents and the department on matters of professional licensing\nand p…

§ 6704. Requirements for a professional license as a veterinarian. To\nqualify for a license as a veterinarian, an applicant shall fulfill the\nfollowing requirements:\n (1) Application: file an application with the department;\n (2) Education: have received an education, includ…

§ 6704-a. Mandatory continuing education for veterinarians. 1. (a)\nEach veterinarian, licensed pursuant to this article, required to\nregister triennially with the department to practice in this state shall\ncomply with the provisions of the mandatory continuing education\nrequ…

§ 6705. Exempt persons. The following persons under the following\nlimitations may practice veterinary medicine within the state without a\nlicense:\n 1. Any commissioned veterinary medical officer serving in the United\nStates armed forces or in the United States Agricultural R…

§ 6705-a. Emergency veterinarian service; limited liability.\nNotwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general, special or\nlocal law, any licensed veterinarian who voluntarily, and without the\nexpectation of monetary compensation, renders first aid or emergency\ntreat…

§ 6706. Corporate practice. 1. No business corporation, other than a\nprofessional service corporation organized under the business\ncorporation law, shall hereafter be organized for the practice of\nveterinary medicine; no business corporation, other than a professional\nservic…

§ 6707. Limited permits to engage in the practice of veterinary\nmedicine. Permits limited as to eligibility, practice, and duration,\nshall be issued by the department to eligible applicants as follows:\n 1. Eligibility. The following persons shall be eligible for a limited\npe…

§ 6708. Definition of practice of veterinary technology. 1. The\npractice of the profession of veterinary technology is defined as the\nperformance of services within the field of veterinary medicine by a\nperson who, for compensation or personal profit, is employed by or under\…

§ 6709. Practice of veterinary technology and use of title "veterinary\ntechnician". Only a person licensed under sections sixty-seven hundred\neleven and sixty-seven hundred eleven-a of this article or exempted from\nits provisions by section sixty-seven hundred twelve shall pr…

§ 671. Regents professional education in nursing scholarships. 1.\nNumber and certification. Eight hundred regents professional education\nin nursing scholarships shall be awarded each year. Such scholarships\nshall be allocated as provided in article thirteen to eligible studen…

§ 6711. Requirements for a professional license as an veterinary\ntechnician. To qualify for licensure as an veterinary technician, an\napplicant shall fulfill the following requirements:\n 1. Application: file an application with the department;\n 2. Education: have successfull…

§ 6711-a. Limited permits to engage in the practice of veterinary\ntechnology. Permits limited as to eligibility, practice, and duration,\nshall be issued by the department to eligible applicants as follows:\n 1. Eligibility. Persons shall be eligible for a limited permit who\nf…

§ 6711-b. Mandatory continuing education for veterinary technicians.\n1. (a) Each veterinary technician, licensed pursuant to this article,\nrequired to register triennially with the department to practice in this\nstate shall comply with the provisions of the mandatory continui…

§ 6712. Exempt persons. Nothing in this article shall be construed to\naffect or prevent the following persons under the following limitations\nfrom practicing veterinary technology within the state without a\nlicense:\n 1. Technicians in the performance of more technical proced…

§ 6713. Special provisions. 1. An unlicensed person may provide\nsupportive services to a veterinarian, including but not limited to\nadministering oral or topical medications, incidental to and/or\nconcurrent with such veterinarian personally performing a service or\nprocedure,…

§ 6714. Treatment records. 1. Upon written request from the owner of\nan animal which has received treatment from or under the supervision of\na veterinarian, such veterinarian shall provide to such owner within a\nreasonable time period a copy of all records relating to the tre…

§ 6715. Dispensing information to be provided by veterinarians. 1.\nEach time a veterinarian initially prescribes or dispenses a drug to a\ndog, cat, or rabbit for use outside the office, the veterinarian shall\nprovide to the owner of such animal, or his or her agent, the follo…

§ 672. Regents professional education in medicine or dentistry\nscholarships. 1. Number and certification. One hundred regents\nprofessional education in medicine or dentistry scholarships shall be\nawarded each year. Such scholarships shall be allocated as provided in\narticle …

§ 672-a. Regents professional education in optometry scholarships. 1.\nNumber and certification. Five regents professional education in\noptometry scholarships shall be awarded each year. Such scholarships\nshall be allocated as provided in article thirteen to eligible students\…

§ 672-b. Regents professional education in veterinary medicine\nscholarships. 1. Number and certification. Ten regents professional\neducation in veterinary medicine scholarships shall be awarded each\nyear. Such scholarships shall be allocated as provided in article\nthirteen t…

§ 673. Regents physician shortage scholarships. 1. Number and\ncertification. At least thirty percent of the total scholarships\nawarded each year under the provisions of section six hundred\nseventy-two shall be awarded to eligible students certified to the\npresident by the co…

§ 6730. Introduction. This article applies to the profession of\nphysical therapy and provides for the licensing of physical therapists\nand for the certification of physical therapist assistants. The general\nprovisions for all professions contained in article one hundred thirt…

§ 6731. Definition of physical therapy. Physical therapy is defined\nas:\n a. The evaluation, treatment or prevention of disability, injury,\ndisease, or other condition of health using physical, chemical, and\nmechanical means including, but not limited to heat, cold, light, ai…

§ 6732. Practice of physical therapy and the use of title "physical\ntherapist". Only a person licensed or otherwise authorized under this\narticle shall practice physical therapy or use the title "physical\ntherapist", "physiotherapist" or "mechanotherapist" or the abbreviation…