2010 New York Code
EXC - Executive
Article 12 - (240 - 249) OFFICE OF PROBATION AND CORRECTIONAL ALTERNATIVES
248 - Establishment of probation scholarships.

§ 248. Establishment  of  probation  scholarships.  The office, out of
  moneys appropriated to it for  that  purpose,  is  authorized  to  grant
  scholarships  for graduate training in any course of study that would be
  of substantial value in the  field  of  probation  at  graduate  schools
  located within the state whose programs are registered by the regents.
    Each such scholarship shall entitle the holder thereof to a sum not to
  exceed  four thousand dollars annually while in attendance at any of the
  said  schools  for  a  period  not  to  exceed  two  years  of  graduate
  professional study.
    Scholarships  under this section shall be awarded only to residents of
  the state of New York who hold a degree of bachelor of arts or  bachelor
  of science from a college or university, or the equivalent thereof.
    The  office,  after  consultation with the state probation commission,
  shall recommend to the commissioner rules governing the  award  of  such
  scholarships,  the  publication  of  notices  offering scholarships, the
  issuance and cancellation  of  certificates  entitling  persons  to  the
  benefits  thereof,  the use of such scholarships by the persons entitled
  thereto, the courses that may be included under such  scholarships,  the
  schools  which  may  be attended under such scholarships, the rights and
  duties of scholarship holders and of the schools which they attend,  and
  providing  generally  for  the carrying into effect of the provisions of
  this section; and may, by appropriate rule, require that holders of such
  scholarships be available for employment in probation work in the  state
  of  New  York  upon  the  completion  of  the  training  for  which  the
  scholarship is provided. The office shall, after consultation  with  the
  state   probation   commission,  award  such  scholarships  within  such
  established rules, and any scholarship may be revoked for cause.
    Payments of money under this section may be made to the holder of  the
  scholarship  or to the school or college attended under the scholarship,
  on behalf of, and for the benefit of, the holder of the scholarship.
    Payments of money shall be ordered by the comptroller upon vouchers of
  the office certifying that the  person  named  therein  is  entitled  to
  receive the sum either directly, or for his or her benefit.