Enacts the "Lifeguard incentive and debt assistance (LIDA) act" to provide financial aid to lifeguard students and debt relief checks to.
The "Lifeguard incentive and debt assistance (LIDA) act" provides financial aid assistance to eligible students working as lifeguards during their academic career at a college or university in New York. Eligible students receive 25% or 50% of the state's monthly average student loan payment for up to five months annually, depending on their lifeguard duty. Post-graduate students who maintain an active lifeguard certification for four years receive a one-time debt relief check equivalent to the average monthly student loan payment in New York, issued for six months.
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