Section 97-HHHH. The student lending education account  


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  • 1. There is hereby
      established in the joint  custody  of  the  state  comptroller  and  the
      commissioner  of  taxation  and  finance  an  account to be known as the
      student lending education account.
        2. Such account shall consist of all revenues  generated  pursuant  to
      section  six  hundred  thirty  of the education law and all other moneys
      credited or transferred thereto from any other fund or  source  pursuant
      to law.
        3.  Moneys  of the account, following appropriation by the legislature
      shall be made available  to  the  state  education  department  for  the
      purposes  of:  (a)  supporting programs that educate students, potential
      students, and parents of such students on the educational loan  process,
      including,  but  not  limited  to,  available  educational loan options,
      understanding rates and terms  of  student  loans,  managing  costs  and
      credit  responsibilities, student loan repayment and loan consolidation;
      and (b) reimbursing  students  from  inflated  educational  loan  prices
      caused  by  revenue  sharing agreements between such covered institution
      and a lending institution. Money shall be paid out of the account on the
      audit and warrant of the state  comptroller  on  vouchers  certified  or
      approved by the state education department.