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S01669 Summary:

BILL NOS01669
 
SAME ASSAME AS A02867
 
SPONSORADDABBO
 
COSPNSRBORRELLO, BROUK, GALLIVAN, HARCKHAM, HELMING, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, LIU, MAY, MYRIE, ORTT, PALUMBO, PERSAUD, ROLISON, SANDERS, STEC, TEDISCO, THOMAS
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §§355 & 6206, Ed L
 
Allows the granting of academic credit at state or city operated institutions to veterans.
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S01669 Actions:

BILL NOS01669
 
01/13/2023REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
03/15/20231ST REPORT CAL.513
03/16/20232ND REPORT CAL.
03/20/2023ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
03/22/2023PASSED SENATE
03/22/2023DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
03/22/2023referred to higher education
01/03/2024died in assembly
01/03/2024returned to senate
01/03/2024REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
03/26/20241ST REPORT CAL.720
03/27/20242ND REPORT CAL.
03/28/2024ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
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S01669 Memo:

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S01669 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1669
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    January 13, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by Sens. ADDABBO, BORRELLO, BROUK, GALLIVAN, HARCKHAM, HOYL-
          MAN-SIGAL, LIU, MYRIE, ORTT, PALUMBO, PERSAUD, SANDERS, THOMAS -- read
          twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
          Committee on Higher Education
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to granting academic
          credit at state operated institutions of the state university  of  New
          York and the city university of New York to veterans
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 22 to read as follows:
     3    22. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, the term "veteran"  means  a
     4  resident  of  this state, who has served in the active military or naval
     5  service of the United States,  and  who  has  been  released  from  such
     6  service  under  honorable  conditions, or who has been furloughed to the
     7  reserve, or has resumed service back in the New York State Army National
     8  Guard, New York Air National Guard, or New York Naval Militia.
     9    (b) Every veteran who is enrolled on a full-time basis  as  an  under-
    10  graduate  student  in  good standing, at an institution within the state
    11  university system, shall upon application be  granted  academic  credits
    12  without  limitation  towards his or her degree for completion of courses
    13  that were part of such veteran's military training  or  service  if  the
    14  completed  courses  meet the standards of the American council on educa-
    15  tion or its equivalent for the awarding of  academic  credits.  No  fee,
    16  tuition  or  other charge shall be assessed against a veteran who quali-
    17  fies for such credit pursuant to this subdivision.
    18    (c) The board of trustees shall adopt such procedures as are necessary
    19  to fully implement the provisions of this subdivision.
    20    § 2. Section 6206 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    21  subdivision 22 to read as follows:
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03929-01-3

        S. 1669                             2
 
     1    22.  (a)  For purposes of this subdivision, the term "veteran" means a
     2  resident of this state, who has served in the active military  or  naval
     3  service  of  the  United  States,  and  who  has been released from such
     4  service under honorable conditions, or who has been  furloughed  to  the
     5  reserve, or has resumed service back in the New York State Army National
     6  Guard, New York Air National Guard, or New York Naval Militia.
     7    (b)  Every  veteran  who is enrolled on a full-time basis as an under-
     8  graduate student in good standing, at an  institution  within  the  city
     9  university  system,  shall  upon application be granted academic credits
    10  without limitation towards his or her degree for completion  of  courses
    11  that  were  part  of  such veteran's military training or service if the
    12  completed courses meet the standards of the American council  on  educa-
    13  tion  or  its  equivalent  for the awarding of academic credits. No fee,
    14  tuition or other charge shall be assessed against a veteran  who  quali-
    15  fies for such credit pursuant to this subdivision.
    16    (c) The board of trustees shall adopt such procedures as are necessary
    17  to fully implement the provisions of this subdivision.
    18    §  3.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
    19  the date on which it shall have become a law.
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