Grants volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians academic credit at state operated institutions of the state university of New York and the senior colleges of the city university of New York to the extent of three academic credits per year, and 6 credits in the aggregate; provides that no fee, tuition or other charge shall be assessed against a volunteer firefighter or emergency medical technician who qualifies for such credit; directs the board of trustees of the state university and the city university of New York to adopt necessary procedures.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4679--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 4, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS, JENSEN, SIMPSON, BUTTENSCHON -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Higher Education -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
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 senior colleges of the city university of New York to
volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 669-i
2 to read as follows:
3 § 669-i. Course credit for volunteer firefighters and emergency
4 medical technicians. 1. For purposes of this section, the term "volun-
5 teer firefighter" shall have the same meaning as provided for in section
6 three of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law.
7 2. Every volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician who is
8 also enrolled on a full-time basis as an undergraduate student in good
9 standing, at an institution within the state university of New York or
10 the city university of New York, shall upon application be granted up to
11 three academic credits per year and six credits in the aggregate towards
12 their degree. No fee, tuition or other charge shall be assessed against
13 a volunteer firefighter or emergency medical technician who qualifies
14 for such credit pursuant to this section.
15 3. The board of trustees of the state university of New York and the
16 city university of New York shall adopt a policy to implement the
17 provisions of this section.
18 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
19 the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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