STATE OF NEW YORK
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2802
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 27, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR, PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred
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 person who served in the United States army, navy, air force, marines,
5 coast guard, and/or reserves thereof, and/or in the army national guard,
6 air national guard, New York guard and/or New York naval militia and who
7 (1) has received an honorable or general discharge from such service, or
8 (2) has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the veter-
9 ans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct
10 or dishonorable from such service, or (3) is a discharged LGBT veteran,
11 as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has
12 received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such
13 service.
14 b. Every veteran who is enrolled on a full-time basis as an undergrad-
15 uate student in good standing, at an institution within the state
16 university system, shall upon application be granted academic credits
17 without limitation towards his or her degree for completion of courses
18 that were part of such veteran's military training or service if the
19 completed courses meet the standards of the institution awarding such
20 credits. No fee, tuition or other charge shall be assessed against a
21 veteran who qualifies for such credit pursuant to this subdivision.
22 c. The board of trustees shall adopt such procedures as are necessary
23 to fully implement the provisions of this subdivision.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 § 2. Section 6206 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 person who served in the United States army, navy, air force, marines,
5 coast guard, and/or reserves thereof, and/or in the army national guard,
6 air national guard, New York guard and/or New York naval militia and who
7 (1) has received an honorable or general discharge from such service, or
8 (2) has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the veter-
9 ans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct
10 or dishonorable from such service, or (3) is a discharged LGBT veteran,
11 as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has
12 received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such
13 service.
14 b. Every veteran who is enrolled on a full-time basis as an undergrad-
15 uate student in good standing, at an institution within the city univer-
16 sity system, shall upon application be granted academic credits without
17 limitation towards his or her degree for completion of courses that were
18 part of such veteran's military training or service if the completed
19 courses meet the standards of the institution awarding such credits. No
20 fee, tuition or other charge shall be assessed against a veteran who
21 qualifies for such credit pursuant to this subdivision.
22 c. The board of trustees shall adopt such procedures as are necessary
23 to fully implement the provisions of this subdivision.
24 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
25 the date on which it shall have become a law; provided, however, that if
26 part PP of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022 has not yet taken effect then
27 this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as
28 such part takes effect.