Requires the state university of New York and the city university of New York to examine and conduct a study on the availability of campus services, programs and resources for veteran students.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2469
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 25, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
ty and Military Affairs
AN ACT requiring the state university of New York and the city universi-
ty of New York to examine and conduct a study on the availability of
campus services, programs and resources for veterans
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The board of trustees of the state university of New York
2 shall examine and conduct a study on the availability of campus
3 services, programs and resources for a veteran attending any college of
4 the state university of New York as a student, which shall consider, but
5 not be limited to the following:
6 (a) Existing services, programs, and resources offered by campus
7 veterans services offices, which may include, but not be limited to
8 academic, financial, and career advising services, as well as personal
9 counseling services for such students;
10 (b) The number of veterans attending each college as students compared
11 to the number of available full-time counselors and/or advisors employed
12 at each college campus for such students; and
13 (c) Any recommendations, based on consultation with relevant stake-
14 holders, on how to increase the availability of existing services,
15 programs, and resources that may better facilitate the transition period
16 for a veteran attending any college of the state university of New York
17 as a student.
18 § 2. The board of trustees of the city university of New York shall
19 examine and conduct a study on the availability of campus services,
20 programs and resources for a veteran attending any college of the city
21 university of New York as a student, which shall consider, but not be
22 limited to the following:
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (a) Existing services, programs, and resources offered by campus
2 veterans services offices, which may include, but not be limited to
3 academic, financial, and career advising services, as well as personal
4 counseling services for such students;
5 (b) The number of veterans attending college as students compared to
6 the number of available full-time counselors and/or advisors on staff at
7 each college campus for such students; and
8 (c) Any recommendations, based on consultation with relevant stake-
9 holders, on how to increase the availability of existing services,
10 programs, and resources that may better facilitate the transition period
11 for a veteran attending any college of the city university of New York
12 as a student.
13 § 3. The board of trustees of the state university of New York and the
14 board of trustees of the city university of New York shall each submit a
15 final report of its findings and recommendations to the governor, tempo-
16 rary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the
17 chairs of the higher education committees in the assembly and senate
18 within one year of the effective date of this act.
19 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.