Bill Text: NY A06362 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Allows the granting of academic credit at state or city operated institutions to veterans.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-11 - print number 6362c [A06362 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A06362-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6362--C 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 20, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DenDEKKER, GUNTHER, LAVINE, COLTON, RAIA, CUSICK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HOOPER, LOPEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said commit- tee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, 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 veterans 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-h 2 to read as follows: 3 § 669-h. Course credit for veterans. 1. For purposes of this section, 4 the term "veteran" means a resident of this state, who has served in the 5 active military or naval service of the United States, in a combat thea- 6 ter or combat zone of operations, as part of military operations related 7 to such military service, and who has been released from such service by 8 means of an honorable discharge, or who has been furloughed to the 9 reserve, or has resumed service back in the New York State Army National 10 Guard, New York Air National Guard, or New York Naval Militia. 11 2. Every veteran who is enrolled on a full-time basis as an undergrad- 12 uate student in good standing, at an institution within the state 13 university system or the city university system, shall upon application 14 be granted academic credits without limitation towards his or her degree 15 for completion of courses that were part of such veteran's military 16 training or service if the completed courses meet the standards of the EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09049-07-6A. 6362--C 2 1 American council on education or its equivalent for the awarding of 2 academic credits. No fee, tuition or other charge shall be assessed 3 against a veteran who qualifies for such credit pursuant to this 4 section. 5 3. The boards of trustees of the state university and the city univer- 6 sity of New York shall adopt such procedures as are necessary to fully 7 implement the provisions of this section. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding 9 the date on which it shall have become a law.
