Bill Text: NY S01250 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to academic credit for veterans with regard to credit for SUNY and CUNY college credits for courses that were part of the student veterans' military training.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-08 - REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS [S01250 Detail]

Download: New_York-2025-S01250-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1250

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     January 8, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
          ty and Military Affairs

        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  academic  credit  for
          veterans

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "veterans'
     2  education through SUNY credits act".
     3    § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6355 to read
     4  as follows:
     5    § 6355. Expanding veterans' educational opportunities act.  1. For the
     6  purposes  of this section, "veteran" shall mean a person, of any gender,
     7  who has served in the active military or naval  service  of  the  United
     8  States during a war in which the United States engaged, and who has been
     9  released  from such service otherwise than by dishonorable discharge, or
    10  who has been furloughed to the reserve.
    11    2. The state university of New York's board of trustees shall adopt  a
    12  policy  requiring  each state university of New York and city university
    13  of New York, including colleges and community colleges, to award academ-
    14  ic credit to a student, who is also a veteran, enrolled in the universi-
    15  ty, for courses that were part of the  student's  military  training  or
    16  service and that meet the standards of the American Council on Education
    17  or  equivalent  standards for awarding the academic credit, if the award
    18  of academic credit is based upon the university's  admission  standards.
    19  Each university shall adopt the necessary rules, regulations, and proce-
    20  dures to implement the provisions of this section.
    21    3. No fee, tuition or other charge shall be assessed against a veteran
    22  who qualifies for such credit pursuant to this section.
    23    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03096-01-5