Bill Text: NY S04233 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Allows the granting of academic credit at state or city operated institutions to veterans.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-05-16 - referred to higher education [S04233 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S04233-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4233--C Cal. No. 62 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 11, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ADDABBO, BRESLIN, COMRIE, ESPAILLAT, HOYLMAN, LATIM- ER, PANEPINTO, PARKER, PERKINS, SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veter- ans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs -- recommitted to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading -- again amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading 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 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09049-06-6S. 4233--C 2 1 be granted academic credits without limitation towards his or her degree 2 for completion of courses that were part of such veteran's military 3 training or service if the completed courses meet the standards of the 4 American council on education or its equivalent for the awarding of 5 academic credits. No fee, tuition or other charge shall be assessed 6 against a veteran who qualifies for such credit pursuant to this 7 section. 8 3. The boards of trustees of the state university and the city univer- 9 sity of New York shall adopt such procedures as are necessary to fully 10 implement the provisions of this section. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding 12 the date on which it shall have become a law.
