Senate Bill S5128

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides free tuition expenses for dependent family members of N.Y. state military personnel

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S5128 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4005
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง668-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2149, A1245
2013-2014: S4131, A326
2015-2016: S3113, A3093
2017-2018: S254, A1737
2019-2020: S193, A2991
2021-2022: S2695, A3549

2009-S5128 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides free tuition expenses for SUNY or CUNY to surviving dependent family members of NYS military personnel who have died while performing official military duties.

2009-S5128 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5128 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5128

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. McDONALD -- 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 providing scholarships
  for surviving dependent family members  of  New  York  state  military
  personnel who have died while performing official military duties

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 668-e of the education law, as added by chapter 106
of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
  S  668-e.  Military  enhanced  recognition,  incentive   and   tribute
("MERIT")  scholarships. 1. Eligible persons. a.  Notwithstanding subdi-
visions three and five of section six hundred sixty-one of this  [title]
PART,  children,  spouses  and  financial  dependents of a member of the
armed forces of the United States or state organized militia who at  any
time  on  or  after  the  second day of August, nineteen hundred ninety,
while in service in the armed forces of the United States, as defined by
subdivision eight of section one of the military law or in  a  force  of
the  state  organized militia, as defined in subdivision nine of section
one of the military law: (i) while a legal resident of New  York  state,
died,  became  severely  and  permanently  disabled or was classified as
missing in action [in a combat theater or combat zone of  operations  as
part  of  military  operations, or died as a result of injury or illness
suffered or incurred during such military service] IN THE PERFORMANCE OF
HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES; or (ii) while a legal resident of  New  York
state,  died  or became severely and permanently disabled as a result of
injury or illness suffered or incurred during  military  training  oper-
ations  in  preparation  for  duty in a combat theater or combat zone of
operations.
  b. A member of the armed forces of the United States who:  (i)  became
severely  and  permanently  disabled as a result of service in the armed

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02703-01-9
              

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