Assembly Bill A6865

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Grants volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians academic credit at SUNY and CUNY

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  • 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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2013-A6865 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3583
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §669-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2986, S409
2011-2012: A2146, S367
2015-2016: S837
2017-2018: S1010
2019-2020: S4425

2013-A6865 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians 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 the extent of six credits per year, and 60 credits in the aggregate; provides that no fee, tuition or other charge shall be assessed against a volunteer firefighter or emergency medical technician who qualifies for such credit; directs the board of trustees of the state university and the city university of New York to adopt necessary procedures.

2013-A6865 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6865

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 23, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Higher Education

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
  volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians

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

  Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 669-e
to read as follows:
  S 669-E.   COURSE CREDIT  FOR  VOLUNTEER  FIREFIGHTERS  AND  EMERGENCY
MEDICAL  TECHNICIANS.  1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "VOLUN-
TEER FIREFIGHTER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION
THREE OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' BENEFIT LAW.
  2. EVERY VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN WHO IS
ALSO ENROLLED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS AS AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT  IN  GOOD
STANDING,  AT  AN  INSTITUTION WITHIN THE STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, SHALL
UPON APPLICATION BE GRANTED SIX ACADEMIC  CREDITS  PER  YEAR  AND  SIXTY
CREDITS  IN  THE AGGREGATE TOWARDS HIS OR HER DEGREE. NO FEE, TUITION OR
OTHER CHARGE SHALL BE ASSESSED AGAINST A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR  EMER-
GENCY  MEDICAL TECHNICIAN WHO QUALIFIES FOR SUCH CREDIT PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION.
  3. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY  UNIVER-
SITY  OF  NEW YORK SHALL ADOPT SUCH PROCEDURES AS ARE NECESSARY TO FULLY
IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08606-01-3

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