Assembly Bill A10494

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the state university of New York and the city university of New York to examine and conduct a study on the availability of campus services, programs and resources for veteran students

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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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2015-A10494 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7510
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A1080, S4680
2019-2020: A4480, S2469
2021-2022: A6498, S2291
2023-2024: A7721, S5241

2015-A10494 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state university of New York and the city university of New York to examine and conduct a study on the availability of campus services, programs and resources for veteran students.

2015-A10494 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10494

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 31, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN ACT requiring the state university of New York and the city universi-
  ty  of  New York to examine and conduct a study on the availability of
  campus services, programs and resources for veterans

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

  Section  1.  The board of trustees of the state university of New York
shall examine  and  conduct  a  study  on  the  availability  of  campus
services,  programs and resources for a veteran attending any college of
the state university of New York as a student, which shall consider, but
not be limited to the following:
  (a) Existing services,  programs,  and  resources  offered  by  campus
veterans  services  offices,  which  may  include, but not be limited to
academic, financial, and career advising services, as well  as  personal
counseling services for such students;
  (b) The number of veterans attending each college as students compared
to the number of available full-time counselors and/or advisors employed
at each college campus for such students; and
  (c)  Any  recommendations,  based on consultation with relevant stake-
holders, on how to  increase  the  availability  of  existing  services,
programs, and resources that may better facilitate the transition period
for  a veteran attending any college of the state university of New York
as a student.
  S 2. The board of trustees of the city university of  New  York  shall
examine  and  conduct  a  study  on the availability of campus services,
programs and resources for a veteran attending any college of  the  city
university  of  New  York as a student, which shall consider, but not be
limited to the following:
  (a) Existing services,  programs,  and  resources  offered  by  campus
veterans  services  offices,  which  may  include, but not be limited to
academic, financial, and career advising services, as well  as  personal
counseling services for such students;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15196-02-6

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