Senate Bill S3635

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the "NY Cares Act"

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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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2017-S3635 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2143
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§669-h, 237-a, 237-b, 669-c, 115 & Art 15-D §730, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5981, A8278
2015-2016: S552, A4998
2019-2020: S4785, A3590
2021-2022: S5203
2023-2024: S6399

2017-S3635 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "NY Cares Act".

2017-S3635 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3635 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3635
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Veterans,  Home-
   land Security and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "NY Cares
   Act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "NY  Cares
 Act".
   §  2.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 669-h to
 read as follows:
   § 669-H. COURSE CREDIT FOR SERVICE MEMBERS.  1. FOR PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  THE  TERM "SERVICE MEMBER" MEANS A PERSON, MALE OR FEMALE, WHO
 IS A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THIS STATE, AS DEFINED BY 50 U.S.C.  SECTION  595
 WHO HAS SERVED IN THE ACTIVE MILITARY, NAVAL SERVICE, NATIONAL GUARD AND
 RESERVE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OR OF THE STATE DURING A WAR, EXPE-
 DITION,  OCCUPATION  OF  AN  AREA  OR TERRITORY, BATTLE, SKIRMISH, RAID,
 INVASION, REBELLION, INSURRECTION, GUERILLA ACTION, RIOT  IN  WHICH  THE
 UNITED STATES WAS ENGAGED WITH A HOSTILE OR BELLIGERENT NATION, FACTION,
 FORCE,  OR TERRORISTS AND WHO HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM SUCH SERVICE BY ANY
 MEANS OF AN HONORABLE OR GENERAL DISCHARGE, OR WHO HAS  BEEN  FURLOUGHED
 TO THE RESERVE.
   2.  EVERY  SERVICE  MEMBER  SHALL UPON APPLICATION AND APPROVAL OF THE
 CHANCELLOR, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, BE GRANTED ACADEMIC CREDITS  TOWARDS
 HIS OR HER DEGREE FOR THE COMPLETION OF COURSES THAT WERE A PART OF SUCH
 SERVICE  MEMBER'S MILITARY TRAINING, SERVICE AND FOR MILITARY EXPERIENCE
 RECEIVED. IN DETERMINING THE APPROVAL OF SUCH SERVICE MEMBER'S  APPLICA-
 TION,  THE CHANCELLOR, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, SHALL CONSIDER THE STAND-
 ARDS OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION.  NO  FEE,  TUITION  OR  OTHER
 CHARGE SHALL BE ASSESSED AGAINST A SERVICE MEMBER WHO QUALIFIES FOR SUCH
 CREDIT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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