Assembly Bill A6498

2021-2022 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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2021-A6498 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2291
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10494, S7510
2017-2018: A1080, S4680
2019-2020: A4480, S2469
2023-2024: A7721, S5241

2021-A6498 (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.

2021-A6498 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6498
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HUNTER, SOLAGES -- 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.
   §  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

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

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