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Assembly Bill A2134

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Changes the eligibility dates for a military service recognition scholarship to include certain conflicts

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2009-A2134 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §668-e, Ed L

2009-A2134 - Summary

Changes the eligibility dates for a military service recognition scholarship to include cetain conflicts.

2009-A2134 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2134

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to changing the eligibil-
  ity dates for a military enhanced recognition, incentive  and  tribute
  ("MERIT") scholarship to include the Lebanon conflict

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

  Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 668-e of the educa-
tion law, as added by chapter 106 of the laws of  2003,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  a.  Notwithstanding subdivisions three and five of section six hundred
sixty-one of this title, children, spouses and financial dependents of a
member of the armed forces of the United States or state organized mili-
tia who at any time ON OR AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE, NINETEEN  HUNDRED
EIGHTY-THREE  TO THE FIRST OF DECEMBER, NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN OR
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 subdivi-
sion 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; 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 train-
ing operations in preparation for duty in a  combat  theater  or  combat
zone of operations.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04746-01-9

2009-A2134A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §668-e, Ed L

2009-A2134A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Changes the eligibility dates for a military service recognition scholarship to include cetain conflicts.

2009-A2134A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A2134A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2134--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. JOHN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on  Higher  Educa-
  tion  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to changing the eligibil-
  ity dates for a military service recognition  scholarship  to  include
  the conflicts that occurred after June 1, 1982 to December 31, 1987

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

  Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 668-e of the educa-
tion law, as added by chapter 106 of the laws of  2003,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  a.  Notwithstanding subdivisions three and five of section six hundred
sixty-one of this title, children, spouses and financial dependents of a
member of the armed forces of the United States or state organized mili-
tia who at any time ON OR AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE, NINETEEN  HUNDRED
EIGHTY-TWO TO THE THIRTY-FIRST OF DECEMBER, NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEV-
EN  OR  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; 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 operations in preparation for duty in a combat theater
or combat zone of operations.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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