S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8089
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 4, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to providing that Afghan-
istan and Iraq war veterans receive tuition free education at schools
of the state university of New York or the city university of New York
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The military law is amended by adding a new article 5 to
read as follows:
ARTICLE V
TUITION FREE EDUCATION FOR VETERANS OF THE AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ WARS
SECTION 100. TUITION FREE EDUCATION FOR VETERANS OF THE AFGHANISTAN AND
IRAQ WARS.
S 100. TUITION FREE EDUCATION FOR VETERANS OF THE AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ
WARS. 1. "AFGHANISTAN OR IRAQ WAR VETERAN" MEANS A PERSON (I) WHO IS A
RESIDENT OF THIS STATE, AND (II) WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
UNITED STATES IN AN AREA DESIGNATED AS A COMBAT ZONE BY THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES DURING OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM OR OPERATION IRAQI
FREEDOM, WHO WAS DISCHARGED THEREFROM UNDER OTHER THAN DISHONORABLE
CONDITIONS.
2. AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ WAR VETERANS WHO ARE ACCEPTED FOR ENROLLMENT
AT ANY OF THE SCHOOLS OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OR THE CITY
UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SHALL RECEIVE UP TO EIGHT SEMESTERS OF FULL-TIME
UNDERGRADUATE STUDY, OR THE EQUIVALENT OF FOUR ACADEMIC YEARS, OR UP TO
SIX SEMESTERS, THE EQUIVALENT OF THREE ACADEMIC YEARS OF GRADUATE STUDY
TUITION FREE.
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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