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Assembly Bill A5424

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires the state veterans service agency to develop policies for providing academic and other forms of credit to members of the armed forces and veterans

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2011-A5424 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง356, Exec L

2011-A5424 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state veterans service agency to develop policies for providing academic and other forms of credit to members of the armed forces and veterans.

2011-A5424 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5424

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CASTELLI, ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  requiring  the  state
  veterans'  service  agency  to develop policies for providing academic
  and other forms of credit to members of the armed forces and veterans

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  356  of the executive law is
amended to read as follows:
  1. A state veterans' service agency established by the division pursu-
ant to this article shall have power and it shall be its duty to  inform
military  and  naval authorities of the United States and assist members
of the armed forces and veterans, who are residents of this  state,  and
their  families,  in  relation  to (1) matters pertaining to educational
training and retraining services and facilities, (2) health, medical and
rehabilitation services and facilities, (3) provisions of federal, state
and local laws and regulations affording special rights  and  privileges
to  members of the armed forces and war veterans and their families, (4)
employment and re-employment services, and (5) other matters of similar,
related or appropriate nature.  THE STATE VETERANS' SERVICE AGENCY SHALL
ALSO WORK WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, WORK TRAINING BOARDS AND REPRE-
SENTATIVES FROM BUSINESS AND LABOR  TO  DEVELOP  POLICIES  THAT  PROVIDE
CREDIT  FOR  MILITARY  TRAINING  AND  EXPERIENCE  TOWARDS  VERIFICATION,
ACCREDITATION, TRANSFER OF ACADEMIC CREDIT, LICENSING  AND  PROFESSIONAL
RECOGNITION AND FINANCIAL AID FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETER-
ANS  WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE. The state veterans' service agency
also shall perform such other duties as may be  assigned  by  the  state
director.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08673-01-1

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