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Assembly Bill A5420

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires colleges, vocational institutions and other approved programs to provide credits or exemptions for comparable military training

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2011-A5420 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง6505-c, Ed L

2011-A5420 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires colleges, vocational institutions and other approved programs to provide credits or exemptions for comparable military training.

2011-A5420 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5420

                       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 Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to licensure and  certif-
  ication for military training

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

  Section 1.  Section 6505-c of the education law is amended  by  adding
three new subdivisions 5, 6 and 7 to read as follows:
  5. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,
A  COLLEGE, VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION OR OTHER APPROVED PROGRAM THAT ISSUES
LICENSES OR CERTIFICATES FOR WHICH PROFESSIONAL TRAINING,  SCHOOLING  OR
APPRENTICESHIP  IS  REQUIRED  SHALL  PROVIDE  CREDITS OR EXEMPTIONS FROM
REQUIREMENTS TOWARD LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION FOR ANY APPLICANT  TO  AN
APPROVED PROGRAM WHO HAS RECEIVED TRAINING WHICH APPEARS ON SUCH LISTS.
  6. AN APPLICANT TO A COLLEGE, VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION OR OTHER APPROVED
PROGRAM  SHALL  NOT  BE REQUIRED TO REPEAT ANY TRAINING WHICH APPEARS ON
SUCH LISTS IN ORDER TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR  LICENSURE  OR  CERTIF-
ICATION.  CREDITS  OR  EXEMPTIONS  FROM  REQUIREMENTS TOWARD LICENSES OR
CERTIFICATES AWARDED BY A COLLEGE SHALL BE GRANTED IN A MANNER  CONSIST-
ENT  WITH  (A)  GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCA-
TION, (B) THE CONSTITUENT  UNITS'  TRANSFER  CREDIT  POLICIES,  AND  (C)
SECTIONS 21.4253 AND 21.4254 OF TITLE THIRTY-EIGHT OF THE CODE OF FEDER-
AL REGULATIONS.
  7.  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "COLLEGE", "VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION"
AND "APPROVED PROGRAM" SHALL HAVE THE SAME  MEANINGS  AS  SET  FORTH  IN
SUBDIVISIONS  TWO,  THREE  AND  FOUR  OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED ONE OF THIS
CHAPTER, RESPECTIVELY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09125-01-1

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