S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6713
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 25, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. TENNEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to extending certain
benefits to those with military service and an honorable discharge
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section
355 of the education law, as separately amended by chapters 552 and 616
of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general, special or
local law, rule or regulation, such regulations may permit persons sixty
years of age or over OR THOSE WITH MILITARY SERVICE AND AN HONORABLE
DISCHARGE to audit courses given therein without tuition, examination,
grading or credit therefor upon a space available basis, as determined
by the president of each such institution, provided that such audit
attendance does not deny course attendance at a state-operated institu-
tion by an individual who is otherwise qualified under the regulations
promulgated pursuant to this section.
S 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education
law, as added by chapter 344 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as
follows:
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general, special or
local law, rule or regulation, the board of trustees may permit persons
sixty years of age or over OR THOSE WITH MILITARY SERVICE AND AN HONOR-
ABLE DISCHARGE to audit courses given therein without tuition, examina-
tion, grading or credit therefor upon a space available basis, as deter-
mined by the president of each such institution, provided that such
audit attendance does not deny course attendance at the city university
of New York by an individual who is otherwise qualified under this
section.
S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.