Assembly Bill A10494

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  10494

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 31, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Higher Education

AN ACT requiring the state university of New York and the city universi-
  ty  of  New York to examine and conduct a study on the availability of
  campus services, programs and resources for veterans

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

  Section  1.  The board of trustees of the state university of New York
shall examine  and  conduct  a  study  on  the  availability  of  campus
services,  programs and resources for a veteran attending any college of
the state university of New York as a student, which shall consider, but
not be limited to the following:
  (a) Existing services,  programs,  and  resources  offered  by  campus
veterans  services  offices,  which  may  include, but not be limited to
academic, financial, and career advising services, as well  as  personal
counseling services for such students;
  (b) The number of veterans attending each college as students compared
to the number of available full-time counselors and/or advisors employed
at each college campus for such students; and
  (c)  Any  recommendations,  based on consultation with relevant stake-
holders, on how to  increase  the  availability  of  existing  services,
programs, and resources that may better facilitate the transition period
for  a veteran attending any college of the state university of New York
as a student.
  S 2. The board of trustees of the city university of  New  York  shall
examine  and  conduct  a  study  on the availability of campus services,
programs and resources for a veteran attending any college of  the  city
university  of  New  York as a student, which shall consider, but not be
limited to the following:
  (a) Existing services,  programs,  and  resources  offered  by  campus
veterans  services  offices,  which  may  include, but not be limited to
academic, financial, and career advising services, as well  as  personal
counseling services for such students;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  (b)  The  number of veterans attending college as students compared to
the number of available full-time counselors and/or advisors on staff at
each college campus for such students; and
  (c)  Any  recommendations,  based on consultation with relevant stake-
holders, on how to  increase  the  availability  of  existing  services,
programs, and resources that may better facilitate the transition period
for  a  veteran attending any college of the city university of New York
as a student.
  S 3. The board of trustees of the state university of New York and the
board of trustees of the city university of New York shall each submit a
final report of its findings and recommendations to the governor, tempo-
rary president of the senate, the  speaker  of  the  assembly,  and  the
chairs  of  the  higher  education committees in the assembly and senate
within one year of the effective date of this act.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.