S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 16, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. RUSSELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to changing the eligibil-
ity dates for a military service recognition scholarship to include
the conflicts that occurred after June 1, 1982
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 668-e of the educa-
tion law, as added by chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, is amended to
read as follows:
a. Notwithstanding subdivisions three and five of section six hundred
sixty-one of this title, children, spouses and financial dependents of a
member of the armed forces of the United States or state organized mili-
tia who at any time on or after the [second day of August, nineteen
hundred ninety] FIRST OF JUNE, NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO, while in
service in the armed forces of the United States, as defined by subdivi-
sion eight of section one of the military law or in a force of the state
organized militia, as defined in subdivision nine of section one of the
military law: (i) while a legal resident of New York state, died, became
severely and permanently disabled or was classified as missing in action
in a combat theater or combat zone of operations as part of military
operations, or died as a result of injury or illness suffered or
incurred during such military service; or (ii) while a legal resident of
New York state, died or became severely and permanently disabled as a
result of injury or illness suffered or incurred during military train-
ing operations in preparation for duty in a combat theater or combat
zone of operations.
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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