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Assembly Bill A9788

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes the veteran career assistance program within the SUNY and CUNY systems

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2015-A9788 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7130
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง353-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A4755, S938
2019-2020: S3471
2021-2022: S1288
2023-2024: S5018
2025-2026: S2067

2015-A9788 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the veteran career assistance program within the SUNY and CUNY systems.

2015-A9788 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9788

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 8, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the establishment of a
  veteran career assistance program within the SUNY and CUNY systems

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

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 353-b
to read as follows:
  S 353-B. VETERAN CAREER ASSISTANCE. THE DIRECTOR,  TOGETHER  WITH  THE
CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CHANCELLOR OF THE
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, SHALL ESTABLISH A VETERAN CAREER ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.  SUCH  PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WITH
ASSISTANCE IN RESUME WRITING  AND  EMPLOYMENT  PLACEMENT  SERVICES.  THE
PROGRAM  SHALL BE DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED WITH RESOURCES ALREADY AVAIL-
ABLE TO THE DIVISION AND THE  UNIVERSITY  SYSTEMS.  THE  DIRECTOR  SHALL
REPORT  TO  THE  LEGISLATURE  ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE NUMBER OF VETERANS
UTILIZING THE CAREER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred and  twentieth  day
after it shall have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14649-01-6

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