Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 05, 2016 |
print number 9234a |
May 05, 2016 |
amend and recommit to higher education |
Feb 04, 2016 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A9234A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DENDEKKER
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Pamela J. Hunter
2015-A9234 - Details
2015-A9234 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9234 I N A S S E M B L Y February 4, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DenDEKKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to granting academic credit at state operated institutions of the state university of New York and the senior colleges of the city university of New York to veterans, members of the military, and reservists THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 669-h to read as follows: S 669-H. COURSE CREDIT FOR VETERANS, MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY, AND RESERVISTS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) THE TERM "VETERAN" MEANS A PERSON, MALE OR FEMALE, RESIDENT OF THIS STATE, WHO HAS SERVED IN THE ACTIVE MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES DURING A WAR IN WHICH THE UNITED STATES ENGAGED AND WHO HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM SUCH SERVICE BY ANY MEANS OTHER THAN BY DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE, OR WHO HAS BEEN FURLOUGHED TO THE RESERVE. (B) THE TERM "MEMBER OF THE MILITARY" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO IS ACTIVELY ENROLLED IN A BRANCH OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES. (C) THE TERM "RESERVIST" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO IS A MEMBER OF A RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES. 2. EVERY VETERAN, MEMBER OF THE MILITARY, OR RESERVIST, WHO IS ENROLLED ON A FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME BASIS AS AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT IN GOOD STANDING AT AN INSTITUTION WITHIN THE STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM SHALL, UPON APPLICATION, BE GRANTED UP TO SIX ACADEMIC CREDITS PER YEAR AND SIXTY CREDITS IN THE AGGREGATE TOWARDS HIS OR HER DEGREE FOR COMPLETION OF COURSES THAT WERE PART OF SUCH PERSON'S MILITARY TRAINING OR SERVICE IF THE COMPLETED COURSES MEET THE STANDARDS OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION OR ITS EQUIVALENT FOR THE AWARDING OF ACADEMIC CREDITS. NO FEE, TUITION OR OTHER CHARGE SHALL BE ASSESSED AGAINST A VETERAN, MEMBER OF THE MILITARY, OR RESERVIST, WHO QUALIFIES FOR SUCH CREDIT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13295-02-6
co-Sponsors
Pamela J. Hunter
Didi Barrett
2015-A9234A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A9234A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9234--A I N A S S E M B L Y February 4, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DenDEKKER, HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to granting academic credit at state operated institutions of the state university of New York and the senior colleges of the city university of New York to veterans, members of the military, and reservists THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 350 of the education law is amended by adding three new subdivisions 14, 15 and 16 to read as follows: 14. "VETERAN" MEANS A PERSON, MALE OR FEMALE, RESIDENT OF THIS STATE, WHO HAS SERVED IN THE ACTIVE MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES DURING A WAR IN WHICH THE UNITED STATES ENGAGED AND WHO HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM SUCH SERVICE BY ANY MEANS OTHER THAN BY DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE, OR WHO HAS BEEN FURLOUGHED TO THE RESERVE. 15. "MEMBER OF THE MILITARY" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO IS ACTIVELY ENROLLED IN A BRANCH OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES. 16. "RESERVIST" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO IS A MEMBER OF A RESERVE COMPO- NENT OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES. S 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 362 to read as follows: S 362. COURSE CREDIT FOR VETERANS, MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY, AND RESER- VISTS. 1. EVERY VETERAN, MEMBER OF THE MILITARY, OR RESERVIST, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY OF THIS ARTICLE, WHO IS ENROLLED ON A FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME BASIS AS AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT IN GOOD STANDING AT AN INSTITUTION WITHIN THE STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM SHALL, UPON APPLICATION, BE GRANTED UP TO SIX ACADEMIC CREDITS PER YEAR AND SIXTY CREDITS IN THE AGGREGATE TOWARDS HIS OR HER DEGREE FOR COMPLETION OF COURSES THAT WERE PART OF SUCH PERSON'S MILITARY TRAINING OR SERVICE IF THE COMPLETED COURSES MEET THE STANDARDS OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION OR ITS EQUIVALENT FOR THE AWARDING OF ACADEMIC CREDITS. NO FEE, TUITION OR OTHER CHARGE SHALL BE ASSESSED AGAINST A VETERAN, MEMBER EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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