Senate Bill S4398A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires colleges and certain professions provide credit or exemptions for comparable military training

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S4398 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2-A §§20-a & 20-b, Gen Bus L; add §§669-h & 6505-d, amd §§6505-c, Ed L; amd §§304-a & 398-d, V & T L; amd §3002, Pub Health L; amd §236-a & 236, County L; amd §45, Gen City L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S3631

2015-S4398 - Summary

Requires colleges and certain professions provide credit or exemptions for comparable military training.

2015-S4398 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4398 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4398

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 18, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the general business  law,  in  relation  to  licensing,
  certification  and registration for veterans and veterans' spouses; to
  amend the education law, in relation to course  credit  for  veterans,
  articulation  between  military  and civilian professional careers and
  application for admission to practice of a profession by a veteran  or
  a  veteran's spouse; to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation
  to providing motor vehicle inspector certification and mechanic quali-
  fications; to amend the public health  law,  in  relation  to  certif-
  ication  of  first responder or emergency medical technician; to amend
  the county law, in relation to licensure of  master  electricians  and
  plumbers;  and  to  amend the general city law, in relation to plumber
  certification

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

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
2-A to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 2-A
  LICENSING, CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION FOR VETERANS AND VETERANS'
                                 SPOUSES
SECTION  20-A.  ARTICULATION  BETWEEN MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PROFESSIONAL
                CAREERS.
        20-B. APPLICATION FOR LICENSING, CERTIFICATION  OR  REGISTRATION
                TO  PRACTICE  A PROFESSION BY A VETERAN OR A SPOUSE OF A
                VETERAN.
  S  20-A.  ARTICULATION  BETWEEN  MILITARY  AND  CIVILIAN  PROFESSIONAL
CAREERS.  1.  THE  SECRETARY  OF  STATE  SHALL DEVELOP, JOINTLY WITH THE
DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS, A PROGRAM  TO  FACILITATE
ARTICULATION  BETWEEN  PARTICIPATION  IN  THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09979-02-5
              

2015-S4398A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2-A §§20-a & 20-b, Gen Bus L; add §§669-h & 6505-d, amd §§6505-c, Ed L; amd §§304-a & 398-d, V & T L; amd §3002, Pub Health L; amd §236-a & 236, County L; amd §45, Gen City L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S3631

2015-S4398A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires colleges and certain professions provide credit or exemptions for comparable military training.

2015-S4398A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4398A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4398--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 18, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Veterans,
  Homeland  Security and Military Affairs in accordance with Senate Rule
  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general business law, in relation to licensing,
  certification and registration for veterans and veterans' spouses;  to
  amend  the  education  law, in relation to course credit for veterans,
  articulation between military and civilian  professional  careers  and
  application  for admission to practice of a profession by a veteran or
  a veteran's spouse; to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation
  to providing motor vehicle inspector certification and mechanic quali-
  fications;  to  amend  the  public  health law, in relation to certif-
  ication of first responder or emergency medical technician;  to  amend
  the  county  law,  in relation to licensure of master electricians and
  plumbers; and to amend the general city law, in  relation  to  plumber
  certification

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

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
2-A to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 2-A
  LICENSING, CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION FOR VETERANS AND VETERANS'
                                 SPOUSES
SECTION 20-A. ARTICULATION BETWEEN MILITARY  AND  CIVILIAN  PROFESSIONAL
                CAREERS.
        20-B. APPLICATION  FOR  LICENSING, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION
                TO PRACTICE A PROFESSION BY A VETERAN OR A SPOUSE  OF  A
                VETERAN.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09979-03-6

              

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