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                                   6476
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2017
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 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. 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.
   §  2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 362 to read
 as follows:
   § 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 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.
   2.  THE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES  OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY SHALL ADOPT SUCH
 PROCEDURES AS ARE NECESSARY TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
 SECTION.
   §  3. Section 6202 of the education law is amended by adding three new
 subdivisions 10, 11 and 12 to read as follows:
   10. 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.
   11. THE TERM "MEMBER OF THE MILITARY" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO IS ACTIVELY
 ENROLLED IN A BRANCH OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
   12. THE TERM "RESERVIST" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO IS A MEMBER OF A RESERVE
 COMPONENT OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
   § 4. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6217 to read
 as follows:
   § 6217. COURSE CREDIT FOR  VETERANS,  MEMBERS  OF  THE  MILITARY,  AND
 RESERVISTS.  1.  EVERY VETERAN, MEMBER OF THE MILITARY, OR RESERVIST, AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION  SIXTY-TWO  HUNDRED  TWO  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  CITY  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.
   2. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK  SHALL
 ADOPT SUCH PROCEDURES AS ARE NECESSARY TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SECTION.
   §  5.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.