Assembly Bill A7879

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to academic credit for veterans

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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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2017-A7879 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1837
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6355, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6137
2015-2016: A7434, S752
2019-2020: A2415, S2997
2021-2022: A673, S2280
2023-2024: A1474, S1364

2017-A7879 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to academic credit for veterans with regard to credit for SUNY and CUNY college credits for courses that were part of the student veterans' military training.

2017-A7879 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7879
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  academic  credit  for
   veterans
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "veterans'
 education through SUNY credits act".
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6355 to read
 as follows:
   § 6355. EXPANDING VETERANS' EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ACT.  1. FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "VETERAN" SHALL MEAN A PERSON, MALE OR FEMALE,
 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 OTHERWISE THAN BY DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE,  OR
 WHO HAS BEEN FURLOUGHED TO THE RESERVE.
   2.  THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL ADOPT A
 POLICY REQUIRING EACH STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND  CITY  UNIVERSITY
 OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING COLLEGES AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES, TO AWARD ACADEM-
 IC CREDIT TO A STUDENT, WHO IS ALSO A VETERAN, ENROLLED IN THE UNIVERSI-
 TY,  FOR  COURSES  THAT  WERE PART OF THE STUDENT'S MILITARY TRAINING OR
 SERVICE AND THAT MEET THE STANDARDS OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION
 OR EQUIVALENT STANDARDS FOR AWARDING THE ACADEMIC CREDIT, IF  THE  AWARD
 OF  ACADEMIC  CREDIT IS BASED UPON THE UNIVERSITY'S ADMISSION STANDARDS.
 EACH UNIVERSITY SHALL ADOPT THE NECESSARY RULES, REGULATIONS, AND PROCE-
 DURES TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   3. NO FEE, TUITION OR OTHER CHARGE SHALL BE ASSESSED AGAINST A VETERAN
 WHO QUALIFIES FOR SUCH CREDIT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00742-01-7

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