Senate Bill S1253

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires colleges, vocational institutions and other approved programs to provide credits or exemptions for comparable military training

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee


  • 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-S1253 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3365
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§669-h & 6505-d, amd §6505-c, Ed L; add Art 2-A §§20-a & 20-b, Gen Bus L; amd §§304-a & 398-d, V & T L; amd §3002, Pub Health L; amd §236-a, County L; amd §45, Gen City L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4914
2015-2016: S2946, A7232

2017-S1253 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires colleges, vocational institutions and other approved programs to provide credits or exemptions for comparable military training; provides for expedited application for admission to the practice of a profession by a veteran or a veteran's spouse; relates to motor vehicle inspector certification and mechanic qualifications, certification of responder or emergency medical technicians, licensure of master electricians and plumber certification.

2017-S1253 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1253 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1253
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  FUNKE, AVELLA, LARKIN, MARCHIONE, RITCHIE -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs
 
 AN  ACT  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 general business law, in
   relation to licensing, certification and registration for veterans and
   veteran's spouses; 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 technicians; to  amend
   the  county  law, in relation to licensure of master electricians; 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 education law is amended by adding a new section 669-h
 to read as follows:
   § 669-H. COURSE CREDIT FOR VETERANS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION,
 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 WAS ENGAGED AND
 WHO HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM SUCH SERVICE BY ANY MEANS OF AN HONORABLE  OR
 GENERAL DISCHARGE, OR WHO HAS BEEN FURLOUGHED TO THE RESERVE.
   2. EVERY VETERAN WHO IS ENROLLED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS AS AN UNDERGRAD-
 UATE  STUDENT  IN  GOOD  STANDING,  AT  AN  INSTITUTION WITHIN THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, SHALL UPON APPLICATION AND APPROVAL OF  THE  CHANCEL-
 LOR,  OR  HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, BE GRANTED UP TO SIX ACADEMIC CREDITS PER
 SEMESTER TOWARDS HIS OR HER DEGREE FOR COMPLETION OF COURSES  THAT  WERE
 PART OF SUCH VETERAN'S MILITARY TRAINING OR SERVICE.  IN DETERMINING THE
 APPROVAL  OF  SUCH  VETERAN'S APPLICATION, THE CHANCELLOR, OR HIS OR HER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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