Senate Bill S938

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the veteran career assistance program within the SUNY and CUNY systems

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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-S938 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4755
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §353-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7130, A9788
2019-2020: S3471
2021-2022: S1288
2023-2024: S5018
2025-2026: S2067

2017-S938 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the veteran career assistance program within the SUNY and CUNY systems.

2017-S938 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S938 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    938
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  CROCI, ADDABBO, AKSHAR, AVELLA, GALLIVAN, GOLDEN,
   HANNON, KENNEDY, LARKIN, LITTLE, MARCHIONE, MURPHY, ORTT, RANZENHOFER,
   RITCHIE, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
   be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Mili-
   tary Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the establishment of a
   veteran career assistance program within the SUNY and CUNY systems
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 353-b
 to read as follows:
   § 353-B. VETERAN CAREER ASSISTANCE. THE DIRECTOR,  TOGETHER  WITH  THE
 CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CHANCELLOR OF THE
 CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, SHALL ESTABLISH A VETERAN CAREER ASSISTANCE
 PROGRAM.  SUCH  PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WITH
 ASSISTANCE IN RESUME WRITING  AND  EMPLOYMENT  PLACEMENT  SERVICES.  THE
 PROGRAM  SHALL BE DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED WITH RESOURCES ALREADY AVAIL-
 ABLE TO THE DIVISION AND THE  UNIVERSITY  SYSTEMS.  THE  DIRECTOR  SHALL
 REPORT  TO  THE  LEGISLATURE  ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE NUMBER OF VETERANS
 UTILIZING THE CAREER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01770-01-7

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