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Assembly Bill A5109

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the appointment of a military liaison to each school district

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2021-A5109 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6803
2023-2024: A3028

2021-A5109 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the appointment of a military liaison to each school district, charter school, and private elementary and secondary school for purposes of providing military families with information regarding benefits they may be eligible for under the laws of this state.

2021-A5109 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5109
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. REILLY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to the appointment of a
   military liaison to each school district
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 59 to read as follows:
   59.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL DIRECT THAT EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT, CHARTER
 SCHOOL, AND PRIVATE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL APPOINT  A  MILITARY
 LIAISON  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  PROVIDING MILITARY FAMILIES WITH INFORMATION
 REGARDING BENEFITS THEY MAY BE ELIGIBLE  FOR  UNDER  THE  LAWS  OF  THIS
 STATE.  SUCH  LIAISON  SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION TO FAMILIES RELATING TO
 ARTICLE SIXTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER IN ADDITION  TO  INFORMATION  RELATING
 TO,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  TAXES,  INSURANCE, STATE AID, SCHOLARSHIPS,
 SOCIAL SERVICES, AND RETIREMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law.    Effective  immediately, the addition, amendment
 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or before
 such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08855-01-1

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