Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 11, 2021 |
signed chap.611 |
Nov 10, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 08, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.621 substituted for a7685 |
Jun 08, 2021 |
substituted by s5543a rules report cal.621 reported |
Jun 07, 2021 |
reported referred to rules |
May 25, 2021 |
reported referred to ways and means |
May 19, 2021 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A7685
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BARRETT
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S5543 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
John T. McDonald III
Billy Jones
Marianne Buttenschon
Judy Griffin
multi-Sponsors
John K. Mikulin
Brian D. Miller
2021-A7685 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5543
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §668-e, Ed L
2021-A7685 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to military enhanced recognition, incentive and tribute scholarships; removes the date requirement of on and after August 2, 1990 for a member of the armed forces of the United States or state organized militia to be a member and for children, spouses and financial dependents of such member to receive such scholarships.
2021-A7685 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7685 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 19, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to military enhanced recognition, incentive and tribute ("MERIT") scholarships THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 668-e of the education law, as added by chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: § 668-e. Military enhanced recognition, incentive and tribute ("MERIT") scholarships. 1. Eligible persons. a. Notwithstanding subdi- visions three and five of section six hundred sixty-one of this title, children, spouses and financial dependents of a member of the armed forces of the United States or state organized militia who at any time [on or after the second day of August, nineteen hundred ninety,] while in service in the armed forces of the United States, as defined by subdivision eight of section one of the military law or in a force of the state organized militia, as defined in subdivision nine of section one of the military law: (i) while a legal resident of New York state, died, became severely and permanently disabled or was classified as missing in action [in a combat theater or combat zone of operations as part of military operations], or died as a result of injury or illness suffered or incurred during such military service; or (ii) while a legal resident of New York state, died or became severely and permanently disabled as a result of injury or illness suffered or incurred during military training operations [in preparation for duty in a combat thea- ter or combat zone of operations]. b. A member of the armed forces of the United States who: (i) became severely and permanently disabled as a result of service in the armed forces of the United States, as defined by subdivision eight of section one of the military law, [in a combat theater or combat zone of oper- ations as part of military operations at any time on or after the second EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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