NY State Senate Bill S5241

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 24, 2023	referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate
May 17, 2023	advanced to third reading
May 16, 2023	2nd report cal.
May 15, 2023	1st report cal.986
Feb 28, 2023	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

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May 15, 2023 - Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs committee Vote

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S5241 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:: Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S7510
2017-2018: S4680
2019-2020: S2469
2021-2022: S2291

S5241 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state university of New York and the city university of New York to examine and conduct a study on the availability of campus services, programs and resources for veteran students.

S5241 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S5241

SPONSOR: SANDERS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act requiring the state university of New York and the city universi-
ty of New York to examine and conduct a study on the availability of
campus services, programs and resources for veterans

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to study what services and programs are
currently provided, and where resources may be directed in the future to
enhance these services offered to students as veterans.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 would require the State University of New York (SUNY) to exam-
ine and study the availability of existing campus services, programs and
resources for a veteran attending any SONY college as a student, as well
as provide any recommendations on how to increase the availability of
existing services and programs in a report to governor and legislature

within one year of the bill becoming law.

Section 2 would require the City University of New York (CUNY) to exam-
ine and study the availability of existing campus services, programs and
resources for a veteran attending any CUNY college as a student, as well
as provide any recommendations on how to increase the availability of
existing services and programs in a report to governor and legislature
within one year of the bill becoming law.

Section 3 would require a final report by both CUNY and SUNY to be send
to the Governor and the Legislature within one year of the effective
date.

Section 4 would provide for the effective date.

 
EXISTING LAW:

New law

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Veterans can face particular challenges entering and graduating from
college. To address these challenges, CONY, SUNY and other schools
throughout the state are working to assist veterans on campus, but exam-
ples from other states show there is more New York can do to help veter-
ans across the state achieve college success. States are also taking
extra steps to ensure sufficient on-campus resources for veterans, such
as navigators, resource centers and mentors. New Jersey's Troops to
College legislation assists the state's colleges and universities to
coordinate services provided to veterans, and Texas leveraged its exist-
ing Veterans Commission to create a network of veteran education counse-
lors to assist colleges to improve on-campus services for veterans. This
bill would allow SUNY, CUNY, and the legislature to study what services
and programs are currently provided, and where resources may be directed
in the future to enhance these services offered to students as veterans
based upon recommendations made in consultation with relevant stakehold-
ers.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2020 Referred VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

2020 Referred to Assembly Higher Education

2019 Passed Senate

2019 Referred to Assembly Education

2019 Referred VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

2018 Referred to Assembly Higher Education

2017 Referred VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

2017 Referred to Assembly Higher Education

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S5241 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5241
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 28, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT requiring the state university of New York and the city universi-
   ty of New York to examine and conduct a study on the  availability  of
   campus services, programs and resources for veterans
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The board of trustees of the state university of  New  York
 shall  examine  and  conduct  a  study  on  the  availability  of campus
 services, programs and resources for a veteran attending any college  of
 the state university of New York as a student, which shall consider, but
 not be limited to the following:
   (a)  Existing  services,  programs,  and  resources  offered by campus
 veterans services offices, which may include,  but  not  be  limited  to
 academic,  financial,  and career advising services, as well as personal
 counseling services for such students;
   (b) The number of veterans attending each college as students compared
 to the number of available full-time counselors and/or advisors employed
 at each college campus for such students; and
   (c) Any recommendations, based on consultation  with  relevant  stake-
 holders,  on  how  to  increase  the  availability of existing services,
 programs, and resources that may better facilitate the transition period
 for a veteran attending any college of the state university of New  York
 as a student.
   §  2.  The  board of trustees of the city university of New York shall
 examine and conduct a study on  the  availability  of  campus  services,
 programs  and  resources for a veteran attending any college of the city
 university of New York as a student, which shall consider,  but  not  be
 limited to the following:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05699-01-3
 S. 5241                             2

 
   (a)  Existing  services,  programs,  and  resources  offered by campus
 veterans services offices, which may include,  but  not  be  limited  to
 academic,  financial,  and career advising services, as well as personal
 counseling services for such students;
   (b)  The  number of veterans attending college as students compared to
 the number of available full-time counselors and/or advisors on staff at
 each college campus for such students; and
   (c) Any recommendations, based on consultation  with  relevant  stake-
 holders,  on  how  to  increase  the  availability of existing services,
 programs, and resources that may better facilitate the transition period
 for a veteran attending any college of the city university of  New  York
 as a student.
   § 3. The board of trustees of the state university of New York and the
 board of trustees of the city university of New York shall each submit a
 final report of its findings and recommendations to the governor, tempo-
 rary  president  of  the  senate,  the  speaker of the assembly, and the
 chairs of the higher education committees in  the  assembly  and  senate
 within one year of the effective date of this act.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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May 24, 2023 - floor Vote

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May 15, 2023 - Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs committee Vote

Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee Vote: May 15, 2023

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S5241 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S5241 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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May 24, 2023 - floor Vote

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May 15, 2023 - Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs committee Vote

Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee Vote: May 15, 2023

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S5241 (ACTIVE) - Details

S5241 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S5241 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S5241 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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