Bill Text: NY A01474 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to academic credit for veterans with regard to credit for SUNY and CUNY college credits for courses that were part of the student veterans' military training.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to higher education [A01474 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A01474-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1474

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 17, 2023
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        Introduced  by  M.  of A. WALLACE, LUPARDO, COLTON, JONES, COOK, NORRIS,
          HAWLEY, McDONOUGH, J. M. GIGLIO, BRABENEC -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Higher Education

        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  academic  credit  for
          veterans

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "veterans'
     2  education through SUNY credits act".
     3    § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6355 to read
     4  as follows:
     5    § 6355. Expanding veterans' educational opportunities act.  1. For the
     6  purposes of this section, "veteran" shall mean a person, male or female,
     7  who  has  served  in  the active military or naval service of the United
     8  States during a war in which the United States engaged, and who has been
     9  released from such service otherwise than by dishonorable discharge,  or
    10  who has been furloughed to the reserve.
    11    2.  The state university of New York's board of trustees shall adopt a
    12  policy requiring each state university of New York and  city  university
    13  of New York, including colleges and community colleges, to award academ-
    14  ic credit to a student, who is also a veteran, enrolled in the universi-
    15  ty,  for  courses  that  were part of the student's military training or
    16  service and that meet the standards of the American Council on Education
    17  or equivalent standards for awarding the academic credit, if  the  award
    18  of  academic  credit is based upon the university's admission standards.
    19  Each university shall adopt the necessary rules, regulations, and proce-
    20  dures to implement the provisions of this section.
    21    3. No fee, tuition or other charge shall be assessed against a veteran
    22  who qualifies for such credit pursuant to this section.
    23    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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