Bill Text: NY A08295 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a university coordinator for veterans' services and requires coordination by the office of veteran's affairs and the state university regarding services to veterans.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-23 - reported referred to ways and means [A08295 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A08295-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8295
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 13, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. ESPAILLAT, McENENY, LAVINE, DESTITO -- read once
         and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
       AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
         office  of  university coordinator for veterans' services and to amend
         the executive law, in relation to requiring the division of  veterans'
         affairs  to  assist  the  state  university  of  New York and the city
         university of New York in coordinating  services  to  assist  veterans
         returning to the classroom
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of  section  355  of  the  education  law  is
    2  amended by adding a new paragraph y to read as follows:
    3    Y.  TO  ESTABLISH  THE  OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY COORDINATOR FOR VETERANS'
    4  SERVICES, WHICH OFFICE SHALL BE LOCATED AT  THE  CENTRAL  ADMINISTRATION
    5  DIVISION.  THE  COORDINATOR  SHALL  BE APPOINTED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY
    6  TRUSTEES AND SERVE AT ITS PLEASURE. THE COORDINATOR SHALL BE  AN  HONOR-
    7  ABLY DISCHARGED VETERAN AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY OF THE
    8  EXECUTIVE LAW. THE COORDINATOR'S DUTIES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMIT-
    9  ED  TO,  IDENTIFICATION, DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING A DETAILED PLAN TO ASSIST
   10  VETERANS IN MAKING THE TRANSITION INTO THE  CLASSROOM  AFTER  COMPLETING
   11  THEIR  MILITARY SERVICE. THE COORDINATOR SHALL CONSULT WITH THE DIVISION
   12  OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS. THE COORDINATOR FOR VETERANS' SERVICES MAY APPOINT
   13  A VETERANS' AFFAIRS DIRECTOR AT EACH STATE OPERATED INSTITUTION  IN  THE
   14  STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.
   15    S  2.  Section  353  of  the  executive law is amended by adding a new
   16  subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   17    2-A. TO ASSIST THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CITY UNIVERSI-
   18  TY OF NEW YORK IN COORDINATING A  COMPREHENSIVE  ARRAY  OF  SERVICES  TO
   19  ASSIST  VETERANS  IN  MAKING  THE  TRANSITION  INTO  THE  CLASSROOM. THE
   20  SERVICES MAY INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING  FOR
   21  STATE AND FEDERAL STUDENT FINANCIAL AID AND COUNSELING RESOURCES.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11853-01-9
       A. 8295                             2
    1    S  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    2  have become a law, provided that any rules or regulations necessary  for
    3  the implementation of this act on its effective date shall be promulgat-
    4  ed on or before such date.