NY State Senate Bill 2009-S4054

Senate Bill S4054

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Expands the veterans tuition awards program to include all veterans who were discharged under honorable conditions who served in the armed forces after 2-28-1961

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 11, 2010	print number 4054a
Feb 11, 2010	amend and recommit to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Jan 06, 2010	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Apr 08, 2009	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

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2009-S4054 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8411
Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §669-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S1268, A1761
2013-2014: S1937

2009-S4054 - Summary

Expands the veterans tuition awards program to include all veterans who were discharged under honorable conditions who served in the armed forces after February 28, 1961.

2009-S4054 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4054 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4054

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 8, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the  veterans  tuition
  awards program

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 1 of section 669-a of the educa-
tion law, as added by section 2 of part N of chapter 57 of the  laws  of
2008, is amended to read as follows:
  d. "Other eligible [combat] veteran" means: an individual who (i) is a
resident  of  this  state, (ii) served in the armed forces of the United
States in hostilities that occurred after February twenty-eighth,  nine-
teen hundred sixty-one, [as evidenced by their receipt of an Armed Forc-
es Expeditionary Medal, Navy Expeditionary Medal, or Marine Corps Exped-
itionary  Medal,]  and  (iii) was discharged under honorable conditions,
including but not limited to honorable discharge, discharge under honor-
able conditions, or general discharge.
  S 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 669-a  of  the  education
law,  as  amended  by  section  3 of part N of chapter 57 of the laws of
2008, is amended to read as follows:
  a. Tuition awards are available for all Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Afghan-
istan and other eligible [combat] veterans, as  defined  in  subdivision
one of this section, who are enrolled, pursuant to paragraph a of subdi-
vision  four  of section six hundred sixty-one of this part, in approved
undergraduate or graduate programs at degree  granting  institutions  or
enrolled  in  approved  vocational training programs and who apply for a
tuition assistance program award pursuant to section six hundred  sixty-
seven of this subpart.
  S 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10828-01-9

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2009-S4054A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8411
Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §669-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S1268, A1761
2013-2014: S1937

2009-S4054A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the veterans tuition awards program to include all veterans who were discharged under honorable conditions who served in the armed forces after February 28, 1961.

2009-S4054A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4054A

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the veterans tuition
awards program


 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
Extending the free tuition at SUNY and CUNY for all honorably
discharged war veterans who are residents of New York State and have
served during hostilities that occurred after February 28, 1961.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
This legislation would amend paragraph D of subdivision 1 of section
669-a of the Education Law, as added by section 2 of part N of chapter
57 of the laws of 2008, in defining other eligible veterans.

Paragraph A of subdivision 2 of section 669-a of the Education Law as
amended by section 3 of part N of chapter 57 of the laws of 2008,
shall be amended to allow other eligible veterans to receive tuition
awards.

 JUSTIFICATION :
The current law unintentionally demonstrates a great disrespect to all
other honorably discharged veterans who are not entitled to exercise
Part N of the 2008 State of New York Budget. This enactment shall

compel respect and encourage more veterans of the armed forces of the
United States since February 28, 1961, to benefit and capitalize from
a free SUNY or CUNY education.

Many veterans who have now, or in the past, performed more-hazardous
duties than those serving in combat zones are living with and are
sometimes dying from the serious consequences of being exposed to
those hazards. Veterans who served in hazardous duty and received
Hazardous Duty Pay, but may not have been assigned to a combat zone
include among others many aviators, submariners, aircraft carrier
flight deck crew and special operations limits, would be eligible to
receive tuition awards.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
According to the New York State Division of Veterans' Affairs, its
predicted that approximately 20,606 Veterans will take advantage of
this Act should it become law. If the prediction holds true, the
approximate cost to New York State will be anywhere from
$64,908,900.00 to $102,411,820.00 based on Fall 2009 SUNY and CUNY
full-time tuition expenses.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the first of September next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.

2009-S4054A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4054--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 8, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Veterans,
  Homeland  Security and Military Affairs in accordance with Senate Rule
  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to the veterans tuition
  awards program

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 1 of section 669-a of the educa-
tion  law,  as added by section 2 of part N of chapter 57 of the laws of
2008, is amended to read as follows:
  d. "Other eligible [combat] veteran" means: an individual who (i) is a
resident of this state, (ii) served in the armed forces  of  the  United
States  [in]  DURING  hostilities  that  occurred after February twenty-
eighth, nineteen hundred sixty-one, [as evidenced by their receipt of an
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Navy Expeditionary  Medal,  or  Marine
Corps  Expeditionary  Medal,]  and  (iii) was discharged under honorable
conditions, including but not limited to honorable discharge,  discharge
under honorable conditions, or general discharge.
  S  2.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 2 of section 669-a of the education
law, as amended by section 3 of part N of chapter  57  of  the  laws  of
2008, is amended to read as follows:
  a. Tuition awards are available for all Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Afghan-
istan  and  other  eligible [combat] veterans, as defined in subdivision
one of this section, who are enrolled, pursuant to paragraph a of subdi-
vision four of section six hundred sixty-one of this part,  in  approved
undergraduate  or  graduate  programs at degree granting institutions or
enrolled in approved vocational training programs and who  apply  for  a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10828-02-0

S. 4054--A                          2

tuition  assistance program award pursuant to section six hundred sixty-
seven of this subpart.
  S  3.  This  act  shall  take  effect  on  the first of September next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

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