Assembly Bill A1055

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes a veteran fee waiver program within the State University of New York system

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  • Introduced
    • 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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2011-A1055 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง669-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6406
2013-2014: A2976
2015-2016: A8439
2017-2018: A4539
2019-2020: A3774

2011-A1055 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a veteran fee waiver program within the State University of New York system; provides for eligibility, applicability and amounts of such waivers.

2011-A1055 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1055

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ORTIZ, LENTOL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  COLTON, COOK, FARRELL, HEASTIE, O'DONNELL, PHEFFER, J. RIVERA,  ROBIN-
  SON, SWEENEY, TOWNS, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Higher Education

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to the state university
  of New York veteran fee waiver program

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

  Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 669-e
to read as follows:
  S 669-E. VETERAN FEE WAIVER PROGRAM. 1. ELIGIBLE STUDENTS.    STUDENTS
MUST MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PLANS:
  (A) PLAN A. THE STUDENT MUST BE THE SPOUSE, CHILD OR UNMARRIED SURVIV-
ING SPOUSE OF A VETERAN WHO IS TOTALLY SERVICE CONNECTED DISABLED OR WHO
DIED OF SERVICE RELATED CAUSES. THE CHILD MUST BE LESS THAN TWENTY-SEVEN
YEARS  OF AGE TO RECEIVE THE FEE WAIVER BUT MAY BE UP TO THIRTY YEARS OF
AGE IF THE CHILD IS A VETERAN. A DEPENDENT MAY NOT RECEIVE ANY  BENEFITS
HEREUNDER IF OTHERWISE IN RECEIPT OF USDVA CHAPTER 35 BENEFITS.
  (B)  PLAN  B.  THE  STUDENT  MUST  BE THE CHILD OF A VETERAN WHO HAS A
SERVICE CONNECTED DISABILITY OR HAD A SERVICE  CONNECTED  DISABILITY  AT
TIME OF DEATH. A CHILD'S INCOME, INCLUDING STUDENT ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME
PLUS  THE  VALUE  OF  SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE PARENTS, CANNOT EXCEED THE
NATIONAL POVERTY LEVEL AS CALCULATED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU.
  (C) PLAN C. ANY DEPENDENT, OR SURVIVING SPOUSE WHO HAS NOT  REMARRIED,
OF  ANY MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE NATIONAL GUARD, WHO, IN THE LINE OF
DUTY AND WHILE IN ACTIVE SERVICE OF THE STATE, WAS KILLED.
  2. APPLICABILITY. FEE WAIVERS PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION  SHALL  ONLY
BE  AVAILABLE  WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SYSTEM; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL PREVENT  INSTITUTIONS  FROM
CHARGING NONRESIDENT FEES.

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

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