Senate Bill S2263

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Extends certain educational benefits to eligible veterans

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2015-S2263 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3862
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง355 & 6206, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3171, A8549
2011-2012: S3642, A6713
2013-2014: S1963, A1808
2017-2018: A6423
2019-2020: A4660

2015-S2263 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends certain educational benefits to eligible veterans.

2015-S2263 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2263 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2263

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced   by  Sens.  GRIFFO,  BONACIC,  DeFRANCISCO,  FUNKE,  LARKIN,
  MARCHIONE, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, SERINO  --  read  twice  and  ordered
  printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veter-
  ans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  extending  certain
  benefits to those with military service and an honorable discharge

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph h of subdivision 2  of  section
355  of the education law, as separately amended by chapters 552 and 616
of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
  (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other  general,  special  or
local law, rule or regulation, such regulations may permit persons sixty
years  of  age  or  over OR THOSE WITH MILITARY SERVICE AND AN HONORABLE
DISCHARGE to audit courses given therein without  tuition,  examination,
grading  or  credit therefor upon a space available basis, as determined
by the president of each such  institution,  provided  that  such  audit
attendance  does not deny course attendance at a state-operated institu-
tion by an individual who is otherwise qualified under  the  regulations
promulgated pursuant to this section.
  S  2.  Paragraph (b) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education
law, as added by chapter 344 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read  as
follows:
  (b)  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of any other general, special or
local law, rule or regulation, the board of trustees may permit  persons
sixty  years of age or over OR THOSE WITH MILITARY SERVICE AND AN HONOR-
ABLE DISCHARGE to audit courses given therein without tuition,  examina-
tion, grading or credit therefor upon a space available basis, as deter-
mined  by  the  president  of  each such institution, provided that such
audit attendance does not deny course attendance at the city  university

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07209-01-5

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