Assembly Bill A3179B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Allows the granting of academic credit at city or state operated institutions to veterans

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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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2017-A3179 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3674
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §669-i, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10594
2011-2012: A1335, S3950
2013-2014: A6973, S3403
2015-2016: A6362, S4233
2019-2020: S2741
2021-2022: S2680
2023-2024: S1669

2017-A3179 - Summary

Allows the granting of academic credit at state or city operated institutions to veterans.

2017-A3179 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3179
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  granting  academic
   credit  at  state operated institutions of the state university of New
   York and the senior colleges of the city university  of  New  York  to
   veterans

   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-h
 to read as follows:
   §  669-H. COURSE CREDIT FOR VETERANS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
 THE TERM "VETERAN" MEANS A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE, WHO HAS SERVED IN THE
 ACTIVE MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES, IN A COMBAT THEA-
 TER OR COMBAT ZONE OF OPERATIONS, AS PART OF MILITARY OPERATIONS RELATED
 TO SUCH MILITARY SERVICE, AND WHO HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM SUCH SERVICE BY
 MEANS OF AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE, OR  WHO  HAS  BEEN  FURLOUGHED  TO  THE
 RESERVE, OR HAS RESUMED SERVICE BACK IN THE NEW YORK STATE ARMY NATIONAL
 GUARD, NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD, OR NEW YORK NAVAL MILITIA.
   2. EVERY VETERAN WHO IS ENROLLED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS AS AN UNDERGRAD-
 UATE  STUDENT  IN  GOOD  STANDING,  AT  AN  INSTITUTION WITHIN THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OR THE CITY UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, SHALL UPON  APPLICATION
 BE GRANTED ACADEMIC CREDITS WITHOUT LIMITATION TOWARDS HIS OR HER DEGREE
 FOR  COMPLETION  OF  COURSES  THAT  WERE PART OF SUCH VETERAN'S MILITARY
 TRAINING OR SERVICE IF THE COMPLETED COURSES MEET THE STANDARDS  OF  THE
 AMERICAN  COUNCIL  ON  EDUCATION  OR  ITS EQUIVALENT FOR THE AWARDING OF
 ACADEMIC CREDITS. NO FEE, TUITION OR  OTHER  CHARGE  SHALL  BE  ASSESSED
 AGAINST  A  VETERAN  WHO  QUALIFIES  FOR  SUCH  CREDIT  PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION.
   3. THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY UNIVER-
 SITY OF NEW YORK SHALL ADOPT SUCH PROCEDURES AS ARE NECESSARY  TO  FULLY
 IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.

co-Sponsors

2017-A3179A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3674
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §669-i, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10594
2011-2012: A1335, S3950
2013-2014: A6973, S3403
2015-2016: A6362, S4233
2019-2020: S2741
2021-2022: S2680
2023-2024: S1669

2017-A3179A - Summary

Allows the granting of academic credit at state or city operated institutions to veterans.

2017-A3179A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3179--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. DenDEKKER, COLTON -- read once and referred to
   the Committee  on  Higher  Education  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  granting  academic
   credit  at  state operated institutions of the state university of New
   York and the senior colleges of the city university  of  New  York  to
   veterans
 
   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-h
 to read as follows:
   §  669-H. COURSE CREDIT FOR VETERANS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
 THE TERM "VETERAN" MEANS A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE, WHO HAS SERVED IN THE
 ACTIVE MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND WHO HAS  BEEN
 RELEASED  FROM  SUCH  SERVICE BY MEANS OF AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE, OR WHO
 HAS BEEN FURLOUGHED TO THE RESERVE, OR HAS RESUMED SERVICE BACK  IN  THE
 NEW  YORK STATE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD, OR NEW
 YORK NAVAL MILITIA.
   2. EVERY VETERAN WHO IS ENROLLED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS AS AN UNDERGRAD-
 UATE STUDENT IN GOOD  STANDING,  AT  AN  INSTITUTION  WITHIN  THE  STATE
 UNIVERSITY  SYSTEM OR THE CITY UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, SHALL UPON APPLICATION
 BE GRANTED ACADEMIC CREDITS WITHOUT LIMITATION TOWARDS HIS OR HER DEGREE
 FOR COMPLETION OF COURSES THAT WERE  PART  OF  SUCH  VETERAN'S  MILITARY
 TRAINING  OR  SERVICE IF THE COMPLETED COURSES MEET THE STANDARDS OF THE
 AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION OR ITS  EQUIVALENT  FOR  THE  AWARDING  OF
 ACADEMIC  CREDITS.  NO  FEE,  TUITION  OR OTHER CHARGE SHALL BE ASSESSED
 AGAINST A VETERAN  WHO  QUALIFIES  FOR  SUCH  CREDIT  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07330-03-7

co-Sponsors

2017-A3179B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3674
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §669-i, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10594
2011-2012: A1335, S3950
2013-2014: A6973, S3403
2015-2016: A6362, S4233
2019-2020: S2741
2021-2022: S2680
2023-2024: S1669

2017-A3179B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows the granting of academic credit at state or city operated institutions to veterans.

2017-A3179B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3179--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. DenDEKKER, COLTON -- read once and referred to
   the Committee  on  Higher  Education  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education in  accordance
   with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  granting  academic
   credit  at  state operated institutions of the state university of New
   York and the senior colleges of the city university  of  New  York  to
   veterans
 
   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-i
 to read as follows:
   §  669-I. COURSE CREDIT FOR VETERANS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
 THE TERM "VETERAN" MEANS A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE, WHO HAS SERVED IN THE
 ACTIVE MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND WHO HAS  BEEN
 RELEASED  FROM  SUCH  SERVICE BY MEANS OF AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE, OR WHO
 HAS BEEN FURLOUGHED TO THE RESERVE, OR HAS RESUMED SERVICE BACK  IN  THE
 NEW  YORK STATE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD, OR NEW
 YORK NAVAL MILITIA.
   2. EVERY VETERAN WHO IS ENROLLED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS AS AN UNDERGRAD-
 UATE STUDENT IN GOOD  STANDING,  AT  AN  INSTITUTION  WITHIN  THE  STATE
 UNIVERSITY  SYSTEM OR THE CITY UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, SHALL UPON APPLICATION
 BE GRANTED ACADEMIC CREDITS WITHOUT LIMITATION TOWARDS HIS OR HER DEGREE
 FOR COMPLETION OF COURSES THAT WERE  PART  OF  SUCH  VETERAN'S  MILITARY
 TRAINING  OR  SERVICE IF THE COMPLETED COURSES MEET THE STANDARDS OF THE
 AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION OR ITS  EQUIVALENT  FOR  THE  AWARDING  OF
 ACADEMIC  CREDITS.  NO  FEE,  TUITION  OR OTHER CHARGE SHALL BE ASSESSED
 AGAINST A VETERAN  WHO  QUALIFIES  FOR  SUCH  CREDIT  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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