Senate Bill S255

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Changes the eligibility dates for a military service recognition scholarship to include certain conflicts

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions
Votes

co-Sponsors

2017-S255 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1465
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §668-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1417
2011-2012: S148
2013-2014: S1051, A5062
2015-2016: S2974, A6170
2019-2020: S207, A3856
2021-2022: S2159, A1288

2017-S255 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Changes the eligibility dates for a military service recognition scholarship to include certain conflicts beginning on and after June 1, 1982.

2017-S255 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S255 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    255
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  ORTT,  AKSHAR,  CROCI, GALLIVAN, RITCHIE, SERINO,
   VALESKY, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed  to
   be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Mili-
   tary Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to changing the eligibil-
   ity  dates  for  a military service recognition scholarship to include
   the conflicts that occurred after June 1, 1982
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 668-e of the educa-
 tion  law,  as  added  by chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, is amended to
 read as follows:
   a. Notwithstanding subdivisions three and five of section six  hundred
 sixty-one of this title, children, spouses and financial dependents of a
 member of the armed forces of the United States or state organized mili-
 tia  who  at  any  time  on or after the [second day of August, nineteen
 hundred ninety] FIRST OF JUNE, NINETEEN  HUNDRED  EIGHTY-TWO,  while  in
 service in the armed forces of the United States, as defined by subdivi-
 sion eight of section one of the military law or in a force of the state
 organized  militia, as defined in subdivision nine of section one of the
 military law: (i) while a legal resident of New York state, died, became
 severely and permanently disabled or was classified as missing in action
 in a combat theater or combat zone of operations  as  part  of  military
 operations,  or  died  as  a  result  of  injury  or illness suffered or
 incurred during such military service; or (ii) while a legal resident of
 New York state, died or became severely and permanently  disabled  as  a
 result  of injury or illness suffered or incurred during military train-
 ing operations in preparation for duty in a  combat  theater  or  combat
 zone of operations.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.