Assembly Bill A6249A

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides in-state tuition continuity for spouses and dependents of active duty service members

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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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2021-A6249 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5245
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355, 6206 & 6305, Ed L

2021-A6249 - Summary

Provides in-state tuition continuity for spouses and children of active duty service members.

2021-A6249 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6249
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to in-state tuition conti-
   nuity for spouses and children of active duty service members
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 8 of section 1 of the military law, as amended
 by chapter 112 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
   8. The terms "active military service of the United  States"  and  "in
 the  armed forces of the United States" shall mean full time duty in the
 army, navy (including marine corps), air force (INCLUDING  SPACE  FORCE)
 or coast guard of the United States.
   § 2. Section 253 of the military law, as amended by chapter 473 of the
 laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   §   253.   Military   service  by  parent;  effect  on  child  custody
 proceedings; IN-STATE TUITION CONTINUITY.  1. Notwithstanding  any  law,
 rule or regulation to the contrary, child custody proceedings filed in a
 court of competent jurisdiction in this state, involving a parent who is
 activated,  deployed,  or temporarily assigned to military service shall
 be governed by subdivision (f) of section six hundred fifty-one  of  the
 family  court act, section seventy-five-l or paragraph (a-2) of subdivi-
 sion one of section two hundred forty of the domestic relations law.
   2. A SPOUSE OR CHILD OF A MEMBER OF THE ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE
 UNITED STATES WHO  HAS  BEEN  ASSIGNED  TO  DUTY  ELSEWHERE  IMMEDIATELY
 FOLLOWING  ASSIGNMENT  TO  DUTY  IN  NEW  YORK  SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE AN
 IN-STATE RESIDENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING TUITION  AND  FEES  AT
 ALL  STATE  INSTITUTIONS  OF HIGHER LEARNING, AND IS ENTITLED TO PAY THE
 TUITION FEES AND OTHER FEES OR CHARGES PROVIDED FOR NEW  YORK  RESIDENTS
 AS  LONG  AS  THE  SPOUSE  OR CHILD RESIDES CONTINUOUSLY IN NEW YORK AND
 REMAINS ENROLLED AT SUCH INSTITUTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2021-A6249A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5245
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355, 6206 & 6305, Ed L

2021-A6249A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides in-state tuition continuity for spouses and children of active duty service members.

2021-A6249A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6249--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to in-state tuition
   continuity for certain spouses and dependents of active  duty  service
   members
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subparagraph 3 of paragraph h of subdivision 2 of  section
 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new clause (iii) to read
 as follows:
   (III)  SUCH  REGULATIONS  SHALL  FURTHER  PROVIDE  THAT THE PAYMENT OF
 TUITION AND FEES BY ANY STUDENT WHO IS NOT A RESIDENT OF NEW YORK  STATE
 SHALL  BE  PAID  AT  A  RATE  OR CHARGE NO GREATER THAN THAT IMPOSED FOR
 STUDENTS WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE IF SUCH STUDENT IS ENROLLED  IN
 AN  INSTITUTION  OR  EDUCATIONAL UNIT OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND IS THE
 SPOUSE OR THE DEPENDENT OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES  OF  THE  UNITED
 STATES  ON  FULL-TIME  ACTIVE DUTY AND NOT STATIONED IN THIS STATE IMME-
 DIATELY FOLLOWING BEING STATIONED THEREIN.
   § 2. Subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education law is amended  by
 adding a new paragraph (a-3) to read as follows:
   (A-3)  THE  TRUSTEES SHALL FURTHER PROVIDE THAT THE PAYMENT OF TUITION
 AND FEES BY ANY STUDENT WHO IS NOT A RESIDENT OF NEW YORK STATE SHALL BE
 PAID AT A RATE OR CHARGE NO GREATER THAN THAT IMPOSED FOR  STUDENTS  WHO
 ARE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE IF SUCH STUDENT IS ENROLLED IN ANY COLLEGE OR
 EDUCATIONAL UNIT OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND IS THE SPOUSE OR
 THE  DEPENDENT  OF  A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES ON
 FULL-TIME ACTIVE DUTY  AND  NOT  STATIONED  IN  THIS  STATE  IMMEDIATELY
 FOLLOWING BEING STATIONED THEREIN.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09377-12-1

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