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                                    914
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JONES, CUSICK, SANTABARBARA, GOTTFRIED, DICKENS,
   ABBATE, GRIFFIN, RAMOS, SAYEGH, HAWLEY, DeSTEFANO,  NORRIS,  BRABENEC,
   MORINELLO,  SMULLEN, BLANKENBUSH, B. MILLER, McDONOUGH, WALCZYK, MIKU-
   LIN, BUTTENSCHON, REYES, COOK, ASHBY, TAGUE, STERN, PICHARDO,  MANKTE-
   LOW  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, DE LA ROSA, HEVESI,
   SIMON -- 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 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. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 20 to read as follows:
   20.  (A)  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, 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 UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS, 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.
   (B)  EVERY  VETERAN  WHO IS ENROLLED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS AS AN UNDER-
 GRADUATE STUDENT IN GOOD STANDING, AT AN INSTITUTION  WITHIN  THE  STATE
 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  EDUCA-
 TION  OR  ITS  EQUIVALENT  FOR THE AWARDING OF ACADEMIC CREDITS. NO FEE,
 TUITION OR OTHER CHARGE SHALL BE ASSESSED AGAINST A VETERAN  WHO  QUALI-
 FIES FOR SUCH CREDIT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (C) THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL ADOPT SUCH PROCEDURES AS ARE NECESSARY
 TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   §  2.  Section  6206  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 20 to read as follows:
   20.  (A)  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, 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 UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS, 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.
   (B)  EVERY  VETERAN  WHO IS ENROLLED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS AS AN UNDER-
 GRADUATE STUDENT IN GOOD STANDING, AT AN  INSTITUTION  WITHIN  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  EDUCA-
 TION  OR  ITS  EQUIVALENT  FOR THE AWARDING OF ACADEMIC CREDITS. NO FEE,
 TUITION OR OTHER CHARGE SHALL BE ASSESSED AGAINST A VETERAN  WHO  QUALI-
 FIES FOR SUCH CREDIT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (C) THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL ADOPT SUCH PROCEDURES AS ARE NECESSARY
 TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.