Senate Bill S1288A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the veteran career assistance program within the SUNY and CUNY systems

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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-S1288 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7338
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §353-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7130
2017-2018: S938
2019-2020: S3471
2023-2024: S5018, A6642

2021-S1288 - Summary

Establishes the veteran career assistance program within the SUNY and CUNY systems to provide veterans with assistance in resume writing and employment placement services.

2021-S1288 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1288 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1288
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the establishment of a
   veteran career assistance program within the SUNY and CUNY systems

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 353-b
 to read as follows:
   § 353-B. VETERAN CAREER ASSISTANCE. THE DIRECTOR,  TOGETHER  WITH  THE
 CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CHANCELLOR OF THE
 CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, SHALL ESTABLISH A VETERAN CAREER ASSISTANCE
 PROGRAM.  SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL PROVIDE DISCHARGED UNDER HONORABLE CONDI-
 TIONS VETERANS WITH ASSISTANCE IN RESUME WRITING AND  EMPLOYMENT  PLACE-
 MENT  SERVICES.  THE  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  DEVELOPED  AND MAINTAINED WITH
 RESOURCES ALREADY AVAILABLE TO THE DIVISION AND THE UNIVERSITY  SYSTEMS.
 THE  DIRECTOR  SHALL  REPORT  TO THE LEGISLATURE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE
 NUMBER OF VETERANS UTILIZING THE CAREER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03577-01-1

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2021-S1288A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7338
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §353-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7130
2017-2018: S938
2019-2020: S3471
2023-2024: S5018, A6642

2021-S1288A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the veteran career assistance program within the SUNY and CUNY systems to provide veterans with assistance in resume writing and employment placement services.

2021-S1288A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1288A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1288--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BROOKS, JORDAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Veterans,  Home-
   land  Security  and  Military  Affairs  --  committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the establishment of a
   veteran career assistance program within the SUNY and CUNY systems
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  353-b
 to read as follows:
   §  353-B.  VETERAN  CAREER ASSISTANCE. THE DIRECTOR, TOGETHER WITH THE
 CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CHANCELLOR OF THE
 CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, SHALL ESTABLISH A VETERAN CAREER ASSISTANCE
 PROGRAM. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE VETERANS WITH ASSISTANCE  IN  RESUME
 WRITING  AND  EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT SERVICES. THE PROGRAM SHALL BE DEVEL-
 OPED AND MAINTAINED WITH RESOURCES ALREADY AVAILABLE TO THE DIVISION AND
 THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED  TO,  CAMPUS  VETERANS
 SERVICE OFFICES, CAREER CENTERS, AND OPPORTUNITY CENTERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03577-03-1

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