NY State Senate Bill 2021-S2159

Senate Bill S2159

2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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2021-S2159 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1288
Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
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
2017-2018: S255, A1465
2019-2020: S207, A3856

2021-S2159 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-S2159 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S2159

SPONSOR: ORTT
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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

 
PURPOSE:

To change the eligibility dates for a military enhanced recognition,
incentive and tribute scholarship to include all the military conflicts
that occurred on or after June 1, 1982

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill would act as an amendment to section 1, paragraph a of subdi-
vision 1 of the section 668-e of the education law, as added by chapter
106 of the laws of 2003 to alter the eligibility dates for those apply-
ing for academic scholarships regarding tribute to those whom were

wounded in military combat within specified years. The bill would allow
those children, spouses and financial dependents of a member of the
armed forces of the us or state organized militia who served on or after
June I, 1982 to qualify. These members must qualify according to section
8 and 9 of section 1 of the military law which states that the member
must have resided legally in New York state, died, became severely and
permanently disabled or was classified as missing in action in a combat
theater or zone of operations, or died as a result of injury or illness
suffered or incurred during such military service; or, 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 training operations in preparation for duty in a combat theater
or zone of operations.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The enactment of this bill would allow familial members or financial
dependents of New York State residents who were wounded or killed while
serving the United States military from June 1, 1982 onward to qualify
for academic scholarships such as the NYS Regents Award for Children of
Veterans and the Military Service Recognition Scholarship. This bill
would also grant well deserved recognition and tribute to those whom
bravely fought and were injured or died protecting their country and the
State of New York.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S. 207 of 2019/20, Referred to Veterans
S. 255 of 2017/2018; Passed Senate
S. 2974 of 2015/2016; Passed Senate
S.1051/A.5062 of 2013/2014; Passed Senate; Referred to Higher Education
S.148A of 2011/2012; Reported & Committed to Finance
S.1417A of 2009/2010; Passed Senate
S.6772 of 2007/2008; Referred to Higher Education

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2021-S2159 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2159
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  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 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
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01771-01-1

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