Senate Bill S5018

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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Current 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

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2023-S5018 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6642
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Veterans' Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §5-a, Veterans' Services L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7130
2017-2018: S938
2019-2020: S3471
2021-2022: S1288, A7338

2023-S5018 (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.

2023-S5018 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5018 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5018
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Veterans,  Home-
   land Security and Military Affairs
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the veterans' services law, in relation to the estab-
   lishment 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 veterans' services law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 5-a to read as follows:
   §  5-A.  VETERAN  CAREER  ASSISTANCE. THE STATE COMMISSIONER, TOGETHER
 WITH THE CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CHANCEL-
 LOR 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 DEVELOPED 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.
                                                            LBD01421-01-3

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