Senate Bill S5756

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the appointment of a military liaison to each school district

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education 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-S5756 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L

2023-S5756 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the appointment of a military liaison to each school district, charter school, and private elementary and secondary school for purposes of providing military families with information regarding benefits they may be eligible for under the laws of this state.

2023-S5756 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5756 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5756
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the appointment  of  a
   military liaison to each school district
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 60 to read as follows:
   60. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DIRECT THAT EACH SCHOOL  DISTRICT,  CHARTER
 SCHOOL,  AND  PRIVATE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL APPOINT A MILITARY
 LIAISON FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING  MILITARY  FAMILIES  WITH  INFORMATION
 REGARDING  BENEFITS  THEY  MAY  BE  ELIGIBLE  FOR UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS
 STATE. SUCH LIAISON SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION TO  FAMILIES  RELATING  TO
 ARTICLE  SIXTY-SIX  OF  THIS CHAPTER IN ADDITION TO INFORMATION RELATING
 TO, BUT NOT LIMITED  TO,  TAXES,  INSURANCE,  STATE  AID,  SCHOLARSHIPS,
 SOCIAL SERVICES, AND RETIREMENT.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.    Effective  immediately,  the  addition,  amendment
 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  to be made and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02024-01-3

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