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                                   1200
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2025
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 Introduced  by Sens. ADDABBO, BORRELLO, BROUK, GALLIVAN, HARCKHAM, HELM-
   ING, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, LIU, MAY, MYRIE, O'MARA, ORTT,  PALUMBO,  PERSAUD,
   ROLISON, SANDERS, STEC, TEDISCO, WEBB, WEBER -- read twice and ordered
   printed,  and  when printed to be committed 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 22 to read as follows:
   22.  (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  SUCH  VETERAN'S  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
 EDUCATION OR ITS EQUIVALENT FOR THE AWARDING  OF  ACADEMIC  CREDITS.  NO
 FEE,  TUITION  OR  OTHER  CHARGE SHALL BE ASSESSED AGAINST A VETERAN WHO
 QUALIFIES 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.
   § 2. Section 6206 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 24 to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01898-01-5
              

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   24.  (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  SUCH  VETERAN'S  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
 EDUCATION OR ITS EQUIVALENT FOR THE AWARDING  OF  ACADEMIC  CREDITS.  NO
 FEE,  TUITION  OR  OTHER  CHARGE SHALL BE ASSESSED AGAINST A VETERAN WHO
 QUALIFIES 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.