New York A 6934: Relates to agreements for the administration, management or operation of charter schools

Bill Text

Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Skip to main content 

 New York State Assembly

 Speaker Carl E. Heastie

 --> 
 --> 

 --> 

• 
 Assembly Members 

• 
 Legislative Info 

• 
 Public Hearings 

• 
 Speaker's Press 

• 
 Assembly Reports 

• 
 Committees & More 

• Bill Search Home
• Laws
• Legislative Calendar
• Public Hearing Schedule
• Assembly Calendars
• Assembly Committee Agenda 

 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. 

 Bill No.: 

• Summary 
• Actions 
• Committee&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
A06934 Summary:

BILL NOA06934 

&nbsp

SAME ASNo Same As

&nbsp

SPONSORBrown E

&nbsp

COSPNSRAngelino

&nbsp

MLTSPNSR

&nbsp

Add §25-a, amd §4, Veterans' Services L; add §§99-ss & 97-aaaa, St Fin L; amd §55-c, add §13, Civ Serv L; amd
§458-a, rpld §458-a subs 4, 6, 7, 8 & 10, RPT L; amd §§2, 355, 667, 6304 & 6221, add §115, Ed L; add Art 33
§§1300 - 1306, Priv Hous Fin L; amd §§601 & 606, Tax L

&nbsp

Enacts the "Gold Star Families Support Act"; provides a member of a Gold Star family with state paid health insurance; removes provisions relating to veterans with disabilities; expands employment of veterans to employment of veterans and members of a Gold Star family; establishes the Gold Star family tuition fund to be distributed to any public or private educational institution from grades pre-K through graduate and post-graduate school shall be deposited with any school providing free tuition to a member of a Gold Star family; makes related provisions.

Go to top A06934 Actions:

BILL NOA06934 

&nbsp

03/18/2025referred to veterans' affairs

01/07/2026referred to veterans' affairs

Go to topA06934 Committee&nbspVotes:

Go to topA06934 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA06934 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6934

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. E. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Veterans' Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, the civil service law, the
 real property tax law, the education law, and the tax law, in relation
 to providing state assistance and support to Gold Star families; to
 amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the Gold Star
 family insurance fund and the Gold Star family tuition fund; to amend
 the private housing finance law, in relation to establishing a Gold
 Star family program to provide assistance in the form of payments,
 grants and loans for the Gold Star family program to help prevent
 homelessness of Gold Star families; and to repeal certain provisions
 of the real property tax law, relating to veterans' exemptions

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "Gold Star Families Support Act" (GSFSA).
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. Gold Star families have made the
 4 ultimate sacrifice by losing a loved one in the line of duty while serv-
 5 ing our country. Despite this sacrifice, the benefits currently provided
 6 to these families are inadequate. It is the duty of New York state to
 7 honor these families and ensure they receive the support they need to
 8 live with dignity and stability.
 9 This act seeks to provide meaningful financial, healthcare, educa-
 10 tional, and employment assistance to Gold Star families, ensuring they
 11 are not left to face unnecessary hardships.
 12 § 3. The veterans' services law is amended by adding a new section
 13 25-a to read as follows:
 14 § 25-a. Health insurance for members of a Gold Star family. 1. Any
 15 person who is a member of a Gold Star family shall be eligible to
 16 receive health insurance through the New York state of health market-
 17 place for the duration of such Gold Star family member's life. The state

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10106-01-5

 A. 6934 2

 1 shall be responsible for the payment of all premiums in connection with
 2 the insurance; neither the Gold Star family member nor such Gold Star
 3 family member's employer shall be liable for the premiums. Insurance
 4 provided pursuant to this section shall include the highest level of
 5 services available through the gold level of the New York state of
 6 health marketplace and shall include prescription drug coverage. Such
 7 insurance shall be paid for by the state from the Gold Star family
 8 insurance fund established under section ninety-nine-ss of the state
 9 finance law. The department may consult with the department of financial
 10 services to ensure the program