New York S 1250: Enacts the "military experience recognized for institutional transfer (MERIT) act"

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S01250 Summary:

BILL NOS01250B

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SAME ASSAME AS A07739-A

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SPONSORADDABBO

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §6355, Ed L

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Enacts the "military experience recognized for institutional transfer (MERIT) act"; grants academic credit for veterans with regard to SUNY and CUNY college credits for military learning, training, coursework and occupational experience.

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BILL NOS01250B

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

03/05/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

03/05/2025PRINT NUMBER 1250A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

02/02/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

02/02/2026PRINT NUMBER 1250B

05/18/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1250--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
 ty and Military Affairs -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
 to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs
 in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "military
 experience recognized for institutional transfer (MERIT) act"

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "military
 2 experience recognized for institutional transfer (MERIT) act".
 3 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6355 to read
 4 as follows:
 5 § 6355. Military experience recognized for institutional transfer
 6 (MERIT) act. 1. For the purposes of this section, "veteran" shall have
 7 the same meaning as such term is defined in subdivision three of section
 8 one of the veterans' services law.
 9 2. (a) Every veteran who is enrolled on a full-time basis as an under-
 10 graduate student in good standing at an institution within the city
 11 university of New York and state university of New York system shall,
 12 upon application, be granted academic credit for military learning,
 13 training, coursework, and occupational experience. Such credit shall not
 14 be limited to elective credit. Each institution shall develop and main-
 15 tain a clear, standardized framework for evaluating and applying mili-
 16 tary learning toward degree requirements, including but not limited to
 17 major requirements, general education or core curriculum requirements,
 18 prerequisite coursework, and required experiential or applied learning
 19 components, provided that the evaluated military learning is determined

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03096-07-6

 S. 1250--B 2

 1 to meet the academic standards and learning outcomes of the correspond-
 2 ing course or requirement. In developing such framework, each institu-
 3 tion shall utilize nationally recognized evaluation standards for mili-
 4 tary learning, including but not limited to methodologies established by
 5 the American Council on Education (ACE) Military Guide, the Council for
 6 Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), or any successor entities
 7 performing equivalent evaluation functions.
 8 (b) Such framework shall include, but not be limited to:
 9 (i) a transparent and publicly posted process for veterans to submit
 10 joint services transcripts, training records, and relevant service
 11 documentation;
 12 (ii) faculty review procedures for assessing alignment of military
 13 learning with existing course outcomes;
 14 (iii) written determinations, including specific justification when
 15 military learning is not accepted toward a degr