New York S 4292: Enacts the "NY Cares Act", providing course credit for service members and tuition awards for spouses and children of deceased service members

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Add §§669-i, 237-a, 237-b, 669-c & 115, Art 15-D §730, Ed L

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Enacts the "NY Cares Act", providing course credit for service members and tuition awards for spouses and children of deceased service members.

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02/03/2025REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

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

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4292

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
 ty and Military Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "NY Cares
 Act"

 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 "NY Cares Act".
 3 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 669-i to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 669-i. Course credit for service members. 1. For purposes of this
 6 section, the term "service member" means a person, who is a legal resi-
 7 dent of this state, as defined by 50 U.S.C. section 595 who has served
 8 in the active military, naval service, national guard and reserve
 9 service of the United States or of the state during a war, expedition,
 10 occupation of an area or territory, battle, skirmish, raid, invasion,
 11 rebellion, insurrection, guerilla action, riot in which the United
 12 States was engaged with a hostile or belligerent nation, faction, force,
 13 or terrorists and who has been released from such service by any means
 14 of an honorable or general discharge, or who has been furloughed to the
 15 reserve.
 16 2. Every service member shall upon application and approval of the
 17 chancellor, or such chancellor's designee, be granted academic credits
 18 towards their degree for the completion of courses that were a part of
 19 such service member's military training, service and for military expe-
 20 rience received. In determining the approval of such service member's
 21 application, the chancellor, or such chancellor's designee, shall
 22 consider the standards of the American council on education. No fee,
 23 tuition or other charge shall be assessed against a service member who
 24 qualifies for such credit pursuant to this section.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07989-01-5

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 1 3. The boards of trustees of the state university and the city univer-
 2 sity of New York may promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary
 3 to fully implement the provisions of this section.
 4 § 3. The education law is amended by adding a new article 15-D to read
 5 as follows:
 6 ARTICLE 15-D
 7 COURSE CREDIT FOR SERVICE MEMBERS
 8 Section 730. Course credit for service members.
 9 § 730. Course credit for service members. 1. For purposes of this
 10 section, the term "service member" means a person, male or female, resi-
 11 dent of this state, as defined by 50 U.S.C. section 595, who has served
 12 in the active military, naval service, national guard and reserve
 13 members of the United States or of the state during a war, expedition,
 14 occupation of an area or territory, battle, skirmish, raid, invasion,
 15 rebellion, insurrection, guerilla action, riot in which the United
 16 States was engaged with a hostile or belligerent nation, faction, force,
 17 or terrorists and has been released from such service by any means of an
 18 honorable or general discharge, or has been furloughed to the reserve.
 19 2. Every service member at an institution of higher education recog-
 20 nized and approved by the regents, shall upon application and approval
 21 of the governing board, or the governing board's designee, be granted
 22 academic credits towards their degree for th