New York S 8568: Establishes a tax credit for the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) by employers

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S08568 Summary:

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Expands eligibility under the veterans tuition awards program to include recipients of the award of the Purple Heart.

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11/07/2025REFERRED TO RULES

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

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8568

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 November 7, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. ASHBY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to expanding eligibility
 under the veterans tuition awards program to include recipients of the
 award of the Purple Heart

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 669-a of the education law is
 2 amended by adding a new paragraph g to read as follows:
 3 g. "Purple Heart recipient" shall mean a recipient of the award of the
 4 Purple Heart under 10 U.S.C. § 1129 or 10 U.S.C. § 1129-a.
 5 § 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 669-a of the education
 6 law, as amended by chapter 75 of the laws of 2025, is amended to read as
 7 follows:
 8 a. Tuition awards are available for all Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Afghan-
 9 istan and other eligible veterans and Purple Heart recipients, as
 10 defined in subdivision one of this section, who are enrolled, pursuant
 11 to paragraph a of subdivision four of section six hundred sixty-one of
 12 this part, in approved undergraduate or graduate programs at degree
 13 granting institutions or enrolled in approved vocational training
 14 programs and who apply for a tuition assistance program award, for up to
 15 the equivalent of eight full-time semesters, pursuant to section six
 16 hundred sixty-seven of this subpart.
 17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13658-01-5

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