New York A 9357: Relates to eligibility for military enhanced recognition, incentive and tribute ("MERIT") scholarships

Status: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 9357

Sponsors: Gabriella Romero, Carrie Woerner, Chris Burdick, John T. McDonald III, Joseph Sempolinski, Judy Griffin, Lester Chang, Matthew Slater, Mike Reilly, Patrick Chludzinski, Steve Stern, William Magnarelli

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A09357 Summary:

BILL NOA09357 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09235

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SPONSORRomero

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COSPNSRBurdick, Woerner, McDonald, Griffin, Chang, Slater, Reilly, Magnarelli, Chludzinski, Sempolinski,
 Stern

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §668-e, Ed L

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Clarifies the definition of severe and permanent disability for eligibility for military enhanced recognition, incentive and tribute ("MERIT") scholarships.

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BILL NOA09357 

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12/19/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9357

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 December 19, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROMERO -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to eligibility for mili-
 tary enhanced recognition, incentive and tribute ("MERIT") scholar-
 ships

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

 1 Section 1. Section 668-e of the education law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
 3 3. Severely and permanently disabled. For the purposes of this
 4 section, an individual is severely and permanently disabled when a
 5 doctor of medicine or osteopathy, licensed to practice in a state, has
 6 determined that such person is either:
 7 a. unable to engage in any occupation for substantial gainful activity
 8 due to a physical or mental impairment; or
 9 b. unable to engage in any occupation for remuneration or profit due
 10 to a physical or mental impairment.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13771-01-5

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