New York S 2579: Relates to certain requirements of the recruitment incentive and retention program for members of the New York state organized militia

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S02579 Summary:

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Relates to lowering the minimum required course load and permitting application prior to matriculation for the recruitment incentive and retention program for members of the New York state organized militia.

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01/21/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2579

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 21, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the recruitment incen-
 tive and retention program for members of the New York state organized
 militia, reducing the minimum required course load for part-time
 students and permitting application for the tuition benefit prior to
 matriculation

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph e of subdivision 3 of section 669-b of the educa-
 2 tion law, as added by chapter 268 of the laws of 1996, is amended to
 3 read as follows:
 4 e. The term "part-time study" shall mean enrollment in an approved
 5 post-secondary degree program for at least [six] three but less than
 6 twelve semester hours, or the equivalent per semester, or at least
 7 [four] two but less than eight semester hours per quarter in an institu-
 8 tion.
 9 § 2. Section 669-b of the education law is amended by adding a new
 10 subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
 11 3-a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general, special, or
 12 local law, rule, or regulation, any active member may apply for the
 13 tuition benefit provided by this section prior to matriculating at an
 14 institution.
 15 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
 16 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2025, provided,
 17 however, that the amendments to section 669-b of the education law made
 18 by sections one and two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such
 19 section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06859-01-5

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