New York S 3121: Relates to granting in-state tuition for community college for individuals who have received letters of acceptance to the military

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S03121 Summary:

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Grants in-state tuition for community college for individuals who have received letters of acceptance to the military.

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01/23/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3121

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 23, 2025
 ___________

 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 providing in-state
 tuition for community college for certain members of the military

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 6305 of the education law, as
 2 amended by chapter 604 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 8. Part-time and out-of-state students shall be charged such tuition
 5 and fees as may be approved by the state university trustees. Any
 6 student attending a community college who is a member or the spouse or
 7 the dependent of a member of the armed forces of the United States on
 8 full-time active duty and stationed in this state, or who have received
 9 letters of acceptance to the military, whether or not a resident of this
 10 state, shall be charged the tuition rate for residents as approved by
 11 the state university trustees. Any student attending a community college
 12 in accordance with the federal GI bills and in compliance with all
 13 applicable eligibility requirements thereof, whether or not a resident
 14 of this state, shall be charged the tuition rate for residents as
 15 approved by the state university trustees. Any student attending a
 16 community college who is the spouse or the dependent of a member of the
 17 armed forces of the United States on full-time active duty and not
 18 stationed in this state immediately following being stationed therein,
 19 whether or not a resident of this state, shall be charged the tuition
 20 rate for residents as approved by the state university trustees.
 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06969-01-5

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