New York A 7739: Relates to local and state law enforcement's access to records of applications for licenses of firearms

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A07739 Summary:

BILL NOA07739A

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SAME ASSAME AS S01250-B

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SPONSORBerger

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COSPNSRHunter, Lavine, Dais, Cunningham, Buttenschon, Kay

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §6355, Ed L

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Enacts the "military experience recognized for institutional transfer (MERIT) act"; grants academic credit for veterans with regard to SUNY and CUNY college credits for military learning, training, coursework and occupational experience.

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BILL NOA07739A

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04/08/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

02/02/2026amend (t) and recommit to higher education

02/02/2026print number 7739a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7739--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Educa-
 tion in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "military
 experience recognized for institutional transfer (MERIT) act"

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "military
 2 experience recognized for institutional transfer (MERIT) act".
 3 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6355 to read
 4 as follows:
 5 § 6355. Military experience recognized for institutional transfer
 6 (MERIT) act. 1. For the purposes of this section, "veteran" shall have
 7 the same meaning as such term is defined in subdivision three of section
 8 one of the veterans' services law.
 9 2. (a) Every veteran who is enrolled on a full-time basis as an under-
 10 graduate student in good standing at an institution within the city
 11 university of New York and state university of New York system shall,
 12 upon application, be granted academic credit for military learning,
 13 training, coursework, and occupational experience. Such credit shall not
 14 be limited to elective credit. Each institution shall develop and main-
 15 tain a clear, standardized framework for evaluating and applying mili-
 16 tary learning toward degree requirements, including but not limited to
 17 major requirements, general education or core curriculum requirements,
 18 prerequisite coursework, and required experiential or applied learning
 19 components, provided that the evaluated military learning is determined
 20 to meet the academic standards and learning outcomes of the correspond-
 21 ing course or requirement. In developing such framework, each institu-
 22 tion shall utilize nationally recognized evaluation standards for mili-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03096-06-6

 A. 7739--A 2

 1 tary learning, including but not limited to methodologies established by
 2 the American Council on Education (ACE) Military Guide, the Council for
 3 Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), or any successor entities
 4 performing equivalent evaluation functions.
 5 (b) Such framework shall include, but not be limited to:
 6 (i) a transparent and publicly posted process for veterans to submit
 7 joint services transcripts, training records, and relevant service
 8 documentation;
 9 (ii) faculty review procedures for assessing alignment of military
 10 learning with existing course outcomes;
 11 (iii) written determinations, including specific justification when
 12 military learning is not accepted toward a degree requirement;
 13 (iv) an annual report to the board of trustees of the state university
 14 of New York or the city university of New York summarizing determi-
 15 nations and credit awarded;
 16 (v) procedures for aligning military learning with learning outcomes
 17 using nationally recognized frameworks, including ACE credit recommenda-
 18 tions and CAEL standards for evaluating competency, content mastery, and