Assembly Bill A896

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Enables certain members of the New York guard to be eligible to receive benefits under the recruitment incentive and retention program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A896 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1161
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §669-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1034, S400
2013-2014: S1150
2015-2016: S1331
2017-2018: S2800
2019-2020: S776
2021-2022: S1458

2011-A896 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enables certain members of the New York guard to be eligible to receive benefits under the recruitment incentive and retention program.

2011-A896 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 1161                                                   A. 896

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Educa-
  tion

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

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to tuition  benefits  for
  members of the New York state organized militia

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 669-b of the educa-
tion law, as added by chapter 268 of the laws of  1996,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  c.  The  term  "tuition"  shall  mean  the total semester, quarter, or
classroom hour cost  of  instruction  to  the  student  as  periodically
published  in  the  catalogue of the institution, specifically excluding
mandatory fees, book charges, and room and board,  EXCEPT  THAT  TUITION
FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAMS OFFERED BY EXCELSIOR COLLEGE AND APPROVED
BY  THE  REGENTS  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY  OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL BE
CONSTRUED AS INCLUDING CHARGES FOR ENROLLMENT, EXAMINATIONS, AND ADVISE-
MENT AND ENROLLMENT SERVICES.
  S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 669-b of the education law, as added  by
chapter 268 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
  3.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of any other general, special, or
local law, rule, or regulation, any active member who  has  successfully
completed  advanced  individual  training  or  commissioning  and  other
requirements of the division of military and naval affairs  for  tuition
benefit eligibility shall be entitled to the tuition benefit provided by
this section upon his or her enrollment in a degree producing curriculum
in  any  institution,  OR,  IN  THE CASE OF AN INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM
APPROVED BY THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF  THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00385-01-1
              

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