S1051-2013 Actions

• Mar 5, 2013: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
• Jan 9, 2013: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

S1051-2013 Meetings

S1051-2013 Votes

S1051-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1051

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the education law, in relation to changing the eligibility
dates for a military service recognition
scholarship to include the conflicts that occurred after June 1, 1982

PURPOSE:
To change the eligibility dates for a military enhanced recognition,
incentive and tribute scholarship to include all the military
conflicts that occurred on or after June 1, 1982

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill would act as an amendment to section 1, paragraph a of
subdivision 1 of the section 668-e of the education law, as added by
chapter 106 of the laws of 2003 to alter the eligibility dates for
those applying for academic scholarships regarding tribute to those
whom were wounded in military combat within specified years. The bill
would allow those children, spouses and financial dependents of a
member of the armed forces of the us or state organized militia who
served on or after June I, 1982 to qualify. These members must
qualify according to section 8 and 9 of section 1 of the military law
which states that the member must have resided legally in New York
state, died, became severely and permanently disabled or was
classified as missing in action in a combat theater or zone of
operations, or died as a result of injury or illness suffered or
incurred during such military service; or, while a legal resident of
New York State, died or became severely and permanently disabled as a
result of injury or illness suffered or incurred during military
training operations in preparation for duty in a combat theater or
zone of operations.

JUSTIFICATION:
The enactment of this bill would allow familial members or financial
dependents of New York State residents who were wounded or killed
while serving the United States military from June 1, 1982 onward to
qualify for academic scholarships such as the NYS Regents Award for
Children of Veterans and the Military Service Recognition
Scholarship. This bill would also grant well deserved recognition and
tribute to those whom bravely fought and were injured or died
protecting their country and the State of New York.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.148A  of 2011/2012; Reported & Committed to Finance
S.1417A of 2009/2010; Passed Senate
S.6772 of  2007/2008; Referred to Higher Education

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S1051-2013 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         1051
 2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 (PREFILED)
 January 9, 2013
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MAZIARZ -- 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 changing the eligibil
 ity dates for a military service recognition  scholarship  to  include
 the conflicts that occurred after June 1, 1982
 

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

 

Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 668-e of the educa
 tion law, as added by chapter 106 of the laws of  2003,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:

 a.  Notwithstanding subdivisions three and five of section six hundred
 sixty-one of this title, children, spouses and financial dependents of a
 member of the armed forces of the United States or state organized mili
 tia who at any time on or after the  [second  day  of  August,  nineteen
 hundred  ninety]  FIRST  OF  JUNE, NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO, while in
 service in the armed forces of the United States, as defined by subdivi
 sion eight of section one of the military law or in a force of the state
 organized militia, as defined in subdivision nine of section one of  the
 military law: (i) while a legal resident of New York state, died, became
 severely and permanently disabled or was classified as missing in action
 in  a  combat  theater  or combat zone of operations as part of military
 operations, or died as  a  result  of  injury  or  illness  suffered  or
 incurred during such military service; or (ii) while a legal resident of
 New  York  state,  died or became severely and permanently disabled as a
 result of injury or illness suffered or incurred during military  train
 ing  operations  in  preparation  for duty in a combat theater or combat
 zone of operations.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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