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History
- Referred to higher education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.833
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to higher education
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to higher education
- Delivered to assembly
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- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1229
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to higher education
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Includes certain veterans in the definition of resident as it relates to community colleges and state-aided four-year colleges
In Assembly Committee · Higher Education · Sponsor Joseph Lentol
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S1978
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to including certain veterans in the definition of resident as it relates to community colleges and state-aided four-year colleges
Purpose
Allows for any person who is serving or has served in active duty of the United State Military under the provisions of the legis- lation to be considered a resident of the State of New York
Summary of provisions
Adds the following language to read: Provided, further, that any person who is serving or has served in active duty of the United States military, including the United States navy, marines, army or air force, during a war in which the United States engaged and who has been released from such service by any means other than by dishonorable discharge, or who has been furloughed to the reserve and who is attending any community college or state-aided four year college under the federal post-9/I1 veterans educational assistance act of 2008, public law 110-252, supplemental appropriations act, 2008, shall be considered a resident for the purpose of this article.
Justification
Under current law, after serving in active duty, our soldiers who choose to come to New York State to study at State Univer- sity of New York (SUNY) colleges are charged out-of-state tuition. This often results in significant tuition bills, as the federal GI bill does not fully cover the cost of out-of-state SUNY tuition.
This bill will allow for anyone who has served in active duty in the United States military to attend SUNY colleges and universities as a resident of the State of the New York; thereby, waiving the residency requirements. The men and women who provide honorable service to our country should be able to attend college here in New York without worry- ing about extra cost that might fall to them because they are not yet a resident. We should be encouraging our service men and women to come to New York, study at our colleges and universities and start their future in New York State.
Legislative history
2012 - Referred to Higher Education
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
Immediately.
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