What's happening
This bill requires SUNY and CUNY to study and report on the availability of campus services and resources for student veterans.
Why it matters
Aims to identify gaps and strengths in support for student veterans. by requiring a comprehensive review of campus services, programs, and resources available at SUNY and CUNY colleges, focusing on both academic and non-academic needs.
Requires specific analysis of staffing and accessibility. , such as comparing the number of student veterans to the number of full-time counselors and advisors dedicated to them, to help determine if current support is sufficient.
Seeks actionable recommendations based on stakeholder input. (including veterans themselves), with the goal of improving services and facilitating a smoother transition for veterans entering college life.
Mandates public accountability and transparency. by requiring SUNY and CUNY to report their findings and recommendations to state leadership within a year, potentially influencing future policy and funding decisions to better serve student veterans.
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Study Veteran Campus Services
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History
- Referred to higher education
- Referred to higher education
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Study Campus Services for Veterans
In Senate Committee · Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs · Sponsor James Sanders Jr.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4480
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 4, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT requiring the state university of New York and the city university of New York to examine and conduct a study on the availability of campus services, programs and resources for veterans
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The board of trustees of the state university of New York shall examine and conduct a study on the availability of campus services, programs and resources for a veteran attending any college of the state university of New York as a student, which shall consider, but not be limited to the following:
(a) Existing services, programs, and resources offered by campus veterans services offices, which may include, but not be limited to academic, financial, and career advising services, as well as personal counseling services for such students;
(b) The number of veterans attending each college as students compared to the number of available full-time counselors and/or advisors employed at each college campus for such students; and
(c) Any recommendations, based on consultation with relevant stakeholders, on how to increase the availability of existing services, programs, and resources that may better facilitate the transition period for a veteran attending any college of the state university of New York as a student.
§ 2. The board of trustees of the city university of New York shall examine and conduct a study on the availability of campus services, programs and resources for a veteran attending any college of the city university of New York as a student, which shall consider, but not be limited to the following:
(a) Existing services, programs, and resources offered by campus veterans services offices, which may include, but not be limited to
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academic, financial, and career advising services, as well as personal counseling services for such students;
(b) The number of veterans attending college as students compared to the number of available full-time counselors and/or advisors on staff at each college campus for such students; and
(c) Any recommendations, based on consultation with relevant stakeholders, on how to increase the availability of existing services, programs, and resources that may better facilitate the transition period for a veteran attending any college of the city university of New York as a student.
§ 3. The board of trustees of the state university of New York and the board of trustees of the city university of New York shall each submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the governor, temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the chairs of the higher education committees in the assembly and senate within one year of the effective date of this act.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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