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NY A01298
Bill
Status
1/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Matthew Slater
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AI Summary
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Expands eligibility for the Veterans Tuition Awards program by adding a new definition of "veteran" that includes any New York resident who served in the U.S. armed forces, was a state resident before entering service, and received an honorable discharge
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Removes previous restrictions that limited tuition awards to veterans who served during specific conflict periods, opening the program to all honorably discharged veterans
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Provides tuition awards for up to eight full-time semesters of undergraduate, graduate, or vocational training programs at approved degree-granting institutions
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Requires recipients to apply for the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) award in conjunction with the veterans tuition award
Legislative Description
Expands the veterans tuition awards program to include all persons who were honorably discharged and were residents of the state before and after serving in the armed forces of the United States; provides veterans an award equal to the in-state tuition paid at a state university for each semester the veteran is engaged in undergraduate, graduate or vocational study.
Last Action
referred to higher education
1/7/2026