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NY A06001
Bill
Status
2/25/2025
Primary Sponsor
Tommy Schiavoni
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AI Summary
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Requires SUNY and CUNY boards of trustees to adopt policies granting disabled veterans free or discounted access to fitness and aquatic facilities at campuses that offer such memberships to the general public
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Defines "disabled veteran" as a veteran certified by the U.S. Veterans Administration or a military department as entitled to receive disability payments for a service-incurred disability
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Disabled veterans would receive memberships under the same terms and conditions as the general public, except without fees or at a reduced rate
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Membership granted upon presentation of documentation confirming disabled veteran status, either at application or any time after membership is issued
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Takes effect 60 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Requires that the state university of New York's board of trustees and the city university of New York's board of trustees shall each adopt a policy requiring all state university of New York, city university of New York, college, and community college campuses that offer membership programs to the general public for the use of fitness and aquatic facilities, to permit disabled veterans to obtain a membership for the use of fitness and aquatic facilities upon the same terms and conditions as apply to the general public, but without payment of any fees or other charges, or at a discounted rate; defines "disabled veteran".
Last Action
referred to ways and means
1/7/2026