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NY S00747

Bill

Status

Passed

2/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jessica Scarcella-Spanton

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands eligibility for the Veterans Tuition Awards program to include veterans who served on active duty for at least four years, or who served in hostilities after February 28, 1961 and received an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Navy Expeditionary Medal, or Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal

  • Explicitly extends tuition awards to Vietnam, Persian Gulf, and Afghanistan veterans enrolled in approved undergraduate, graduate, or vocational training programs

  • Sets award amounts equal to SUNY resident tuition rates or actual tuition charged, whichever is less, for up to eight full-time semesters

  • Specifies that awards shall not be reduced by federal Montgomery GI Bill or Pell grant benefits

  • Changes the effective date of the 2024 veterans tuition awards expansion legislation from "immediately" to July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relates to veterans tuition awards program eligibility; makes tuition awards available for certain veterans including, but not limited to Vietnam, Persian Gulf and Afghanistan.

Last Action

SIGNED CHAP.75

2/14/2025

Committee Referrals

Higher Education1/28/2025
Rules1/8/2025

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