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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S01250 Summary: BILL NO S01250B &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A07739-A

&nbsp SPONSOR ADDABBO &nbsp COSPNSR &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Add §6355, Ed L &nbsp Enacts the "military experience recognized for institutional transfer (MERIT) act"; grants academic credit for veterans with regard to SUNY and CUNY college credits for military learning, training, coursework and occupational experience.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

1250--B

2025-2026 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

January 8, 2025 ___________

Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi- ty and Military Affairs -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "military experience recognized for institutional transfer (MERIT) act"

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:

1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "military 2 experience recognized for institutional transfer (MERIT) act". 3 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6355 to read 4 as follows: 5 § 6355. Military experience recognized for institutional transfer 6 (MERIT) act. 1. For the purposes of this section, "veteran" shall have 7 the same meaning as such term is defined in subdivision three of section 8 one of the veterans' services law. 9 2. (a) Every veteran who is enrolled on a full-time basis as an under- 10 graduate student in good standing at an institution within the city 11 university of New York and state university of New York system shall, 12 upon application, be granted academic credit for military learning, 13 training, coursework, and occupational experience. Such credit shall not 14 be limited to elective credit. Each institution shall develop and main- 15 tain a clear, standardized framework for evaluating and applying mili- 16 tary learning toward degree requirements, including but not limited to 17 major requirements, general education or core curriculum requirements, 18 prerequisite coursework, and required experiential or applied learning 19 components, provided that the evaluated military learning is determined

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03096-07-6

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1 to meet the academic standards and learning outcomes of the correspond- 2 ing course or requirement. In developing such framework, each institu- 3 tion shall utilize nationally recognized evaluation standards for mili- 4 tary learning, including but not limited to methodologies established by 5 the American Council on Education (ACE) Military Guide, the Council for 6 Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), or any successor entities 7 performing equivalent evaluation functions. 8 (b) Such framework shall include, but not be limited to: 9 (i) a transparent and publicly posted process for veterans to submit 10 joint services transcripts, training records, and relevant service 11 documentation; 12 (ii) faculty review procedures for assessing alignment of military 13 learning with existing course outcomes; 14 (iii) written determinations, including specific justification when 15 military learning is not accepted toward a degree requirement; 16 (iv) an annual report to the board of trustees of the state university 17 of New York or the city university of New York summarizing determi- 18 nations and credit awarded; 19 (v) procedures for aligning military learning with learning outcomes 20 using nationally recognized frameworks, including ACE credit recommenda- 21 tions and CAEL standards for evaluating competency, content mastery, and 22 contact-hour equivalency; and 23 (vi) a requirement that faculty evaluators receive guidance or train- 24 ing on the application of the standards established pursuant to this 25 section to ensure consistent, transparent, and academically rigorous 26 determinations across departments. 27 3. No fee, tuition or other charge shall be assessed against a veteran 28 who qualifies for such credit pursuant to this section. 29 4. The board of trustees of the state university of New York and the 30 city university of New York shall adopt such procedures as are necessary 31 to fully implement the provisions of this section. 32 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding 33 the date on which it shall have become a law.

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