Relates to the appointment of a military liaison to each school district, charter school, and private elementary and secondary school for purposes of providing military families with information regarding benefits they may be eligible for under the laws of this state.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3028
SPONSOR: Reilly TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the appointment of a
military liaison to each school district
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. The commissioner shall direct that each school district,
charter school, and private elementary and secondary school appoint a
military liaison for purposes of providing military families with infor-
mation regarding benefits they may be eligible for under the laws of
this state. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after
it shall have become a law.
JUSTIFICATION:
The purpose of this bill is to assist military families (families of
active or retired service members) connect with resources available to
them. This bill requires that each school district public, private,
parochial designate a military liaison to handle all matters affecting
military families. This can be done utilizing existing resources and
should not place undue financial burden on local school districts.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
02/11/21 referred to education
01/05/22 referred to education
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
Not determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3028
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 2, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. REILLY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the appointment of a
military liaison to each school district
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 60 to read as follows:
3 60. The commissioner shall direct that each school district, charter
4 school, and private elementary and secondary school appoint a military
5 liaison for purposes of providing military families with information
6 regarding benefits they may be eligible for under the laws of this
7 state. Such liaison shall provide information to families relating to
8 article sixty-six of this chapter in addition to information relating
9 to, but not limited to, taxes, insurance, state aid, scholarships,
10 social services, and retirement.
11 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
12 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
13 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
14 of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
15 completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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