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Assembly Bill A4679A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Grants volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians academic credit at SUNY and CUNY

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2025-A4679 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7367
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §669-i, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8382
2021-2022: A889
2023-2024: A1543

2025-A4679 - Summary

Grants volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians academic credit at state operated institutions of the state university of New York and the senior colleges of the city university of New York to the extent of three academic credits per year, and 6 credits in the aggregate; provides that no fee, tuition or other charge shall be assessed against a volunteer firefighter or emergency medical technician who qualifies for such credit; directs the board of trustees of the state university and the city university of New York to adopt necessary procedures.

2025-A4679 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4679
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS, JENSEN, SIMPSON, BUTTENSCHON -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to granting academic
   credit at state operated institutions of the state university  of  New
   York  and  the  senior  colleges of the city university of New York to
   volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 669-i
 to read as follows:
   § 669-I.   COURSE CREDIT  FOR  VOLUNTEER  FIREFIGHTERS  AND  EMERGENCY
 MEDICAL  TECHNICIANS.  1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "VOLUN-
 TEER FIREFIGHTER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION
 THREE OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' BENEFIT LAW.
   2. EVERY VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN WHO IS
 ALSO ENROLLED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS AS AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT  IN  GOOD
 STANDING,  AT  AN  INSTITUTION WITHIN THE STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, SHALL
 UPON APPLICATION BE GRANTED UP TO THREE ACADEMIC CREDITS  PER  YEAR  AND
 SIX  CREDITS  IN  THE AGGREGATE TOWARDS THEIR DEGREE. NO FEE, TUITION OR
 OTHER CHARGE SHALL BE ASSESSED AGAINST A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR  EMER-
 GENCY  MEDICAL TECHNICIAN WHO QUALIFIES FOR SUCH CREDIT PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION.
   3. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY  UNIVER-
 SITY  OF  NEW YORK SHALL ADOPT SUCH PROCEDURES AS ARE NECESSARY TO FULLY
 IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07780-01-5

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2025-A4679A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7367
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §669-i, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8382
2021-2022: A889
2023-2024: A1543

2025-A4679A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians academic credit at state operated institutions of the state university of New York and the senior colleges of the city university of New York to the extent of three academic credits per year, and 6 credits in the aggregate; provides that no fee, tuition or other charge shall be assessed against a volunteer firefighter or emergency medical technician who qualifies for such credit; directs the board of trustees of the state university and the city university of New York to adopt necessary procedures.

2025-A4679A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4679--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS, JENSEN, SIMPSON, BUTTENSCHON -- read once
   and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  granting  academic
   credit  at  state operated institutions of the state university of New
   York and the senior colleges of the city university  of  New  York  to
   volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section  669-i
 to read as follows:
   §  669-I.    COURSE  CREDIT  FOR  VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY
 MEDICAL TECHNICIANS.  1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM  "VOLUN-
 TEER FIREFIGHTER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION
 THREE OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' BENEFIT LAW.
   2. EVERY VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN WHO IS
 ALSO  ENROLLED  ON A FULL-TIME BASIS AS AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT IN GOOD
 STANDING, AT AN INSTITUTION WITHIN THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW  YORK  OR
 THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, SHALL UPON APPLICATION BE GRANTED UP TO
 THREE ACADEMIC CREDITS PER YEAR AND SIX CREDITS IN THE AGGREGATE TOWARDS
 THEIR  DEGREE. NO FEE, TUITION OR OTHER CHARGE SHALL BE ASSESSED AGAINST
 A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL  TECHNICIAN  WHO  QUALIFIES
 FOR SUCH CREDIT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   3.  THE  BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE
 CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK  SHALL  ADOPT  A  POLICY  TO  IMPLEMENT  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07780-03-5

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