Assembly BillIntroduced
A 6504: Establishes the veteran career assistance program within the SUNY and CUNY systems to provide veterans with assistance in resume writing and employment placement services.
What A 6504 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed law establishes a veteran career assistance program within the State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) systems. The program will provide veterans with assistance in resume writing and employment placement services. The program will be developed and maintained using existing resources, including campus veterans service offices, career centers, and opportunity centers. The program aims to support veterans in their transition to employment after serving in the military. The law will take effect 120 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to higher education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6504
- What is the current status of A 6504?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 6504 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to higher education".
- Did A 6504 pass?
- Not yet. A 6504 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6504, and where is it now?
- A 6504 was authored by Asm. Landon Dais with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Higher Education.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to higher education |
| Mar. 05, 2025 | referred to higher education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 5, 2025 · 235 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6504 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DAIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to the estab- lishment of a veteran career assistance program within the SUNY and CUNY systems The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The veterans' services law is amended by adding a new 2 section 5-a to read as follows: 3 § 5-a. Veteran career assistance. The state commissioner, together 4 with the chancellor of the state university of New York and the chancel- 5 lor of the city university of New York, shall establish a veteran career 6 assistance program. Such program shall provide veterans with assistance 7 in resume writing and employment placement services. The program shall 8 be developed and maintained with resources already available to the 9 division and the university systems including, but not limited to, 10 campus veterans service offices, career centers, and opportunity 11 centers. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 13 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05774-01-5
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