A 7927: Requires the state university of New York and the city university of New York to examine and conduct a study on the availability of campus services, programs and resources for veteran students.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7927 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY April 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Higher Education AN ACT requiring the state university of New York and the city universi- ty of New York to examine and conduct a study on the availability of campus services, programs and resources for veterans The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The board of trustees of the state university of New York 2 shall examine and conduct a study on the availability of campus 3 services, programs and resources for a veteran attending any college of 4 the state university of New York as a student, which shall consider, but 5 not be limited to the following: 6 (a) Existing services, programs, and resources offered by campus 7 veterans services offices, which may include, but not be limited to 8 academic, financial, and career advising services, as well as personal 9 counseling services for such students; 10 (b) The number of veterans attending each college as students compared 11 to the number of available full-time counselors and/or advisors employed 12 at each college campus for such students; and 13 (c) Any recommendations, based on consultation with relevant stake- 14 holders, on how to increase the availability of existing services, 15 programs, and resources that may better facilitate the transition period 16 for a veteran attending any college of the state university of New York 17 as a student. 18 § 2. The board of trustees of the city university of New York shall 19 examine and conduct a study on the availability of campus services, 20 programs and resources for a veteran attending any college of the city 21 university of New York as a student, which shall consider, but not be 22 limited to the following: 23 (a) Existing services, programs, and resources offered by campus 24 veterans services offices, which may include, but not be limited to EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07916-01-5 
 A. 7927 2 1 academic, financial, and career advising services, as well as personal 2 counseling services for such students; 3 (b) The number of veterans attending college as students compared to 4 the number of available full-time counselors and/or advisors on staff at 5 each college campus for such students; and 6 (c) Any recommendations, based on consultation with relevant stake- 7 holders, on how to increase the availability of existing services, 8 programs, and resources that may better facilitate the transition period 9 for a veteran attending any college of the city university of New York 10 as a student. 11 § 3. The board of trustees of the state university of New York and the 12 board of trustees of the city university of New York shall each submit a 13 final report of its findings and recommendations to the governor, tempo- 14 rary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the 15 chairs of the higher education committees in the assembly and senate 16 within one year of the effective date of this act. 17 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.