BILL NUMBER: S1040
SPONSOR: PALUMBO
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act relating to the issuance of pool and health memberships to disa-
bled veterans at certain SUNY and CUNY campuses
 
PURPOSE:
To allow disabled veterans to use SUNY and CUNY aquatic facilities.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Provides the definition of "disabled veteran".
Section 2. Requires the State University of New York's Board of Trustees
to adopt a policy to permit disabled veterans to obtain a membership for
the use of fitness and aquatic facilities upon the same terms and condi-
tions as apply to the public, but without payment of any fees or other
charges.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
New York State is proudly home to the one of the largest veteran popu-
lations in the country and it is critical that the State provides them
with the support they earned. This legislation would require certain
SUNY and CUNY campuses that offer membership programs to the public for
the use of fitness facilities and pools to provide free access to our
disabled veterans.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024 S.6531
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
TBD.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become a law.