N.Y. Education Law Section 6350
Leave of absence for military service

Whenever a student who is:

(a)

a member of the national guard or other reserve component of the armed forces of the United States and is called or ordered to active duty, as defined in 10 USC § 101(d)(1), or

(b)

a member of the state organized militia, and is called or ordered to active duty for the state, as defined in subdivision one of Military Law § 6 (Ordering organized militia into active state service)section six of the military law, the institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled shall grant the student a military leave of absence from the institution while such student is serving on active duty, and for one year after the conclusion of such service.

Source: Section 6350 — Leave of absence for military service, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EDN/6350 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jul. 26, 2025).

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