§ 668-C — Awards for Vietnam veterans' children born with Spina Bifida enrolled in approved undergraduate or graduate programs at degree granting i...

§ 668-c. Awards for Vietnam veterans' children born with Spina Bifida\nenrolled in approved undergraduate or graduate programs at degree\ngranting institutions. 1. Eligible students. Awards shall be made to\nVietnam veterans' resident children born with Spina Bifida enrolled in\napproved undergraduate or graduate programs at degree granting\ninstitutions. For the purpose of this section, "Vietnam veteran" shall\nmean a person who served in Indochina at any time from the first day of\nNovember, nineteen hundred fifty-five, to and including the seventh day\nof May, nineteen hundred seventy-five and (a) was honorably discharged\nfrom the armed forces of the United States, or (b) has a qualifying\ncondition, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and\nhas received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from the\narmed forces of the United States, or (c) is a discharged LGBT veteran,\nas defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has\nreceived a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from the\narmed forces of the United States; "born with Spina Bifida" shall mean a\ndiagnosis at birth of such disease inclusive of all forms,\nmanifestations, complications and associated medical conditions thereof,\nbut shall not include Spina Bifida Occulta. Such diagnosis shall be in\naccordance with the provisions of the federal Spina Bifida program and\nshall be documented by the United States Administration of Veterans'\nAffairs.\n 2. Amount and duration. Every recipient shall receive an annual award\nof four hundred fifty dollars for each of not more than four academic\nyears of undergraduate study or five academic years if a program\nnormally requires five years, as defined by the commissioner pursuant to\narticle thirteen of this chapter.\n