Enacts the "NY Cares Act", providing course credit for service members and tuition awards for spouses and children of deceased service members

The NY Cares Act provides New York resident service members with academic credit for military training and experience without tuition fees, plus transition "bridge courses" to help them adjust to college life. It also establishes tuition awards covering full undergraduate costs for spouses and children of service members who died while serving, limited to 8 semesters of full-time study or equivalent. Both programs require state education officials to coordinate with veterans' services, ensuring military experience is recognized in higher education pathways.