N.Y. Educ. Law § 668-e

§ 668-e. Military enhanced recognition, incentive and tribute\n("MERIT") scholarships. 1. Eligible persons. a. Notwithstanding\nsubdivisions three and five of section six hundred sixty-one of this\ntitle, children, spouses and financial dependents of a member of the\narmed forces of the United States or state organized militia who at any\ntime on or after the second day of August, nineteen hundred ninety,\nwhile in service in the armed forces of the United States, as defined by\nsubdivision eight of section one of the military law or in a force of\nthe state organized militia, as defined in subdivision nine of section\none of the military law: (i) while a legal resident of New York state,\ndied, became severely and permanently disabled or was classified as\nmissing in action in a combat theater or combat zone of operations as\npart of military operations, or died as a result of injury or illness\nsuffered or incurred during such military service; or (ii) while a legal\nresident of New York state, died or became severely and permanently\ndisabled as a result of injury or illness suffered or incurred during\nmilitary training operations in preparation for duty in a combat theater\nor combat zone of operations.\n b. A member of the armed forces of the United States who: (i) became\nseverely and permanently disabled as a result of service in the armed\nforces of the United States, as defined by subdivision eight of section\none of the military law, in a combat theater or combat zone of\noperations as part of military operations at any time on or after the\nsecond day of August, nineteen hundred ninety; and (ii) was a legal\nresident of New York state at the time of military service.\n c. A member of the armed forces of the United States who: (i) became\nseverely and permanently disabled as a result of injury or illness\nsuffered or incurred during military training operations in preparation\nfor duty in a combat theater or combat zone of operations; and (ii) was\na legal resident of New York state at the time of military service.\n d. A member of the state organized militia who: (i) became severely\nand permanently disabled as a result of injury or illness suffered or\nincurred during active military service, as defined in subdivision six\nof section one of the military law related to duty in a combat theater\nor combat zone of operations; and (ii) was a legal resident of New York\nstate at the time of active military service.\n 2. Amount. The president shall grant annual scholarships in amounts\ndetermined in accordance with subdivisions two and three of section six\nhundred sixty-eight-d of this part.\n