Assembly Actions -
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May 05, 2014 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A9511
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BENEDETTO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Michael Cusick
Michelle Schimel
Michael G. Miller
2013-A9511 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Election Law
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §353, Exec L; amd §5-210, El L
2013-A9511 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9511 I N A S S E M B L Y May 5, 2014 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BENEDETTO, CUSICK, SCHIMEL, MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to veteran affairs; and the election law, in relation to statewide election application forms THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 353 of the executive law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 22 and 23 to read as follows: 22. TO PROCESS ALL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK BOARD OF ELECTIONS PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (XIII) OF PARAGRAPH (K) OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION 5-210 OF THE ELECTION LAW INDICATING VETERAN STATUS. SUCH PROCESSING SHALL OCCUR BY TRANSMITTING SUCH INFORMATION TO STATE COUNSELORS FOR REVIEW AND POTENTIAL LINKAGE TO APPLICABLE BENE- FITS. STATE COUNSELORS SHALL WORK WITH COUNTY COUNSELORS OR ANY ACCRED- ITED SERVICE OFFICERS OF AN ORGANIZATION CHARTERED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES AND/OR RECOGNIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR CLAIM REPRESENTATION AS NECESSARY AND WHERE APPROPRIATE. 23. TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE ANNUAL REPORT, AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION ELEVEN OF THIS SECTION, AN ACCOUNTING OF THE NUMBER OF FORMS RECEIVED FROM VETERANS LINKED TO APPLICABLE BENEFITS. SUCH REPORT SHALL EVALUATE THE AVERAGE TIME TAKEN BY THE DIVISION BETWEEN RECEIPT OF SUCH INFORMA- TION, TRANSMISSION TO VETERANS COUNSELORS AND LINKAGE TO AVAILABLE BENE- FITS. SUCH REPORT SHALL ALSO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS AS NECESSARY. S 2. Paragraph (k) of subdivision 5 of section 5-210 of the election law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (xiii) to read as follows: (XIII) A SPACE FOR THE APPLICANT TO INDICATE WHETHER OR NOT THE VOTER HAS SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES SHALL INCLUDE PARTIC- IPATION IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE ARMY, NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AIR FORCE, COAST GUARD OR RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY. INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES AS VETERANS SHALL BE ADVISED THAT THE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS AND LOCAL VETERANS' SERVICE AGENCIES, ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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