Senate Bill S7568

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the division of veterans' affairs to provide eligible veterans with financial assistance for purchasing, training and the upkeep of service dogs and emotional support dogs

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S7568 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10589
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง368-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S20
2019-2020: S7033
2021-2022: S6005
2023-2024: S4717

2015-S7568 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the division of veterans' affairs to provide eligible veterans with financial assistance for purchasing, training and the upkeep of service dogs and emotional support dogs.

2015-S7568 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7568 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7568

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 10, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to authorizing the  divi-
  sion  of veterans' affairs to provide eligible veterans with financial
  assistance for purchasing, training and the upkeep of service dogs and
  emotional support dogs

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 368-a
to read as follows:
  S 368-A. SERVICE DOG AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DOG GRANT ASSISTANCE.    1.
FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "SERVICE DOG" SHALL HAVE THE
SAME MEANING AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION  FORTY-SEV-
EN-B OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAW.
  2.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DOG"
SHALL MEAN A DOG PROVIDING THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT TO AN OWNER.
  3. THE DIVISION  SHALL  PROVIDE  ELIGIBLE  VETERANS  WITH:  (A)  GRANT
ASSISTANCE OF UP TO SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE PURCHASE
AND  TRAINING  OF  A  SERVICE DOG FROM AN ORGANIZATION PROVIDING SERVICE
DOGS FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND/OR TRAUMATIC  BRAIN  INJURY;
OR  (B) GRANT ASSISTANCE OF UP TO FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE PURCHASE
AND TRAINING OF A SERVICE DOG FROM A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE DOG TRAINER OR
AN OWNER-TRAINER. THE DIVISION SHALL PROVIDE ELIGIBLE VETERANS RECEIVING
GRANT ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION WITH AN AMOUNT OF NOT LESS
THAN FIFTY DOLLARS A MONTH FOR THE CONTINUED UPKEEP OF THE  SERVICE  DOG
AS LONG AS THE ELIGIBLE VETERAN IS IN POSSESSION OF THE SERVICE DOG.
  4.  THE DIVISION SHALL PROVIDE ELIGIBLE VETERANS WITH GRANT ASSISTANCE
OF UP TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS  FOR  THE  PURCHASE  AND  TRAINING  OF  AN
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DOG, AS WELL AS AN AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN THIRTY-FIVE
DOLLARS A MONTH FOR THE CONTINUED UPKEEP OF THE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DOG AS
LONG  AS  THE ELIGIBLE VETERAN IS IN POSSESSION OF THE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
DOG.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15301-02-6
              

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