NY State Senate Bill 2017-S5412

Senate Bill S5412

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing distinctive "Women Veterans" license plates and the women veterans support fund

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Delivered to Governor
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Jan 03, 2018	referred to transportation
Mar 27, 2017	referred to transportation

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2017-S5412 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7961
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Add §404-y, V & T L; add §95-i, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S4603, A1653
2021-2022: S5037, A4366
2023-2024: S6003

2017-S5412 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing distinctive "Women Veterans" plates and the women veterans support fund; establishes that moneys of the fund will be used for women veteran homelessness, counseling and other programs that support women veterans.

2017-S5412 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S5412

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to
establishing distinctive "Women Veterans" license plates; and to amend
the state finance law, in relation to establishing the "women veterans
support fund"

 PURPOSE :

This bill would establish a distinctive "Women Veterans" license plate
and provide for the use of the service charge for women veteran
support services such as homelessness, counseling, and other support
programs.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

This bill adds a new section 404-x to the vehicle and traffic law that
would authorize the creation of distinctive "Women Veterans" license
plates. It would require an additional annual service charge of
twenty-five dollars per each set of plates issued. The initial service
charges collected by the department of motor vehicles in excess of six
thousand dollars would be paid to the Women Veterans' Services
department of the New York State Division of Veterans' Affairs.

 JUSTIFICATION :

New York State is home to 65,756 women veterans. This is 12% of the
veteran population in NYS and this number continues to rise. Women
Veterans have been continually under cared for when it comes to
health, recognition, public awareness, and other areas typically
involved with male Veterans. It was not until 1980 that women were
even give the title of Veterans even though they had served for many
years prior. Women were not considered for normal Veteran's health
care until 1983; it was not until 1988 that Dr. Susan H. Mather
created the Veterans Health Administration office to finally address
women's issues. In 1996 the first "National Summit on Women Veterans
Issues" was held in Washington, D.C. so women could talk with policy
makers and VA officials to make changes to the way that women Veterans
were taken care of.

Even though there are some programs in place for our women Veterans,
homelessness is a big issue. Women actually make up a larger number of
homeless Veterans than male Veterans. The VA did not approach this
issue until 2000 when they gave $3 million to fund support programs,
but only for a three-year program. Our women Veterans need more
support from our state to help fight the same male Veterans issues and
more. PTSD, Counseling, and Support programs will greatly benefit from
this license plate program. We need to show the same support we show
our male Veterans to our women Veterans.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

None.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Minimal.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S5412 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5412
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
   distinctive "Women Veterans" license plates; and to  amend  the  state
   finance  law,  in relation to establishing the "women veterans support
   fund"

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
 section 404-y to read as follows:
   § 404-Y. DISTINCTIVE "WOMEN VETERANS" LICENSE PLATES.  1.  ANY  PERSON
 RESIDING  IN  THIS  STATE  SHALL,  UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A DISTINCTIVE
 "WOMEN VETERANS" LICENSE PLATE OF A DESIGN APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
 APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE  FILED  WITH  THE  FORM  AND
 DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   2. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
 IN  THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE REGU-
 LAR REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  ONE  OF  THIS
 ARTICLE,  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE OF
 TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR  SUCH  PLATE.  SUCH  ADDITIONAL
 SERVICE CHARGE SHALL BE DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-
 OO  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  TO THE CREDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
 DISTINCTIVE PLATE DEVELOPMENT FUND, ESTABLISHED BY SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G
 OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, AND SHALL BE USED FOR THE PRODUCTION,  DESIGN,
 ADVERTISING AND MARKETING OF DISTINCTIVE NUMBER PLATES; PROVIDED, HOWEV-
 ER,  THAT  ADDITIONAL  ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGES COLLECTED IN EXCESS OF SIX
 THOUSAND DOLLARS SHALL BE DEPOSITED TO THE CREDIT OF THE WOMEN  VETERANS
 SUPPORT  FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-FIVE-I OF THE STATE
 FINANCE LAW.
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 95-i  to
 read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD10793-01-7

 S. 5412                             2
 
   § 95-I. WOMEN VETERANS SUPPORT FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN
 THE  JOINT  CUSTODY  OF THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE AND THE
 COMPTROLLER, A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "WOMEN  VETERANS  SUPPORT
 FUND".
   2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONEYS COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SECTION
 FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-Y OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, AND ALL OTHER MONEYS
 APPROPRIATED,  CREDITED  OR  TRANSFERRED  THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR
 SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW.
   3. MONEYS OF THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED BY THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION
 OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS' WOMEN VETERANS' SERVICES.  THESE  FUNDS  SHALL  BE
 USED FOR WOMEN VETERANS HOMELESSNESS, COUNSELING AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT
 SUPPORT WOMEN VETERANS.
   §  3.  1. A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-y of
 the vehicle and traffic law, as added by section one of this act,  shall
 only  be  designed, produced and issued upon the delivery to the depart-
 ment of motor vehicles of a surety bond in the amount  of  six  thousand
 dollars,  which  shall be executed by a surety company authorized by the
 department of financial services to transact  business  in  this  state.
 Provided, however, that if the commissioner of motor vehicles shall have
 received prior to the plate design, production and issuance at least two
 hundred  orders  for such distinctive plate together with the additional
 annual service charge applicable to each  such  order,  which  shall  be
 non-refundable,  no such surety bond shall be required. All such service
 charges shall be deposited pursuant to the provisions of section  404-oo
 of  the vehicle and traffic law to the credit of the department of motor
 vehicles distinctive plate development fund established by section  95-g
 of  the  state finance law and shall be used for the design, production,
 advertising and distribution of distinctive license plates in accordance
 with such section 95-g.
   2. If, upon the expiration of two years following the date upon  which
 distinctive  plates  in  the  series  are  first available for sale, two
 hundred or more sets of such plates are sold, a bond delivered  pursuant
 to this section shall be discontinued. If fewer than two hundred sets of
 such  plates  are  sold  by  such time, the department of motor vehicles
 shall be entitled to recover against the bond an amount proportionate to
 such shortfall.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law; provided, however,  that  section  three  of
 this  act shall take effect immediately; provided further, however, that
 effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
 or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
 tive date are authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or
 before such effective date.

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