Assembly Bill A8096

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the powers and duties of local veterans' service agencies

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  • 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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2019-A8096 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6527
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §358, Exec L

2019-A8096 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds the process of submitting an application for a discharge upgrade to the discharge upgrade advisory board to the powers and duties of local veterans' service agencies.

2019-A8096 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8096
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Veterans' Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the powers and  duties
   of local veterans' service agencies
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  358  of  the  executive  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  106  of  the  laws  of 2003, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. A local veterans' service agency shall have power under the  direc-
 tion  of the state veterans' service agency, and it shall be its duty to
 inform military and naval authorities of the United  States  and  assist
 members  of  the  armed  forces  and veterans, who are residents of this
 state, and their families, in relation  to  (1)  matters  pertaining  to
 educational training and retraining services and facilities, (2) health,
 medical  and  rehabilitation  services and facilities, (3) provisions of
 federal, state and local laws and regulations affording  special  rights
 and privileges to members of the armed forces and war veterans and their
 families, (4) employment and re-employment services, [and] (5) THE PROC-
 ESS  OF  SUBMITTING  AN  APPLICATION  FOR  A  DISCHARGE  UPGRADE  TO THE
 DISCHARGE UPGRADE ADVISORY BOARD, AND  (6)  other  matters  of  similar,
 related  or  appropriate  nature. The local veterans' service agency may
 also assist families of members of the reserve components of  the  armed
 forces and the organized militia ordered into active duty to ensure that
 they  are made aware of and are receiving all appropriate support avail-
 able to them and are placed in contact with the agencies responsible for
 such support, including, but not limited to, the  division  of  military
 and  naval  affairs  and  other state agencies responsible for providing
 such support. The local veterans' service agency also shall perform such
 other duties as may be assigned by the state director.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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