Assembly Bill A9149

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Direct the division of veterans services to conduct a study on converting the division of veterans services to an administrative agency independent of the executive department

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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-A9149 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans' Affairs
Law Section:
Veterans
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A3725

2019-A9149 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the division of veterans' services to conduct a study on converting the division of veterans' services to an administrative agency independent of the executive department.

2019-A9149 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   9149
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ASHBY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Veterans' Affairs
 
 AN ACT in relation to directing the division of  veterans'  services  to
   conduct a study on converting the division of veterans' services to an
   administrative  agency  independent  of  the executive department; and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  1. (a) The division of veterans' services shall conduct a
 study on converting the division of veterans' services into an  adminis-
 trative agency independent of the executive department.
   (b) Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
   (i)  replacing the director of veterans' services with a cabinet-level
 commissioner of veterans' services;
   (ii) what effects, if any, such conversion would have on the  veterans
 living in New York state;
   (iii)  determining  which  current  veterans  programs operated by the
 state could be assumed by the division upon conversion to an administra-
 tive agency; and
   (iv) the costs associated with conversion  of  the  division  into  an
 administrative agency.
   2.  On  or  before  one  year from the effective date of this act, the
 division of veterans' services shall submit such study to the  governor,
 the  temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, all
 members of the senate committee on veterans, homeland security and mili-
 tary affairs, and the assembly committee on veterans' affairs.
   3. The division of veterans' services may request, and  is  authorized
 to  receive,  any information from any state agency that is relevant and
 material to the completion of such study. Such information  received  by
 the division of veterans' services shall be subject to the same require-
 ments  for confidentiality and limitations on use, if any, as are appli-
 cable to such state agency's use of such information.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed one year after such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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