NY State Senate Bill 2019-S2738

Senate Bill S2738

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directs the state director of veterans' affairs to submit a plan to the veterans' affairs commission for the provision of services to service-disabled veterans

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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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Jan 08, 2020	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Jan 29, 2019	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

2019-S2738 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §352, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S2424
2021-2022: S180

2019-S2738 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the state director of veterans' affairs to submit a plan once every 5 years to the veterans' affairs commission for the provision of services to service-disabled veterans; directs such commission to approve such plan prior to its implementation.

2019-S2738 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S2738          REVISED 03/19/19

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the executive law, in relation to
directing the state director of veterans' affairs to submit a plan
relating to coordinated services for service-disabled veterans to the
veterans' affairs commission

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to expand the opportunities and services
made available by the New York State Division of Veterans' Affairs for
state for service-disabled veterans who come back home.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill contains the legislative intent of establishing a
statewide comprehensive program to coordinate services and programs for
service-disabled veterans.

Section 2 expands provisions related to the Veterans' Affairs Commission

to require the state director of veterans' affairs to submit a plan to
the Commission by July 1, 2018, and every 5 years thereafter, for coor-
dinated services for service-disabled veterans. The Commission must
approve, modify or reject the plan from the director within 90 days of
receiving the plan. If the Commission rejects or modifies the plan, the
director must resubmit the plan to the Commission for approval within
six months. A copy of the approved plan must be sent to the governor,
speaker of the assembly and temporary president of the senate within 30
days of approval by the Commission.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

There are many veterans returning home from active military duty with
service-related disabilities. This bill would create an interagency
collaboration to identify the needs and services that service-disabled
veterans require and a more efficient matching of these needs to State
resources. New York State must provide additional assistance and support
to service-disabled veterans to better inform them of available services
and how such services can be accessed.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.2424B - Passed Senate.
S.4362 of 2015-16 - referred to Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security
& Military Affairs
S.2392 of 2013 - referred to Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security &
Military Affairs
2010: A.8296-A/S.7112 - Vetoed

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately

2019-S2738 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2738
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- 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  directing  the  state
   director of veterans' affairs to submit a plan relating to coordinated
   services  for  service-disabled  veterans  to  the  veterans'  affairs
   commission
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby recognizes that
 New York state's veterans, particularly those who  suffered  service-re-
 lated disabilities, have unique needs as a result of the sacrifices they
 made  during  their  military service. It is also hereby acknowledged by
 the legislature that due to the complexity of their needs, such individ-
 uals require accessible, coordinated, and  specialized  services  within
 their  communities  from multiple state and local agencies. The legisla-
 ture finds that there is an immediate need for a statewide comprehensive
 program to coordinate such services.
   § 2. Section 352 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6.  THE  STATE  DIRECTOR SHALL SUBMIT A PLAN TO THE COMMISSION BY JULY
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, AND EVERY FIVE YEARS THEREAFTER, WITH  FIND-
 INGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO:
   (A) PROMOTE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE PROGRAM OF
 COORDINATED SERVICES FOR SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS THAT INCLUDES:
   (I) MATTERS PERTAINING TO EDUCATIONAL TRAINING AND RETRAINING SERVICES
 AND FACILITIES;
   (II) HEALTH, MEDICAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICES;
   (III) EMPLOYMENT AND RE-EMPLOYMENT SERVICES;
   (IV) HOUSING OPTIONS;
   (V) TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS;

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

                                                            LBD05493-01-9

 S. 2738                             2
 
   (VI) LONG TERM CARE OPTIONS;
   (VII) PERSONAL CARE;
   (VIII) DAY PROGRAM SERVICE OPTIONS;
   (IX) FAMILY OUTREACH; AND
   (X) OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT MAXIMIZE EXISTING RESOURCES;
   (B)  DISSEMINATE  GENERAL  INFORMATION  ABOUT  AVAILABLE  SERVICES  TO
 SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS AND HOW SUCH SERVICES MAY BE ACCESSED; AND
   (C) CONDUCT AN ONGOING EVALUATION ON THE  NEEDS  OF  SERVICE  DISABLED
 VETERANS.
   UPON  RECEIPT  OF  SUCH  PLAN  FROM THE STATE DIRECTOR, THE COMMISSION
 SHALL VOTE WITHIN NINETY DAYS ON WHETHER TO APPROVE,  MODIFY  OR  REJECT
 THE  PLAN;  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, IF THE COMMISSION MODIFIES OR REJECTS THE
 PLAN, THE STATE DIRECTOR SHALL RESUBMIT THE PLAN TO THE COMMISSION WITH-
 IN SIX MONTHS FOR APPROVAL.
   UPON APPROVAL OF THE PLAN BY THE COMMISSION, THE STATE DIRECTOR  SHALL
 SUBMIT  WITHIN  THIRTY  DAYS  OF SUCH APPROVAL A COPY OF THE PLAN TO THE
 GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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