Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
Jun 20, 2019 |
recommitted to rules |
May 20, 2019 |
ordered to third reading cal.772 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 15, 2019 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
Senate Bill S5819
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
2019-S5819 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7573
- Current Committee:
- Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §357, Exec L
2019-S5819 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5819 SPONSOR: METZGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the definition of "veteran" PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To provide those veteran who have served during peacetime to be eligible for the position of a county veterans' service agency director. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Subdivisions 1 and 2 of Section 357 of the Executive Law, Subdivision 1 is amended to include within the definition "veteran" any individual who has received a DD Form 214. Section 2: Effective Date - 30th Day. JUSTIFICATION:
2019-S5819 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5819 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 15, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. METZGER -- 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 the definition of "veteran" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 357 of the executive law, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 43 of the laws of 1996, are amended to read as follows: 1. County veterans' service agencies. There shall be established a county veterans' service agency in each county not wholly included with- in a city, and there shall be a county director of each county veterans' service agency. Any county director hired after the effective date of this statute shall be a veteran [as defined in New York state statute]; PROVIDED HOWEVER, FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A VETERAN MAY ALSO INCLUDE AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DD FORM 214, CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OR DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY. The [chairman] CHAIRPERSON of the board of supervisors of a county, with the approval of the board of supervisors, shall appoint and may at pleasure remove a county director of the county veterans' service agency for such county. In a county having a county president, a county executive or other chief executive officer, such president or executive officer shall appoint and may at pleasure remove a county director. The county director may be paid such compensation as shall be fixed by the appointing officer and the board of supervisors. The county director shall appoint such assistants and employees as he OR SHE may deem necessary, other than those, if any, supplied by the state; he OR SHE may prescribe the duties of those appointed by him OR HER and fix their salaries within the appropriations made available for that purpose by the county and may at pleasure remove any such assistants or employees. The county director shall have jurisdiction throughout the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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