Senate Bill S5991

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the women veterans coordinator

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7594 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S5991 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7594
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §361-b, Exec L

2019-S5991 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the duties of the women veterans coordinator to include: advocating for all women veterans in the state; and the inclusion of the contributions women veterans have made on behalf of the United States and this state on the division's official website.

2019-S5991 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5991 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5991
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 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  the  women  veterans
   coordinator
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 361-b of  the  executive  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  515  of  the  laws  of 2011, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3. Establishment of women veterans coordinator. There is hereby estab-
 lished within the division, a "women  veterans  coordinator"  who  shall
 work under the direction of the director and whose duties shall include,
 but not be limited to, the:
   (a)  identification,  development,  planning, organization and coordi-
 nation of all statewide programs and services to meet the needs of women
 veterans;
   (b) recommendation to the  director  to  ensure  compliance  with  all
 existing  division  policies  and regulations pertaining to the needs of
 women veterans on the state and federal level and  make  recommendations
 regarding the improvement of benefits and services to women veterans;
   (c)  liaison  between  the  division,  the United States department of
 veterans affairs center for women veterans, the United States department
 of veterans affairs advisory committee on women veterans, state veterans
 nursing homes, state agencies, community  groups,  advocates  and  other
 veterans and military organizations and interested parties;
   (d) ADVOCATING FOR ALL WOMEN VETERANS IN THE STATE;
   (E) development and maintenance of a clearinghouse for information and
 resources for women veterans;
   [(e)]  (F)  promote  events and activities that recognize, educate and
 honor women veterans, including but not  limited  to  seminars  required
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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