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                                   6445
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 17, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the legislative  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  a
   giving  internships  for  disabled veterans not fully employed program
   (G.I.V.E.  Back NY)

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new article 6-B
 to read as follows:
                                 ARTICLE 6-B
                 GIVING INTERNSHIPS FOR DISABLED VETERANS
                        NOT FULLY EMPLOYED PROGRAM
                            (G.I.V.E. BACK NY)
 SECTION 97. GIVING INTERNSHIPS FOR DISABLED VETERANS NOT FULLY
               EMPLOYED PROGRAM (G.I.V.E. BACK NY).
   § 97. GIVING INTERNSHIPS FOR  DISABLED  VETERANS  NOT  FULLY  EMPLOYED
 PROGRAM  (G.I.V.E.  BACK  NY). 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE
 LEGISLATURE A G.I.V.E. BACK NY  PROGRAM  TO  PROVIDE  OPPORTUNITIES  FOR
 SERVICE-DISABLED  VETERANS  TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ASSEMBLY YOUTH PARTIC-
 IPATION PROGRAM AND THE SENATE STUDENT PROGRAM. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL AWARD
 TEN PERCENT OF AVAILABLE INTERNSHIPS IN THE ASSEMBLY YOUTH PARTICIPATION
 PROGRAM AND THE SENATE STUDENT PROGRAM TO ELIGIBLE HONORABLY  DISCHARGED
 VETERANS  WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.  VETERANS WHO ARE AWARDED
 INTERNSHIPS PURSUANT TO THE G.I.V.E. BACK NY  PROGRAM  SHALL  RECEIVE  A
 STIPEND  THAT  IS  EQUIVALENT TO THE STIPEND AWARDED TO GRADUATE STUDENT
 PARTICIPANTS IN THE ASSEMBLY  YOUTH  PARTICIPATION  PROGRAM  AND  SENATE
 STUDENT PROGRAM FOR A ONE SEMESTER INTERNSHIP.
   2.  TO  BE  ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE G.I.V.E. BACK NY PROGRAM, A
 CANDIDATE SHALL:
   (A) BE HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES
 WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE  UNITED  STATES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD03468-01-1

 A. 6445                             2
 
 DEPARTMENT  OF  VETERANS  AFFAIRS  OR  THE  UNITED  STATES DEPARTMENT OF
 DEFENSE;
   (B) BE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED;
   (C)  HAVE  DEMONSTRATED  AN  INTEREST  IN  FUTURE EMPLOYMENT IN PUBLIC
 SERVICE, GOVERNMENT OR PUBLIC POLICY; AND
   (D) SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE  G.I.V.E.  BACK  NY
 PROGRAM  TO  THE SENATE OR ASSEMBLY. SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE MADE IN A
 MANNER AND FORM AS DETERMINED BY THE SENATE AND THE ASSEMBLY.
   3. IN AN EFFORT TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN THE  G.I.V.E.
 BACK NY PROGRAM, THE ASSEMBLY INTERN OFFICE AND THE SENATE INTERN OFFICE
 SHALL  COORDINATE  WITH  EACH  OTHER  AND WITH COUNTY VETERANS' SERVICES
 AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY AND RECRUIT ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.