Assembly Bill A1347

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a veteran internship program (V.I.P. NY)

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Current Bill Status Via S291 - 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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2023-A1347 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S291
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 6-A §95, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7626
2015-2016: S2182
2017-2018: S1713
2019-2020: S386
2021-2022: A6445, S228

2023-A1347 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a veterans internship program (V.I.P. NY); awards ten percent of available internships in the assembly youth participation program and the senate student program to eligible honorably discharged veterans.

2023-A1347 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1347
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, JACKSON -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  legislative  law, in relation to establishing a
   veterans internship program (V.I.P. 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-A
 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 6-A
                        VETERANS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
                                (V.I.P. NY)
 SECTION 95. VETERANS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (V.I.P. NY).
   § 95. VETERANS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (V.I.P. NY).   1.  THERE  IS  HEREBY
 ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE LEGISLATURE A VETERANS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (V.I.P.
 NY) TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERANS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ASSEMBLY
 YOUTH PARTICIPATION 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  HONOR-
 ABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS.  VETERANS WHO ARE AWARDED INTERNSHIPS PURSUANT
 TO  THE  V.I.P. 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 SEMES-
 TER INTERNSHIP.
   2. TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE V.I.P. NY PROGRAM, A CANDIDATE
 SHALL:
   (A) BE HONORABLY DISCHARGED  FROM  THE  ARMED  FORCES  OF  THE  UNITED
 STATES;
   (B) BE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED;
   (C)  HAVE  DEMONSTRATED  AN  INTEREST  IN  FUTURE EMPLOYMENT IN PUBLIC
 SERVICE, GOVERNMENT OR PUBLIC POLICY; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02213-01-3
 A. 1347                             2

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