Assembly Bill A7701

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the department of veterans' services to establish and maintain a database of resources available in the state for veterans, members of the uniformed services, and their families

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Current Bill Status - Delivered to 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-A7701 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6523
Law Section:
Veterans' Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4, Veterans' Services L

2023-A7701 - Summary

Requires the department of veterans' services to establish and maintain, in consultation and collaboration with other state agencies, a searchable database on the department's website providing resources available in the state for veterans, members of the uniformed services, and their families.

2023-A7701 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7701
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Veterans' Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to directing the
   department of veterans' services to collaborate with other state agen-
   cies to establish and maintain  a  searchable  database  of  resources
   available in the state for veterans and their families
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 4 of the  veterans'  services  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 38 to read as follows:
   38.  (A) TO, IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES INCLUDING, BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO, THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, THE DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH,
 THE  OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THE DEPARTMENT
 OF STATE, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, ESTABLISH AND  MAIN-
 TAIN  A  SEARCHABLE  DATABASE  OF  RESOURCES  AVAILABLE IN THE STATE FOR
 VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. SUCH DATABASE SHALL INCLUDE:
   (1) GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT AND CONTACT  INFORMATION  FOR  RESOURCES
 INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO, THOSE RELATING TO VETERANS' BENEFITS,
 HEALTHCARE,  HOUSING,  EMPLOYMENT,  VETERAN-OWNED  BUSINESSES,  SURVIVOR
 BENEFITS,  SUBSTANCE  USE  DISORDER  TREATMENT,  PHYSICAL  DISABILITIES,
 EDUCATIONAL AND JOB BENEFITS, TUITION ASSISTANCE  PROGRAMS,  HEALTH  AND
 MENTAL   HEALTH   REFERRALS,   REAL  PROPERTY  TAX  EXEMPTIONS,  SUICIDE
 PREVENTION, AND PEER OUTREACH AND SUPPORT;
   (2) INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT'S MOBILE APPLICATION, ESTABLISHED
 UNDER SUBDIVISION TWENTY-ONE OF THIS SECTION; AND
   (3) LINKS TO THE DEPARTMENT'S SMALL BUSINESS PORTAL, ESTABLISHED UNDER
 SUBDIVISION TWELVE, THE DEPARTMENT'S VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT PORTAL, ESTAB-
 LISHED UNDER  SUBDIVISION  THIRTEEN,  THE  DEPARTMENT'S  MENTAL  HEALTH,
 SUBSTANCE  ABUSE,  AND  PHYSICAL DISABILITIES PORTALS, ESTABLISHED UNDER
 SUBDIVISION TWENTY-SEVEN, AND THE DEPARTMENT'S  MILITARY  SEXUAL  TRAUMA
 PORTAL, ESTABLISHED UNDER SUBDIVISION THIRTY-TWO OF THIS SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10853-01-3

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2023-A7701A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6523
Law Section:
Veterans' Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4, Veterans' Services L

2023-A7701A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of veterans' services to establish and maintain, in consultation and collaboration with other state agencies, a searchable database on the department's website providing resources available in the state for veterans, members of the uniformed services, and their families.

2023-A7701A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7701--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Veterans' Affairs --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on
   Veterans'  Affairs  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to directing the
   department of veterans' services to establish and maintain, in consul-
   tation and collaboration with other state agencies, a searchable data-
   base  of resources available in the state for veterans, members of the
   uniformed services, and their families
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  4  of  the  veterans' services law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 39 to read as follows:
   39. (A) TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN, IN CONSULTATION  AND  COLLABORATION
 WITH  OTHER  STATE AGENCIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE OFFICE OF
 MENTAL HEALTH, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES,
 THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND THE DEPARTMENT  OF
 FINANCIAL  SERVICES, A SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE
 STATE FOR VETERANS, MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES, AND  THEIR  FAMI-
 LIES. SUCH DATABASE SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (1)  GENERAL  INFORMATION  ABOUT AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR RESOURCES
 AVAILABLE THROUGH FEDERAL, STATE,  AND  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  AGENCIES  AND
 OTHER  ORGANIZATIONS  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE RELATING TO
 VETERANS' BENEFITS, HEALTHCARE, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, VETERAN-OWNED BUSI-
 NESSES, SURVIVOR BENEFITS, SUBSTANCE USE  DISORDER  TREATMENT,  PHYSICAL
 DISABILITIES, EDUCATIONAL AND JOB BENEFITS, TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS,
 HEALTH  AND  MENTAL  HEALTH  REFERRALS,  REAL  PROPERTY  TAX EXEMPTIONS,
 SUICIDE PREVENTION, AND PEER OUTREACH AND SUPPORT;
   (2) INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT'S MOBILE APPLICATION, ESTABLISHED
 UNDER SUBDIVISION TWENTY-ONE OF THIS SECTION; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10853-04-4

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