Assembly Bill A8914A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Expands the definition of veteran to include members of the commissioned corps of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration and the United States public health service

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A8914 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5194
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §210, Ec Dev L; amd §63, Pub Off L; amd §243, Mil L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S5233

2023-A8914 - Summary

Expands the definition of veteran to include members of the commissioned corps of the NOAA and the commissioned corps of the public health service; expands access to certain benefits to those who served in the commissioned corps of the NOAA and the commissioned corps of the public health service.

2023-A8914 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8914
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Veterans' Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the economic development law, the public  officers  law,
   the real property tax law and the military law, in relation to expand-
   ing  the  definition of veteran to include members of the commissioned
   corps of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration  and  the
   United States public health service
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 6 of section 210 of the  economic  development
 law,  as  amended  by section 33 of part PP of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   6. "Veteran" shall mean a [person who  served  in  the  United  States
 army,  navy,  air  force, marines, coast guard, and/or reserves thereof,
 and/or in the army national guard, air national guard,  New  York  guard
 and/or  the New York naval militia] VETERAN AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF
 THE VETERANS' SERVICES LAW and who (a)  has  received  an  honorable  or
 general  discharge from such service, or (b) has a qualifying condition,
 as defined in section  one  of  the  veterans'  services  law,  and  has
 received  a  discharge  other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such
 service, or (c) is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section  one
 of  the  veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than
 bad conduct or dishonorable from such service.
   § 2. Section 63 of the public officers law, as amended by  section  80
 of  part  PP  of  section  56 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 63. Leave of absence for veterans on Memorial day and Veterans' day.
 It shall be the duty of the head of every public department and of every
 court of the state of New York, of every superintendent  or  foreman  on
 the  public  works  of said state, of the county officers of the several
 counties of said state, of the town officers of  the  various  towns  in
 this  state, of the fire district officers of the various fire districts
 in this state, and of the head of every department, bureau and office in
 the government of the various cities and villages in this state, and the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2023-A8914A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5194
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §210, Ec Dev L; amd §63, Pub Off L; amd §243, Mil L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S5233

2023-A8914A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the definition of veteran to include members of the commissioned corps of the NOAA and the commissioned corps of the public health service; expands access to certain benefits to those who served in the commissioned corps of the NOAA and the commissioned corps of the public health service.

2023-A8914A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8914--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Veterans' Affairs -- committee discharged, bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the economic development law, the public officers law
   and the military law, in  relation  to  expanding  the  definition  of
   veteran  to  include members of the commissioned corps of the national
   oceanic and atmospheric administration and the commissioned  corps  of
   the public health service
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 210 of  the  economic  development
 law,  as  amended  by section 33 of part PP of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   6. "Veteran" shall mean a person who served in the United States army,
 navy, air force, marines, coast guard, THE  COMMISSIONED  CORPS  OF  THE
 NATIONAL  OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, THE COMMISSIONED CORPS
 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, and/or reserves  thereof,  and/or  in  the
 army  national  guard, air national guard, New York guard and/or the New
 York naval militia and who (a) has  received  an  honorable  or  general
 discharge  from  such  service,  or  (b)  has a qualifying condition, as
 defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a
 discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such  service,  or
 (c)  is  a  discharged  LGBT  veteran,  as defined in section one of the
 veterans' services law, and has received  a  discharge  other  than  bad
 conduct or dishonorable from such service.
   §  2.  Section 63 of the public officers law, as amended by section 80
 of part PP of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   § 63. Leave of absence for veterans on Memorial day and Veterans' day.
 It shall be the duty of the head of every public department and of every
 court  of  the  state of New York, of every superintendent or foreman on
 the public works of said state, of the county officers  of  the  several
 counties  of  said  state,  of the town officers of the various towns in
 this state, of the fire district officers of the various fire  districts
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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