NY State Senate Bill 2023-S8962

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

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Apr 03, 2024	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

2023-S8962 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9358
Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Veterans' Service Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §29-a, Veterans' Services L

2023-S8962 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Revises the New York state veteran's memorial and monument registry such that it is easier to navigate and has deadlines for the submission of memorials and monuments and the updating of the registry.

2023-S8962 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8962

SPONSOR: ADDABBO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to revising the
New York state veteran's memorial and monument registry

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation would require all New York veteran monuments and memo-
rials to be included on the New York State Veterans Memorial Registry
site.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one amends Section 29-a of the veterans' services law, as added
by chapter 14 of the laws of 2023, so that:  Subsection 1 changes the
name of the Department of Veterans' Services' memorial registry site
from New York Veterans Memorial Registry' to 'New York State Veteran's
Memorial and Monument Registry.' Subsection 1 also states the registry
is to be maintained by the Department of Veterans Services in collab-

oration with the director of the New York State Military Museum and
Veterans Resource Center, the Commissioner of the Office of Parks,
Recreation and Historic preservation, the Commissioner of the Office of
General Services and, the State Historian, and respective agencies and
veteran organizations within New York towns, villages, counties and
cities.

Subsection 2 defines the parameters of the filterable database, includ-
ing details about the location, history, significance, specific veter-
ans, appropriate images, and other relevant information.

Subsection 3

describes the manner in which the information and data are to be
obtained from cities, counties, towns, villages, and other relevant
organizations. Municipalities with a population with over a million
people will have no more than one year to submit requested information.
Municipalities with a population with less than one million will have
120 days. The Department of Veterans' Services will have no more than 60
days to upload the received information to the website.

Section two would set forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Previous legislation (A9590/S8729 and A618/S843) were instrumental in
the implementation of a centralized database of veteran memorials, but
it is limited. This legislation builds upon these pieces of legislation
by requiring veteran monuments to be included in the registry and
mandates a deadline for information to be submitted and uploaded to the
site. This legislation will create an exhaustive list of all veteran
memorials and monuments in New York State, resulting in the honoring of
veterans, the education of the public, and the promotion of tourism.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New legislation.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S8962 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8962
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 veterans' services law, in relation to revising  the
   New York state veteran's memorial and monument registry
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 29-a of the veterans' services  law,  as  added  by
 chapter 14 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   §  29-a.  [Veterans]  NEW  YORK  STATE VETERAN'S memorial AND MONUMENT
 registry. 1. The NEW YORK STATE VETERAN'S MEMORIAL AND MONUMENT REGISTRY
 IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED AND SHALL  BE  DEVELOPED  AND  MAINTAINED  BY  THE
 department  [is  directed  to  develop  a  veterans memorial registry in
 consultation] IN COLLABORATION with the director of the New  York  state
 military  museum  and  veterans resource center, the commissioner of the
 office of parks, recreation and historic preservation, the  commissioner
 of  the  office  of  general  services  [and],  the state historian, AND
 RESPECTIVE AGENCIES AND VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS  WITHIN  NEW  YORK  TOWNS,
 VILLAGES,  COUNTIES  AND CITIES. The registry shall be made available on
 the department's website.
   2. The registry shall consist of a searchable AND FILTERABLE  database
 of those [veterans] VETERAN'S memorials located within the state submit-
 ted  pursuant  to  subdivision three of this section. The registry shall
 include, but not be limited to, [information regarding] A  COMPREHENSIVE
 LIST  OF  ALL  DEDICATED  VETERAN MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS, the location,
 HISTORY, SIGNIFICANCE, AND IMAGES of [a  memorial  and]  SUCH  DEDICATED
 VETERAN  MONUMENTS  AND  MEMORIALS,  who  or what veteran or battle such
 memorial is honoring[. Additional information  may  include  historical]
 AND information such as who authorized the erection of such memorial and
 the  year  of  the  dedication.  Such  registry  shall be searchable AND
 FILTERABLE by location, veteran [or], CONFLICT ERA, battle OR ANY  OTHER
 CRITERIA THE STATE COMMISSIONER DEEMS RELEVANT.
   3.  The state commissioner shall issue, on behalf of the department, a
 public request for information for any county, city,  town,  or  village
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD14459-01-4
 S. 8962                             2
 
 desiring  to  have any memorial located within their municipality listed
 within the registry. Each county, city, town[,  or]  AND  village  [may]
 SHALL  submit  responses to the department's request for information [at
 any  time] WITHIN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS after the request for informa-
 tion has been issued; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, EVERY COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN  AND
 VILLAGE  WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL SUBMIT RESPONSES
 TO THE DEPARTMENT'S REQUEST FOR INFORMATION WITHIN ONE  YEAR  AFTER  THE
 REQUEST  FOR INFORMATION HAS BEEN ISSUED. Individuals and organizations,
 including but not limited to, local veterans' service agencies staff and
 members of congressionally chartered veterans' service organizations may
 provide recommendations to a municipality for inclusion in the registry.
 In responding to the department's  public  request  for  information,  a
 municipality  shall  identify  [the memorial or] ANY memorials AND MONU-
 MENTS it desires to have included in the registry and submit any  infor-
 mation  required  pursuant  to  subdivision  two  of this section to the
 department. THE REGISTRY SHALL BE  UPDATED  WITHIN  SIXTY  DAYS  OF  THE
 DEPARTMENT  RECEIVING  INFORMATION  ON ANY VETERAN'S MEMORIALS AND MONU-
 MENTS WITH SUCH INFORMATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S8962

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

2023-S8962 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S8962 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S8962 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8962 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

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

2023-S8962 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S8962 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S8962 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8962 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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