Bill Text: NY A06012 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides for the "Campaign Medal for Service" to be awarded to those who have provided military service in Iraq.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 23-4)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-22 - held for consideration in veterans' affairs [A06012 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A06012-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6012 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 3, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURLING, CROUCH, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, KOLB, McKEVITT, RAIA, SPANO, FINCH, BARCLAY, TOBACCO, CASTELLI, D. MILLER -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. CALHOUN, CONTE, GABRYSZAK, GALEF, GOODELL, JOHNS, JORDAN, MAYERSOHN, McLAUGHLIN, MOLINARO, MONTESANO, OAKS, PALMESANO, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veter- ans' Affairs AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to providing for the "Campaign Medal for Service" to be granted to those who provided mili- tary service in Iraq THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 247 of the military law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 1-b to read as follows: 3 1-B. THE GOVERNOR IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PRESENT IN THE NAME OF THE 4 LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, A MILITARY DECORATION, TO BE KNOWN 5 AS THE "CAMPAIGN MEDAL FOR SERVICE", BEARING A SUITABLE INSCRIPTION, 6 DEVICE, AND RIBBON, ALL OF WHICH SHALL BE OF SUITABLE DESIGN, TO ANY 7 PERSON (I) WHO IS A CITIZEN OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR (II) WHO WAS A 8 CITIZEN OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF 9 THE UNITED STATES, AND WHO, WHILE SERVING IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED 10 FORCES, DEFINED AS ARMY, AIR FORCE, NAVY, MARINE CORPS, OR COAST GUARD, 11 SERVED IN ACTIVE DUTY IN IRAQ. NOT MORE THAN ONE CAMPAIGN MEDAL FOR 12 SERVICE SHALL BE ISSUED TO ANY ONE PERSON; NOR SHALL ANY CITATION BE 13 AWARDED OR PRESENTED, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, TO ANY 14 PERSON WHOSE ENTIRE SERVICE SUBSEQUENT TO THE TIME OF THE RECEIPT OF 15 SUCH MEDAL SHALL NOT HAVE BEEN HONORABLE. FOR EACH SUCCEEDING MEDAL AS 16 PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, SUCH PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO WEAR, AS THE 17 CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE STATE MAY DIRECT, A RIBBON WHOSE COLOR AND DESIGN 18 SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE DIVISION OF MILITARY AFFAIRS. IN THE EVENT OF 19 THE DEATH OF ANY PERSON DURING OR SUBSEQUENT TO THE RECEIPT OF SUCH 20 CITATION THE CAMPAIGN MEDAL FOR SERVICE SHALL BE PRESENTED TO SUCH EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03191-01-1 A. 6012 2 1 REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED AS MAY BE DESIGNATED. THE CHIEF OF STAFF 2 SHALL MAKE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR THE 3 PROPER PRESENTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH DECORATIONS. 4 S 2. Subdivision 1-a of section 247 of the military law, as added by 5 chapter 184 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows: 6 1-a. The governor is hereby authorized to present in the name of the 7 legislature of the state of New York, a military decoration, to be known 8 as the "conspicuous service star", bearing a suitable inscription, 9 device, and ribbon, all of which shall be of suitable design, to any 10 person (i) who is a citizen of the state of New York or (ii) who was a 11 citizen of the state of New York while serving in the armed forces of 12 the United States, and who, while serving in the United States Armed 13 Forces, defined as army, air force, navy, marine corps, or coast guard, 14 has, or shall have received a United States unit level decoration denot- 15 ing combat participation and foreign unit awards, issued from a company, 16 regimental, brigade, or division commander, or equivalent naval unit, or 17 issued by the President of the United States, the Congress of the United 18 States, the United States Defense Department or the joint chiefs of 19 staff, such as, but not limited to, a presidential unit citation or a 20 joint meritorious unit award. Not more than one conspicuous service star 21 shall be issued to any one person; nor shall any citation be awarded or 22 presented, under the provisions of this subdivision, to any person whose 23 entire service subsequent to the time of the receipt of such star shall 24 not have been honorable. For each succeeding star as provided [herein] 25 IN THIS SUBDIVISION, such person shall be entitled to wear, as the chief 26 of staff of the state may direct, a ribbon whose color and design shall 27 be selected by the division of [miliary] MILITARY affairs. In the event 28 of the death of any person during or subsequent to the receipt of such 29 citation the conspicuous service star shall be presented to such repre- 30 sentative of the deceased as may be designated. The chief of staff shall 31 make such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary for the prop- 32 er presentation and distribution of such decorations. 33 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.