Bill Text: NY A09511 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes more duties to the office of veteran's affairs and amends the statewide election application forms.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-05 - referred to election law [A09511 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A09511-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         9511
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      May 5, 2014
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. BENEDETTO, CUSICK, SCHIMEL, MILLER -- read once
         and referred to the Committee on Election Law
       AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to veteran  affairs;  and
         the election law, in relation to statewide election application forms
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 353 of the executive law is amended by  adding  two
    2  new subdivisions 22 and 23 to read as follows:
    3    22.  TO  PROCESS  ALL  INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK
    4  BOARD OF ELECTIONS PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (XIII) OF PARAGRAPH  (K)  OF
    5  SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION 5-210 OF THE ELECTION LAW INDICATING VETERAN
    6  STATUS.  SUCH PROCESSING SHALL OCCUR BY TRANSMITTING SUCH INFORMATION TO
    7  STATE COUNSELORS FOR REVIEW AND POTENTIAL LINKAGE  TO  APPLICABLE  BENE-
    8  FITS.  STATE COUNSELORS SHALL WORK WITH COUNTY COUNSELORS OR ANY ACCRED-
    9  ITED SERVICE OFFICERS OF AN ORGANIZATION CHARTERED BY  THE  CONGRESS  OF
   10  THE  UNITED  STATES  AND/OR  RECOGNIZED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
   11  AFFAIRS FOR CLAIM REPRESENTATION AS NECESSARY AND WHERE APPROPRIATE.
   12    23. TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE ANNUAL REPORT, AS  REQUIRED  BY  SUBDIVISION
   13  ELEVEN  OF  THIS  SECTION, AN ACCOUNTING OF THE NUMBER OF FORMS RECEIVED
   14  FROM VETERANS LINKED TO APPLICABLE BENEFITS. SUCH REPORT SHALL  EVALUATE
   15  THE  AVERAGE TIME TAKEN BY THE DIVISION BETWEEN RECEIPT OF SUCH INFORMA-
   16  TION, TRANSMISSION TO VETERANS COUNSELORS AND LINKAGE TO AVAILABLE BENE-
   17  FITS. SUCH REPORT SHALL ALSO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF  THE  PROGRAM
   18  AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS AS NECESSARY.
   19    S  2.  Paragraph (k) of subdivision 5 of section 5-210 of the election
   20  law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (xiii) to read as follows:
   21    (XIII) A SPACE FOR THE APPLICANT TO INDICATE WHETHER OR NOT THE  VOTER
   22  HAS  SERVED  IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
   23  SUBDIVISION, THE TERM UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES SHALL  INCLUDE  PARTIC-
   24  IPATION  IN  THE  MILITARY  SERVICE OF THE ARMY, NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AIR
   25  FORCE, COAST GUARD OR RESERVE COMPONENT  OF  THE  ARMED  FORCES  OF  THE
   26  UNITED  STATES CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY. INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES
   27  AS VETERANS SHALL BE ADVISED THAT THE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS  AND
   28  LOCAL  VETERANS' SERVICE AGENCIES, ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD14671-01-4
       A. 9511                             2
    1  HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS
    2  REGARDING BENEFITS UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE LAW.
    3    S  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    4  have become a law; provided that any rules and regulations necessary for
    5  the implementation of this act on its effective date shall be promulgat-
    6  ed on or before such date.