Bill Text: NY S02515 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the division of veterans' affairs to provide for the interment of the unclaimed remains of veterans.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS [S02515 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S02515-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2515
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 24, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. GIANARIS -- 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 executive law, in relation to authorizing the divi-
sion of veterans' affairs to provide for the interment of the
unclaimed remains of veterans
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 a new
2 subdivision 12-a to read as follows:
3 12-A. TO PROVIDE, IN COOPERATION WITH VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS,
4 FOR THE INTERMENT OF THE UNCLAIMED REMAINS OF VETERANS. THE STATE
5 DIRECTOR SHALL CONSULT WITH VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO ANALYZE
6 THE SCOPE OF THE ISSUE OF UNCLAIMED REMAINS OF VETERANS. FOR THE
7 PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "UNCLAIMED REMAINS OF A VETERAN" SHALL
8 MEAN THE REMAINS OF A VETERAN THAT ARE CONSIDERED UNCLAIMED UNDER THE
9 LAWS OF THIS STATE AND/OR ANY OTHER STATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
10 S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
11 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05780-01-1
