Senate Bill S6606

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the "New York State Silver Rose Veterans Service Certificate" for veterans exposed to dioxin or phenoxy herbicides during military service

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

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2017-S6606 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9586
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §247, Mil L

2017-S6606 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "New York State Silver Rose Veterans Service Certificate" for veterans exposed to dioxin or phenoxy herbicides during military service.

2017-S6606 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6606 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6606
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 7, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to establishing  the  "New
   York State Silver Rose Veterans Service Certificate"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 247 of the military law is amended by adding a  new
 subdivision 1-c to read as follows:
   1-C.  THE ADJUTANT GENERAL IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PRESENT IN THE NAME
 OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, A CERTIFICATE, TO BE  KNOWN
 AS  THE "NEW YORK STATE SILVER ROSE VETERANS SERVICE CERTIFICATE", BEAR-
 ING A SUITABLE INSCRIPTION TO ANY PERSON: (I) WHO IS A  CITIZEN  OF  THE
 STATE  OF  NEW  YORK; OR (II) WHO WAS A CITIZEN OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
 WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES,  AND  WHO  WHILE
 SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, OR THE ORGANIZED MILI-
 TIA  ON  ACTIVE  DUTY  WAS  EXPOSED  TO DIOXIN OR PHENOXY HERBICIDES, AS
 EVINCED BY A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OF A DISEASE ASSOCIATED  WITH  DIOXIN  OR
 PHENOXY  HERBICIDES,  AND  ANY  OTHER  PROOF  DETERMINED BY THE ADJUTANT
 GENERAL TO BE NECESSARY; AND  (III)  WHO  WAS  HONORABLY  DISCHARGED  OR
 RELEASED UNDER HONORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES. NOT MORE THAN ONE NEW YORK STATE
 SILVER  ROSE  VETERANS  CERTIFICATE SHALL BE AWARDED OR PRESENTED, UNDER
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, TO ANY PERSON WHOSE  ENTIRE  SERVICE
 SUBSEQUENT TO THE TIME OF THE RECEIPT OF SUCH CERTIFICATE SHALL NOT HAVE
 BEEN HONORABLE. IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF ANY PERSON DURING OR SUBSE-
 QUENT  TO  THE RECEIPT OF SUCH CERTIFICATE IT SHALL BE PRESENTED TO SUCH
 REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED AS MAY BE DESIGNATED. THE ADJUTANT GENER-
 AL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE  DIVISION  OF  VETERANS'
 AFFAIRS,  SHALL  MAKE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE DEEMED NECES-
 SARY FOR THE PROPER PRESENTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH CERTIFICATES.
   § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 247 of the military law, as  amended  by
 chapter 477 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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