NY State Assembly Bill 2009-A10342

Assembly Bill A10342

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the veterans recruiter assistants program for the New York national guard and a fund to provide for recruiting incentive awards

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May 18, 2010	held for consideration in veterans' affairs
Mar 18, 2010	referred to veterans' affairs

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2009-A10342 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S4855
Current Committee:: Assembly Veterans
Law Section:: Military Law
Laws Affected:: Add §262-a, Mil L; add §91-h, St Fin L

2009-A10342 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the Veterans recruiter assistants program for the New York national guard and a fund to provide for recruiting incentive awards.

2009-A10342 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:A10342

TITLE  OF BILL:   An act to amend the military law and the state finance
law, in relation to creating the veterans recruiter  assistants  program
and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

PURPOSE:    This bill would create the New York State Veterans Recruiter
Assistants Program ("V-RAP") to encourage veterans of the United  States
Armed  Forces to assist in the recruitment of qualified men and women to
enlist in the New York National Guard.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:  Section one of the bill would state the
legislative findings and intent.

Section two of this bill would amend the Military Law to  establish  the
New  York  State Veterans Recruiter Assistants Program ("V-RAP") for the
New York National Guard. The V-RAP would provide for the payment  of  up
to  $500  to  honorably  discharged  veterans of the United States Armed
Forces who successfully facilitate the first-time enlistment of a quali-
fied candidate into the New York National Guard.

This section would further provide that eligibility for V-RAP be  deter-
mined by the Adjutant General, who shall promulgate rules and procedures
necessary to the implementation of V-RAP.

Section three of this bill would amend the State Finance Law which would

establish  a Veterans Recruiter Assistant Program Account in the Miscel-
laneous Special Revenue Fund for the purpose of  the  administration  of
the V-RAP program.

Section four of this bill would mandate an annual report by the Division
of Military and Naval Affairs ("DMNA") to the Governor, Temporary Presi-
dent  of  the  Senate  and  Speaker of the Assembly on the operation and
effectiveness of the program.

JUSTIFICATION:   Our nation's war on terrorism  has  required  that  the
members  of  the New York National Guard step forward to play a critical
role in the security of both the State and the  Nation.  The  challenges
which  have been ably met by the New York National Guard can continue to
be overcome only as long as the New York  National  Guard  continues  to
attract highly qualified citizen soldiers committed to the protection of
the State and Nation.

Veterans  of  the  Armed  Forces are uniquely qualified to recognize and
encourage potential recruits to the military service of the state.  This
legislation would create the V-RAP as a complement to the federal G-RAP,
thereby providing a tangible incentive for a  large  pool  of  veterans,
familiar  with  the  importance  and value of military service, to share
their insights into the benefits of such service with potential recruits
at this critical time.

This legislation would further provide for annual reports to the  Gover-
nor  and  Legislature  regarding  the efficacy of the program, and would
expire in  five  years  unless  affirmatively  extended  by  legislative
action.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:  2008 - S.3854-A - Passed Senate.

FISCAL  IMPLICATIONS:  The Division of the Budget has estimated that the
fiscal impact of this legislation would be less than $150,000  annually,
and could be maintained without an additional states appropriation.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  This act would take effect immediately and shall expire
and  be deemed repealed five years after the date on which it shall have
become a law.

2009-A10342 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10342

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 18, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CASTELLI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Veterans' Affairs

AN  ACT to amend the military law and the state finance law, in relation
  to creating the veterans recruiter assistants  program  and  providing
  for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature recognizes
that maintaining the strength of the New  York  army  and  air  national
guard  is  critical to the homeland security of New York State. Veterans
of the active and reserve armed forces of the United States and  of  the
New  York  national guard are especially well qualified to assist in the
first-time recruitment of men and women for the New York national guard.
The legislature recognizes the need to promote a veterans  incentive  to
encourage  qualified  men  and  women to enlist in the New York national
guard by creating the veterans recruiter assistants program for the  New
York national guard.
  S 2. The military law is amended by adding a new section 262-a to read
as follows:
  S  262-A.  VETERANS  RECRUITER  ASSISTANTS  PROGRAM  FOR  THE NEW YORK
NATIONAL GUARD. 1. THE DIVISION OF MILITARY AND NAVAL AFFAIRS IS AUTHOR-
IZED, WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED OR OTHERWISE LAWFULLY  AVAILABLE  FROM
ANY SOURCE, TO ESTABLISH A VETERANS RECRUITER ASSISTANTS PROGRAM FOR THE
NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD.
  2.  THE  TERM  "NEW  YORK NATIONAL GUARD" SHALL MEAN THE NEW YORK ARMY
NATIONAL GUARD AND THE NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD.
  3. A RECRUITING INCENTIVE AWARD NOT TO  EXCEED  FIVE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS
SHALL  BE  PAID  BY  THE  DIVISION  OF MILITARY AND NAVAL AFFAIRS TO ANY
VETERAN WHO HAS BEEN DISCHARGED FROM THE  ARMED  FORCES  OF  THE  UNITED
STATES  UNDER CONDITIONS OTHER THAN DISHONORABLE AND WHO FACILITATES THE
FIRST-TIME ENLISTMENT  OF  A  QUALIFIED  CANDIDATE  INTO  THE  NEW  YORK
NATIONAL GUARD.  ONE-HALF OF THE RECRUITING INCENTIVE AWARD WILL BE PAID
TO  THE  RECRUITING  VETERAN AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST-TIME ENLISTMENT OF
THE RECRUITED CANDIDATE INTO THE NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD.  THE REMAINING

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                           LBD11246-01-9

A. 10342                            2

ONE-HALF OF THE AWARD WILL BE PAID TO THE RECRUITING VETERAN AT THE TIME
THE ENLISTED RECRUIT BEGINS INITIAL ENTRY TRAINING, ALSO KNOWN AS  BASIC
MILITARY TRAINING.
  4.  UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION, ELIGIBILITY FOR THE
VETERANS RECRUITING INCENTIVE PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION SHALL  BE  DETER-
MINED  BY  THE  ADJUTANT  GENERAL OF NEW YORK STATE WHO SHALL PROMULGATE
SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND PROCEDURES AS ARE NECESSARY  TO  IMPLEMENT
THE RECRUITING INCENTIVE PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION.
  S  3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 91-h to
read as follows:
  S 91-H. VETERANS RECRUITER ASSISTANTS PROGRAM  ACCOUNT.  1.  THERE  IS
HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE
COMMISSIONER  OF  TAXATION  AND  FINANCE AN ACCOUNT IN THE MISCELLANEOUS
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE  VETERANS  RECRUITER  ASSISTANTS
PROGRAM ACCOUNT.
  2.  SUCH  ACCOUNT SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED FROM CONTRIB-
UTIONS, DONATIONS AND ALL OTHER MONEYS CREDITED OR  TRANSFERRED  THERETO
FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW.
  3.  MONEYS OF THE ACCOUNT, FOLLOWING APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE,
MAY BE EXPENDED FOR THE VETERANS RECRUITER ASSISTANTS  PROGRAM  FOR  THE
NEW  YORK  NATIONAL  GUARD  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED
SIXTY-TWO-A OF THE MILITARY LAW. MONEYS SHALL BE PAID OUT OF THE ACCOUNT
ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS  CERTIFIED
OR APPROVED BY THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF NEW YORK STATE.
  S  4.  The  division of military and naval affairs shall report on the
operation and subsequent effectiveness of the program  created  by  this
act,  one year after it shall have become law and annually thereafter to
the governor, temporary president of the senate and the speaker  of  the
assembly.
  S  5.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed five years after the date on which it shall have  become
a law.

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CASTELLI

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

co-Sponsors

Daniel Burling

Michael Montesano

Gary Finch

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William A. Barclay

Stephen Hawley

Dierdre Scozzafava

2009-A10342 (ACTIVE) - Details

2009-A10342 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-A10342 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A10342 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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