BILL NUMBER:A10734
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law and the military law,
in relation to providing that service of the members of the United
States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II constituted active military
service
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this legislation is to recognize those who served in the
United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II as active military
personnel.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision 3 of section 350 of the execu-
tive law to include a person male or female, resident of this state, who
has served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II in
the definition of the term veteran.
Section 2 of the bill amends subdivisions 5 and 8 of section 1 of the
military law, as amended by chapter 112 of the laws of 1989 to include
the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II in the defi-
nition of the term military service of the state. Section 2 of the bill
also includes the United States Nurse Cadet Corps of World War II in the
definition of the term active military service of the United States.
Section 3 of the bill is the effective date.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10734
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 16, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs
AN ACT to amend the executive law and the military law, in relation to
providing that service of the members of the United States Cadet Nurse
Corps during World War II constituted active military service
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 350 of the executive law is
amended to read as follows:
3. The term "veteran" means a person, male or female, resident of this
state, who has served in the active military or naval service of the
United States during a war in which the United States engaged OR SERVED
IN THE UNITED STATES CADET NURSE CORPS DURING WORLD WAR II and who has
been released from such service otherwise than by dishonorable
discharge, or who has been furloughed to the reserve.
S 2. Subdivisions 5 and 8 of section 1 of the military law, as amended
by chapter 112 of the laws of 1989, are amended to read as follows:
5. The term "military service of the state" as to military personnel
shall mean service in or with a force of the organized militia or in the
division of military and naval affairs of the executive department of
the state. As to civilian personnel, it shall mean service in the divi-
sion of military and naval affairs OR IN THE UNITED STATES CADET NURSE
CORPS DURING WORLD WAR II and not in the civil service of the state.
8. The terms "active military service of the United States" and "in
the armed forces of the United States" shall mean full time duty in the
army, navy (including marine corps), air force or coast guard of the
United States OR SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES CADET NURSE CORPS DURING
WORLD WAR II.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14577-01-9
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