NY State Senate Bill 2009-S4855

Senate Bill S4855

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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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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Jan 06, 2010	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Apr 27, 2009	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

2009-S4855 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10342
Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Military Law
Laws Affected:: Add §262-a, Mil L; add §91-h, St Fin L

2009-S4855 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2009-S4855 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4855

 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

qualified candidate into the New York National Guard.

This section would further provide that eligibility for V-RAP be
determined 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
Miscellaneous 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 President 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
Governor 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.3654-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 state 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-S4855 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4855

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LEIBELL -- 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 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11246-01-9

S. 4855                             2

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
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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