Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 02, 2012 |
tabled |
Aug 01, 2012 |
vetoed memo.131 |
Jul 20, 2012 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 12, 2012 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1197 substituted for s7476 |
May 30, 2012 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs delivered to senate passed assembly |
May 24, 2012 |
advanced to third reading cal.620 |
May 22, 2012 |
reported |
Mar 06, 2012 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Feb 15, 2012 |
print number 2102a |
Feb 15, 2012 |
amend and recommit to veterans' affairs |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to veterans' affairs |
Jan 13, 2011 |
referred to veterans' affairs |
Assembly Bill A2102
Vetoed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LAVINE
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Robert Castelli
2011-A2102 - Details
2011-A2102 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2102 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 13, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT to amend the executive law and the public health law, in relation to providing certain benefits to veterans; and to amend the social services law and the correction law, in relation to requiring certain reports relating to veterans THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 353 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 20 to read as follows: 20. TO DEVELOP, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, A PROGRAM FOR THE IDENTIFICATION, DIAGNOSIS, COUNSELING AND TREATMENT OF VETERANS WHO SUFFER FROM POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND OTHER BRAIN-RELATED INJURIES. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFYING VETERANS WHO MAY NEED ASSISTANCE AND INFORMA- TION AND OUTREACH TO MAKE VETERANS AWARE OF AVAILABLE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. S 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 353-a to read as follows: S 353-A. IDENTIFYING HOMELESSNESS AMONG VETERANS. 1. LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS AND SHELTERS RUN BY NON-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN EACH COUNTY, SHALL COLLECT INFORMATION IDENTIFYING VETERANS AND SPOUSES OF VETERANS WHO ARE IN A HOMELESS FACILITY. SUCH DATA SHALL BE COLLECTED QUARTERLY AND SUBMITTED TO THE DIVISION. THE DIVISION SHALL TRANSMIT SUCH INFORMATION TO STATE COUNSELORS FOR REVIEW AND POTENTIAL LINKAGE TO APPLICABLE BENEFITS. STATE COUNSELORS SHALL WORK WITH COUNTY COUNSELORS OR ANY ACCREDITED SERVICE OFFICERS OF AN ORGANIZATION CHARTERED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES AND/OR RECOGNIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR CLAIM REPRESENTATION AS NECESSARY AND WHERE APPRO- PRIATE. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE PROTECTED AS PERSONAL CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION UNDER ARTICLE SIX-A OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW AGAINST EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06998-01-1
co-Sponsors
Robert Castelli
Donna Lupardo
Addie Jenne
Michelle Schimel
multi-Sponsors
Nancy Calhoun
Marcos Crespo
Clifford Crouch
Steven Cymbrowitz
2011-A2102A (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A2102A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2102--A 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 13, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE, CASTELLI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs -- recommitted to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the executive law and the public health law, in relation to providing certain benefits to veterans; and to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring certain reports relating to veterans THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 353 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 21 to read as follows: 21. TO DEVELOP, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, A PROGRAM FOR THE IDENTIFICATION, DIAGNOSIS, COUNSELING AND TREATMENT OF VETERANS WHO SUFFER FROM POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND OTHER BRAIN-RELATED INJURIES. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFYING VETERANS WHO MAY NEED ASSISTANCE AND INFORMA- TION AND OUTREACH TO MAKE VETERANS AWARE OF AVAILABLE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 3803 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 743 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: 1. There is hereby created within the department the veterans health care information program (referred to in this section as the "program"), which shall provide information on health issues associated with mili- tary duty, including but not limited to Agent Orange, Gulf War Syndromes, toxic materials or harmful physical agents such as, depleted uranium, and hepatitis C, AND SPECIFIC MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH ISSUES INCLUDING POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND OTHER BRAIN-RELATED INJURIES, for veterans, their surviving spouses and health care providers. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06998-02-2
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