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Assembly Bill A2920

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to use of personal confidential information received from veterans or family members of veterans receiving services from the state

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

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2011-A2920 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3968
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง354-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11154, S8075
2013-2014: A3348, S2826, S6277
2015-2016: A5514, S2793
2017-2018: A1206, S3599, S6610
2019-2020: S4614
2021-2022: S4995

2011-A2920 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to use of personal confidential information received from veterans or family members of veterans receiving services from the state and political subdivisions thereof.

2011-A2920 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2920

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. SWEENEY, MAGNARELLI, LAVINE, PHEFFER -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.  FARRELL -- read once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to personal confidential
  information obtained from  veterans  or  family  members  of  veterans
  receiving services from the state and political subdivisions thereof

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

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  354-e
to read as follows:
  S 354-E. USE OF PERSONAL CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM VETER-
ANS  OR FAMILY MEMBERS OF VETERANS RECEIVING SERVICES FROM THE STATE AND
POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS THEREOF.   1.  DEPARTMENTS,  DIVISIONS,  BUREAUS,
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND AGENCIES OF THE STATE AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
THEREOF,  WHICH  PROVIDE ASSISTANCE, TREATMENT, COUNSELING, CARE, SUPER-
VISION OR CUSTODY IN SERVICE  AREAS  INVOLVING  HEALTH,  MENTAL  HEALTH,
FAMILY  SERVICES,  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE  OR EMPLOYMENT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO
SOLICIT INFORMATION ON WHETHER THEIR CUSTOMER OR CLIENT IS A VETERAN  AS
DEFINED IN SECTION EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW OR FAMILY MEMBER
OF A VETERAN. ANY NEW FORMS CREATED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT
SHALL  CONTAIN  THE  FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: "HAVE YOU SERVED IN THE UNITED
STATES ARMED FORCES?" "HAS SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY SERVED IN  THE  UNITED
STATES MILITARY?"
  2. INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES AS HAVING SERVED IN THE MILITARY
OR  A  FAMILY  MEMBER  SHALL  BE  ADVISED THAT THE DIVISION OF VETERANS'
AFFAIRS AND LOCAL VETERANS  SERVICE  AGENCIES  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO
SECTION  THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO
VETERANS REGARDING BENEFITS UNDER FEDERAL  AND  STATE  LAW.  INFORMATION
REGARDING  VETERANS  AND  MILITARY  STATUS PROVIDED BY ASSISTED  PERSONS
SOLELY TO IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION SHALL BE PROTECTED AS  PERSONAL  CONFI-
DENTIAL  MATERIAL,  AND USED ONLY TO ASSIST IN THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02941-01-1

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