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Feb 02, 2011 |
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Assembly Bill A4220
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WEISENBERG
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
William Colton
2011-A4220 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A4220 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4220 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 2, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a "veter- ans' bill of rights" directing the division of veterans' affairs to provide for the establishment and certification of veterans' services outreach programs 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 two new sections 353-a and 361-c to read as follows: S 353-A. VETERANS' BILL OF RIGHTS. 1. THE DIVISION SHALL ESTABLISH, PRINT, PUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE A VETERANS' BILL OF RIGHTS. SUCH BILL OF RIGHTS SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING OR SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TEXT: "VETERANS' BILL OF RIGHTS YOU AS A VETERAN HAVE A RIGHT: (A) TO APPLY FOR VETERANS' BENEFITS; (B) TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FROM YOUR LOCAL VETERANS' SERVICE AGENCY AND THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS; (C) TO RECEIVE AN EXPLANATION OF THE SERVICES AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER FEDERAL AND NEW YORK STATE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS; (D) TO RECEIVE WRITTEN NOTICE AND AN EXPLANATION OF THE APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF YOUR APPLICATION FOR BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER NEW YORK STATE LAW; (E) TO BE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT; (F) TO APPEAL ANY ADVERSE DETERMINATION OR DENIAL OF YOUR APPLICATION FOR SERVICES OR BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER NEW YORK STATE LAW; (G) TO EXPECT CONFIDENTIALITY; (H) TO RECEIVE FAIR AND EQUAL TREATMENT WITHOUT REGARD TO SEX, RACE, RELIGION, DISABILITY, ETHNICITY OR NATIONAL ORIGIN; AND (I) TO BE INFORMED OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO VETERANS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK RELATING TO: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04221-01-1
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