Assembly Bill A8876

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  8876

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 4, 2012
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Introduced by M. of A. CASTELLI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT in relation to requiring a study and report on methods to modern-
  ize  the  communication practices of state, county and local veterans'
  service agencies and other not-for-profit veterans'  organizations  in
  the  state; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expi-
  ration thereof

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

  Section 1. 1.  The executive director of the New York state foundation
for  science, technology and innovation, in consultation with the direc-
tor of the division of  veterans'  affairs,  shall  study  and  issue  a
comprehensive report on methods to modernize the communication practices
of state, county and local veterans' service agencies and other not-for-
profit veterans' organizations in the state.
  2.  Such  study  and report carried out pursuant to this section shall
address the methods which are available and/or which can be developed in
order to facilitate communication between state, county and local veter-
ans' agencies or other not-for-profit veterans' organizations and  young
veterans.
  3.  Such  study and report shall address, but shall not be limited to,
the following:
  (a) information regarding the development of a cell phone  application
to  address  the  goals  set  forth  in subdivision two of this section,
including the feasibility and the anticipated effectiveness thereof;
  (b) information regarding the development of a social network  website
to  address  the  goals  set  forth  in subdivision two of this section,
including the feasibility and the anticipated effectiveness thereof;
  (c) information regarding the utilization of existing  social  network
websites  to  address  the  goals  set  forth in subdivision two of this
section, including the feasibility  and  the  anticipated  effectiveness
thereof;

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

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  (d)  investigation  of  any  other  modern communication methods which
could be utilized by veterans' organizations in the state  for  communi-
cating with young veterans; and
  (e)  any  other  related observations or recommendations the executive
director deems necessary to include.
  4. Such report shall be made to  the  governor,  the  speaker  of  the
assembly,  and the temporary president of the senate no later than Janu-
ary 1, 2013.
  5. The executive  director  of  the  New  York  state  foundation  for
science,  technology  and  innovation  may request, and is authorized to
receive, any information from any state agencies that  is  relevant  and
material  to  the  completion of this study and report. Such information
received by the New York state foundation for  science,  technology  and
innovation shall be subject to the same requirements for confidentiality
and limitations on use, if any, as are applicable to such state agency's
use of such information.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed April 1, 2013.