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Assembly Bill A9511

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the duties of veteran's affairs and statewide election application forms

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2013-A9511 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §353, Exec L; amd §5-210, El L

2013-A9511 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes more duties to the office of veteran's affairs and amends the statewide election application forms.

2013-A9511 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9511

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 5, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. BENEDETTO, CUSICK, SCHIMEL, MILLER -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to veteran  affairs;  and
  the election law, in relation to statewide election application forms

  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  two
new subdivisions 22 and 23 to read as follows:
  22.  TO  PROCESS  ALL  INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK
BOARD OF ELECTIONS PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (XIII) OF PARAGRAPH  (K)  OF
SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION 5-210 OF THE ELECTION LAW INDICATING VETERAN
STATUS.  SUCH PROCESSING SHALL OCCUR BY TRANSMITTING SUCH INFORMATION TO
STATE COUNSELORS FOR REVIEW AND POTENTIAL LINKAGE  TO  APPLICABLE  BENE-
FITS.  STATE COUNSELORS SHALL WORK WITH COUNTY COUNSELORS OR ANY ACCRED-
ITED 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 APPROPRIATE.
  23. TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE ANNUAL REPORT, AS  REQUIRED  BY  SUBDIVISION
ELEVEN  OF  THIS  SECTION, AN ACCOUNTING OF THE NUMBER OF FORMS RECEIVED
FROM VETERANS LINKED TO APPLICABLE BENEFITS. SUCH REPORT SHALL  EVALUATE
THE  AVERAGE TIME TAKEN BY THE DIVISION BETWEEN RECEIPT OF SUCH INFORMA-
TION, TRANSMISSION TO VETERANS COUNSELORS AND LINKAGE TO AVAILABLE BENE-
FITS. SUCH REPORT SHALL ALSO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF  THE  PROGRAM
AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS AS NECESSARY.
  S  2.  Paragraph (k) of subdivision 5 of section 5-210 of the election
law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (xiii) to read as follows:
  (XIII) A SPACE FOR THE APPLICANT TO INDICATE WHETHER OR NOT THE  VOTER
HAS  SERVED  IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
SUBDIVISION, THE TERM UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES SHALL  INCLUDE  PARTIC-
IPATION  IN  THE  MILITARY  SERVICE OF THE ARMY, NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AIR
FORCE, COAST GUARD OR RESERVE COMPONENT  OF  THE  ARMED  FORCES  OF  THE
UNITED  STATES CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY. INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES
AS VETERANS SHALL BE ADVISED THAT THE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS  AND
LOCAL  VETERANS' SERVICE AGENCIES, ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE

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

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