Assembly Bill A10258

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the division of veterans' affairs to establish, operate and maintain a free mobile application

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A10258 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7894
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §353, Exec L

2015-A10258 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the division of veterans' affairs to establish, operate and maintain a free mobile application for the purposes of providing veterans and their family members with information relating to services provided by the division and other state agencies, the federal government and other organizations; makes related provisions.

2015-A10258 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10258

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 18, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. BLAKE, HUNTER, ROZIC, WRIGHT, SEPULVEDA -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to a free mobile applica-
  tion established, operated and maintained by the division of veterans'
  affairs

  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 14-a to read as follows:
  14-A.  TO  ESTABLISH,  OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A FREE MOBILE APPLICATION,
UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE STATE DIRECTOR, FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVID-
ING VETERANS AND THEIR  FAMILY  MEMBERS  WITH  INFORMATION  RELATING  TO
SERVICES  PROVIDED  BY  THE  DIVISION  AS  WELL AS SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
PROVIDED TO VETERANS BY OTHER STATE AGENCIES,  THE  FEDERAL  GOVERNMENT,
AND  OTHER  ORGANIZATIONS. SUCH SERVICES AND PROGRAMS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT
NOT BE LIMITED TO  EDUCATIONAL  AND  JOB  BENEFITS,  TUITION  ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS,  SURVIVOR  BENEFITS,  HEALTH  AND MENTAL HEALTH REFERRALS, AND
REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15524-01-6

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