Senate Bill S7125A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to creating the women veterans advisory committee

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-S7125 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9846
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §361-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7062, A1428
2019-2020: S3144
2021-2022: S701

2015-S7125 - Summary

Relates to creating the women veterans advisory committee.

2015-S7125 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7125 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7125

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 30, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  creating  the  women
  veterans advisory committee

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

  Section 1. Legislative findings. Women  make  up  15  percent  of  the
veterans  of the armed forces of the United States and continue to be an
increasingly integral part of the operations of the armed forces of  the
United  States  around  the  world.  Few  studies have been conducted to
determine and understand the unique challenges that women  veterans  may
have,  both  post  deployment and following separation from active duty.
Many veterans who are women do not self-identify as  veterans  and  may,
therefore,  fail  to  consider  various  programs  and benefits that are
available to them as a result of their military service.
  S 2. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  361-c  to
read as follows:
  S  361-C.  WOMEN  VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.   1. THE WOMEN VETERANS
ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  IS  HEREBY  CREATED  CONSISTING  OF  FIVE   MEMBERS
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, AT LEAST THREE OF WHOM MUST BE WOMEN, AND ALL
OF WHOM MUST BE FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES,
INCLUDING,  WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE NEW YORK ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND THE
NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD, WHO RECEIVED, UPON SEVERANCE FROM  SERVICE,
AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE. EACH MEMBER SERVES AT THE PLEASURE OF THE GOVER-
NOR.
  2. IN MAKING APPOINTMENTS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
THE GOVERNOR SHALL CONSIDER:
  (A) THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DIRECTOR OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS;
  (B)  WHETHER  THE  APPOINTMENTS PROVIDE A GEOGRAPHICAL BALANCE BETWEEN
THE URBAN AND RURAL AREAS OF  THIS  STATE  AND  REPRESENT  THE  CULTURAL
DIVERSITY OF THIS STATE; AND
  (C) THE LEVEL OF ACTIVITY OF THE PERSON IN THE VETERAN COMMUNITY.
  3. THE COMMITTEE SHALL ELECT A CHAIR FROM AMONG ITS MEMBERS.

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

2015-S7125A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9846
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §361-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7062, A1428
2019-2020: S3144
2021-2022: S701

2015-S7125A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating the women veterans advisory committee.

2015-S7125A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7125A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7125--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 30, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  creating  the  women
  veterans advisory committee

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

  Section 1. Legislative findings. Women  make  up  15  percent  of  the
veterans  of the armed forces of the United States and continue to be an
increasingly integral part of the operations of the armed forces of  the
United  States  around  the  world.  Few  studies have been conducted to
determine and understand the unique challenges that women  veterans  may
have,  both  post  deployment and following separation from active duty.
Many veterans who are women do not self-identify as  veterans  and  may,
therefore,  fail  to  consider  various  programs  and benefits that are
available to them as a result of their military service.
  S 2. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  361-c  to
read as follows:
  S  361-C.  WOMEN  VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.   1. THE WOMEN VETERANS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS HEREBY CREATED CONSISTING OF  FIVE  MEMBERS,  WITH
ONE  MEMBER  APPOINTED  BY EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:  (A) THE GOVERNOR; (B)
THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE; (C) THE SPEAKER OF THE  ASSEMBLY;
(D)  THE  MINORITY  LEADER OF THE SENATE; AND (E) THE MINORITY LEADER OF
THE ASSEMBLY.  ALL APPOINTED MEMBERS MUST BE WOMEN, AND MUST  BE  FORMER
MEMBERS  OF  THE  ARMED  FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, THE NEW YORK ARMY  NATIONAL  GUARD  AND  THE  NEW  YORK  AIR
NATIONAL  GUARD, WHO RECEIVED, UPON SEVERANCE FROM SERVICE, AN HONORABLE
DISCHARGE.
  2. IN MAKING APPOINTMENTS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE CONSIDERED:
  (A) THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DIRECTOR OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13709-07-6

              

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