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Assembly Bill A630A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the division of veterans' affairs to establish and operate an electronic database of the number of openings in each of the 4 state veterans' homes and the number of persons on the waiting lists

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2017-A630 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S307
Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §353, Exec L; add §2636, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10692, S7480
2019-2020: A797, S4108
2021-2022: S3641
2023-2024: S1409
2025-2026: S3023

2017-A630 - Summary

Directs the division of veterans' affairs to establish and operate an electronic database of the number of openings in each of the 4 state veterans' homes and the number of persons on the waiting list for each such veterans' home.

2017-A630 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    630
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Veterans' Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, the public health law and the  educa-
   tion  law,  in relation to directing the division of veterans' affairs
   to establish and operate a publicly accessible electronic database  of
   the availability of openings for admission to state veterans' homes
 
   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 24 to read as follows:
   24. TO, IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF  HEALTH
 AND  THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, ESTABLISH AND OPERATE AN INTERNET
 WEBSITE ELECTRONIC DATABASE, ACCESSIBLE TO THE  PUBLIC,  WHICH  PROVIDES
 THE  NUMBER OF AVAILABLE OPENINGS FOR ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AT EACH STATE
 VETERANS' HOME OPERATED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-SIX-A OF  THE  PUBLIC
 HEALTH  LAW  AND  AT  THE  LONG ISLAND STATE VETERANS' HOME AT THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY  BROOK.  IN  ADDITION,  SUCH  ELECTRONIC
 DATABASE  SHALL,  FOR  EACH  SUCH  VETERANS' HOME, PROVIDE THE NUMBER OF
 ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ON THE WAITING LIST FOR  ADMISSION  TO  THE
 STATE  VETERANS'  HOME.  THE  DIVISION, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE
 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SHALL JOINTLY ENSURE THAT  THE  INFORMATION
 POSTED  ON THE ELECTRONIC DATABASE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION IS MAINTAINED AND UPDATED ON A REAL TIME BASIS AS SUCH  INFORMATION
 CHANGES.
   §  2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2636 to
 read as follows:
   § 2636. STATE VETERANS' HOME ELECTRONIC DATABASE. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
 FULLY COOPERATE WITH THE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS TO ESTABLISH  AND
 OPERATE  THE ELECTRONIC DATABASE PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-FOUR
 OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW,  AND  PROVIDE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02323-01-7

2017-A630A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S307
Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §353, Exec L; add §2636, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10692, S7480
2019-2020: A797, S4108
2021-2022: S3641
2023-2024: S1409
2025-2026: S3023

2017-A630A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the division of veterans' affairs to establish and operate an electronic database of the number of openings in each of the 4 state veterans' homes and the number of persons on the waiting list for each such veterans' home.

2017-A630A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  630--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Veterans' Affairs -- committee discharged, bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the public health law, in relation
   to  directing the division of veterans' affairs to establish and oper-
   ate a publicly accessible electronic database of the  availability  of
   openings for admission to state veterans' homes
 
   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 24 to read as follows:
   24. TO, IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,
 ESTABLISH AND OPERATE AN INTERNET WEBSITE ELECTRONIC DATABASE,  ACCESSI-
 BLE  TO  THE PUBLIC, WHICH PROVIDES THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE OPENINGS FOR
 ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AT EACH STATE VETERANS' HOME OPERATED  PURSUANT  TO
 ARTICLE  TWENTY-SIX-A  OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. IN ADDITION, SUCH ELEC-
 TRONIC DATABASE SHALL, FOR EACH SUCH VETERANS' HOME, PROVIDE THE  NUMBER
 OF ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ON THE WAITING LIST FOR ADMISSION TO THE
 STATE  VETERANS'  HOME.  THE DIVISION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL
 JOINTLY ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION POSTED ON  THE  ELECTRONIC  DATABASE
 ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION IS MAINTAINED AND UPDATED ON A
 REAL TIME BASIS AS SUCH INFORMATION CHANGES.
   § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2636  to
 read as follows:
   § 2636. STATE VETERANS' HOME ELECTRONIC DATABASE. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
 FULLY  COOPERATE WITH THE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS TO ESTABLISH AND
 OPERATE THE ELECTRONIC DATABASE PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION  TWENTY-FOUR
 OF  SECTION  THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, AND PROVIDE
 INFORMATION RELATING TO THE STATE VETERANS' HOMES OPERATED  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS ARTICLE TO SUCH DIVISION ON A REAL TIME BASIS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02323-03-7

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