S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1450
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 15, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to authorizing the divi-
sion of minority and women's business development to accept the DD
Form 214 issued by the United States department of defense upon
retirement, separation, or discharge from active duty in the armed
forces of the United States as proof of the race or ethnicity and
certain personal information of an applicant for purposes of certif-
ication of the applicant's business as a minority-owned business
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 314 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 2-c to read as follows:
2-C. THE DIRECTOR SHALL ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE ENABLING AN APPLICANT
WHO WAS A MILITARY SERVICE MEMBER TO PROVE HIS OR HER RACE OR ETHNICITY,
DATE OF BIRTH, PLACE OF BIRTH AND VERIFICATION OF ADDRESS FOR PURPOSES
OF CERTIFICATION OF THE APPLICANT'S BUSINESS AS A MINORITY-OWNED BUSI-
NESS BY SUBMISSION OF THE DD FORM 214 ISSUED TO THE APPLICANT BY THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE UPON SUCH APPLICANT'S RETIREMENT,
SEPARATION, OR DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
UNITED STATES, PROVIDED THE DD FORM 214 CONTAINS SUCH INFORMATION, IN
LIEU OF REQUIRING THE APPLICANT TO OTHERWISE PROVE HIS OR HER RACE OR
ETHNICITY. THE DIRECTOR SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO SET
FORTH CRITERIA FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE DD FORM 214 BY THE OFFICE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided, however, that the amendments to section 314
of the executive law made by section one of this act shall not affect
the expiration of such section and shall be deemed expired therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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