S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8535
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
August 23, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. D'URSO -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs
AN ACT to direct the division of veterans services and the division of
the budget to conduct a study on veterans services provided to resi-
dents of the state; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
upon expiration thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. 1. (a) The division of veterans services, in consultation
with the division of the budget, shall conduct a study on veterans
services provided to residents of New York state.
(b) Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
i. a list of all veterans services agencies and not-for-profit organ-
izations which provide services to veterans;
ii. the counties served by each veterans services agency or not-for-
profit organization; and
iii. the services provided by each veterans services agency or not-
for-profit organization.
2. On or before one year from the effective date of this act, the
division of veterans services shall submit such study to the governor,
the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, all
members of the senate committee on veterans, homeland security and mili-
tary affairs, and the assembly committee on veterans services.
3. The division of veterans services and the division of the budget
may request, and are authorized to receive, any information from any
state agency that is relevant and material to the completion of such
study. Such information received by the division of veterans services
shall be subject to the same requirements for confidentiality and limi-
tations on use, if any, as are applicable to such state agency's use of
such information.
ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed January 1, 2021.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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