| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2019 | approval memo.16 signed chap.480 |
| Nov 08, 2019 | delivered to governor |
| Jun 05, 2019 | returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1023 substituted for s5991 |
| Jun 05, 2019 | substituted by a7594 |
| Jun 04, 2019 | advanced to third reading |
| Jun 03, 2019 | 2nd report cal. |
| May 30, 2019 | 1st report cal.1023 |
| May 16, 2019 | referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
senate Bill S5991
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Anna M. Kaplan
(D, IP, WF) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7594 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
David Carlucci
(D) 0 Senate District
S5991 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7594
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §361-b, Exec L
S5991 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5991 SPONSOR: KAPLAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the women veterans coordinator PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to clarify and update the duties of the women veterans coordinator within the New York State Division of Veter- ans' Services. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Subdivision 1 of section 361-b of the executive law is, as amended by chapter 515 of the laws of 2911, is amended to include new duties for the women veterans coordinator. They include: advocating for all women veterans in the state; promoting events and activities that recognize, education and honor women veterans including veteran human rights conferences, veterans benefits and resources events and veterans cultural competence trainings, including of the contributions women veterans have made on behalf of the United States and this state on the
S5991 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5991
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 16, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. KAPLAN -- 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 the women veterans
coordinator
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 361-b of the executive law, as
amended by chapter 515 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
3. Establishment of women veterans coordinator. There is hereby estab-
lished within the division, a "women veterans coordinator" who shall
work under the direction of the director and whose duties shall include,
but not be limited to, the:
(a) identification, development, planning, organization and coordi-
nation of all statewide programs and services to meet the needs of women
veterans;
(b) recommendation to the director to ensure compliance with all
existing division policies and regulations pertaining to the needs of
women veterans on the state and federal level and make recommendations
regarding the improvement of benefits and services to women veterans;
(c) liaison between the division, the United States department of
veterans affairs center for women veterans, the United States department
of veterans affairs advisory committee on women veterans, state veterans
nursing homes, state agencies, community groups, advocates and other
veterans and military organizations and interested parties;
(d) ADVOCATING FOR ALL WOMEN VETERANS IN THE STATE;
(E) development and maintenance of a clearinghouse for information and
resources for women veterans;
[(e)] (F) promote events and activities that recognize, educate and
honor women veterans, including but not limited to seminars required
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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