Senate Bill S666A

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides benefit information to national guard members

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5832 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions
Votes

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2021-S666 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5832
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Add §255, Mil L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7322
2017-2018: S4524
2019-2020: S2283, A8390

2021-S666 - Summary

Relates to providing benefit information to a national guard member.

2021-S666 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S666 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    666
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 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 public health law, in relation to providing  a  help
   line/crisis line to assist veterans

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision  2  of  section  3803  of  the
 public  health  law,  as  amended by chapter 743 of the laws of 2006, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (b) establishment of a toll-free telephone hotline to provide informa-
 tion regarding health care providers and treatment centers  with  exper-
 tise  in  illnesses  associated with military duty AND A TOLL-FREE TELE-
 PHONE NUMBER FOR USE AS (I) A CLEARINGHOUSE BY VETERANS, ACTIVE  MEMBERS
 OF  THE  ARMED  FORCES  IN THIS STATE, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL GUARD, AND
 THEIR FAMILIES TO OBTAIN, IN RESPONSE TO THEIR REQUESTS  ABOUT  BENEFITS
 OR  SERVICES  THAT  MAY  BE AVAILABLE TO SUCH VETERANS, MEMBERS OR THEIR
 FAMILIES, REFERRALS TO ENTITIES THAT PROVIDE SUCH BENEFITS OR  SERVICES,
 AND (II) A CRISIS LINE TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE FROM VETER-
 ANS  THAT IS MODELED ON THE FEDERAL VETERANS' CRISIS LINE. THE TOLL-FREE
 TELEPHONE NUMBER SHALL BE STAFFED BY EMPLOYEES OF OR TRAINED  VOLUNTEERS
 WORKING AT THE DIVISION OF VETERANS' SERVICES ON WEEKDAYS DURING REGULAR
 BUSINESS  HOURS,  AND ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS FROM NINE O'CLOCK A.M. TO
 FIVE O'CLOCK P.M.; and
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04627-01-1

co-Sponsors

2021-S666A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5832
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Add §255, Mil L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7322
2017-2018: S4524
2019-2020: S2283, A8390

2021-S666A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing benefit information to a national guard member.

2021-S666A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S666A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  666--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SANDERS, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, KAPLAN, MYRIE, SALA-
   ZAR, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
   committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military
   Affairs -- recommitted to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security
   and Military Affairs in accordance with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the military  law,  in  relation  to  providing  benefit
   information to a national guard member
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  The military law is amended by adding a new section 255 to
 read as follows:
   § 255. BENEFIT INFORMATION FOR NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS AND FAMILIES.
   1. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, "MILITARY SERVICE" SHALL HAVE  THE
 SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER.
   2.  THE  DIVISION  OF  MILITARY AND NAVAL AFFAIRS SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE
 STATE AND FEDERAL BENEFIT INFORMATION FOR  NATIONAL  GUARD  MEMBERS  AND
 THEIR  SPOUSES,  DOMESTIC PARTNERS, CHILDREN, AND PARENTS, INCLUDING BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO, INFORMATION  FROM  THE  STATE  FAMILY  SUPPORT  SERVICES
 PROGRAM.   SUCH BENEFIT INFORMATION SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN A PRINTED
 VERSION AND POSTED ELECTRONICALLY ON SUCH DIVISION'S WEBSITE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04627-05-2

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.