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                                   1347
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
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 Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, JACKSON -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  legislative  law, in relation to establishing a
   veterans internship program (V.I.P. NY)
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new article 6-A
 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 6-A
                        VETERANS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
                                (V.I.P. NY)
 SECTION 95. VETERANS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (V.I.P. NY).
   § 95. VETERANS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (V.I.P. NY).   1.  THERE  IS  HEREBY
 ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE LEGISLATURE A VETERANS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (V.I.P.
 NY) TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERANS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ASSEMBLY
 YOUTH PARTICIPATION PROGRAM AND THE SENATE STUDENT PROGRAM. SUCH PROGRAM
 SHALL  AWARD  TEN PERCENT OF AVAILABLE INTERNSHIPS IN THE ASSEMBLY YOUTH
 PARTICIPATION PROGRAM AND THE SENATE STUDENT PROGRAM TO ELIGIBLE  HONOR-
 ABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS.  VETERANS WHO ARE AWARDED INTERNSHIPS PURSUANT
 TO  THE  V.I.P. NY PROGRAM SHALL RECEIVE A STIPEND THAT IS EQUIVALENT TO
 THE STIPEND AWARDED TO GRADUATE STUDENT  PARTICIPANTS  IN  THE  ASSEMBLY
 YOUTH  PARTICIPATION PROGRAM AND SENATE STUDENT PROGRAM FOR A ONE SEMES-
 TER INTERNSHIP.
   2. TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE V.I.P. NY PROGRAM, A CANDIDATE
 SHALL:
   (A) BE HONORABLY DISCHARGED  FROM  THE  ARMED  FORCES  OF  THE  UNITED
 STATES;
   (B) BE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED;
   (C)  HAVE  DEMONSTRATED  AN  INTEREST  IN  FUTURE EMPLOYMENT IN PUBLIC
 SERVICE, GOVERNMENT OR PUBLIC POLICY; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02213-01-3
 A. 1347                             2
              

 
   (D) SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE V.I.P.  NY  PROGRAM
 TO  THE  SENATE  OR ASSEMBLY. SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE MADE IN A MANNER
 AND FORM AS DETERMINED BY THE SENATE AND THE ASSEMBLY.
   3. IN AN EFFORT TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN THE V.I.P. NY
 PROGRAM,  THE  ASSEMBLY INTERN OFFICE AND THE SENATE INTERN OFFICE SHALL
 COORDINATE WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH COUNTY VETERANS'  SERVICES  AGENCIES
 TO IDENTIFY AND RECRUIT ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.