Assembly Bill A3403

Vetoed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the Alex R. Jimenez New York state military immigrant family legacy program

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

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2023-A3403 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3586
Law Section:
Veterans' Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §29-b, amd §4, Veterans' Services L; amd §94-b, Exec L; add §256, Mil L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A4660, S4710

2023-A3403 - Summary

Establishes the staff sergeant Alex R. Jimenez New York state military immigrant family legacy program within the department of veterans' services.

2023-A3403 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3403
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CRUZ, BURDICK, BARRETT, THIELE, HEVESI, SIMON,
   MORINELLO, TAGUE, SILLITTI, WALSH -- read once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Veterans' Affairs
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the veterans' services law, the military law and the
   executive law, in relation to establishing the  Alex  R.  Jimenez  New
   York state military immigrant family legacy program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The veterans' services law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 29-b to read as follows:
   §  29-B. STAFF SERGEANT ALEX R.  JIMENEZ NEW YORK STATE MILITARY IMMI-
 GRANT FAMILY LEGACY PROGRAM. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE
 FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "UNIFORMED SERVICE MEMBER" SHALL MEAN A MEMBER OF THE ARMY, NAVY,
 AIR FORCE, SPACE CORPS, MARINE CORPS, COAST GUARD, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 COMMISSIONED CORPS, OR NATIONAL OCEANIC AND  ATMOSPHERIC  ADMINISTRATION
 COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY.
   (B)  "THE PROGRAM" SHALL MEAN THE STAFF SERGEANT ALEX R. JIMENEZ MILI-
 TARY IMMIGRANT FAMILY LEGACY PROGRAM.
   (C) "COORDINATOR"  SHALL  MEAN  A  MILITARY  IMMIGRANT  FAMILY  LEGACY
 PROGRAM  COORDINATOR  APPOINTED  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS
 SECTION.
   (D) "VETERAN" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO SERVED IN THE  ACTIVE  MILITARY,
 NAVAL OR AIR SERVICE AND WHO WAS DISCHARGED OR RELEASED UNDER CONDITIONS
 OTHER THAN DISHONORABLE.
   (E) "INTENDED RECIPIENTS" SHALL MEAN UNIFORMED SERVICE MEMBERS, VETER-
 ANS, RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.
   (F)  "RESERVE  COMPONENT MEMBERS" SHALL MEAN THOSE SERVING IN THE ARMY
 RESERVE, NAVY RESERVE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE, THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD  OR
 THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD DURING THE TIME THE UNIT WAS FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED
 AS A RESERVE COMPONENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07478-01-3
              

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2023-A3403A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3586
Law Section:
Veterans' Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §29-b, amd §4, Veterans' Services L; amd §94-b, Exec L; add §256, Mil L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A4660, S4710

2023-A3403A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the staff sergeant Alex R. Jimenez New York state military immigrant family legacy program within the department of veterans' services.

2023-A3403A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3403--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CRUZ, BURDICK, BARRETT, THIELE, HEVESI, SIMON,
   MORINELLO, TAGUE, SILLITTI, WALSH, GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  BENDETT,  EPSTEIN,
   ZINERMAN,  ZACCARO,  SEAWRIGHT,  TAPIA,  SIMONE, CUNNINGHAM, ANDERSON,
   BURGOS, CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Veterans'
   Affairs  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, the  military  law  and  the
   executive  law,  in  relation  to establishing the Alex R. Jimenez New
   York state military immigrant family legacy program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  veterans'  services  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 29-b to read as follows:
   § 29-B. STAFF SERGEANT ALEX R.  JIMENEZ NEW YORK STATE MILITARY  IMMI-
 GRANT  FAMILY  LEGACY  PROGRAM. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE
 FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "UNIFORMED SERVICE MEMBER" SHALL MEAN A MEMBER OF THE ARMY,  NAVY,
 AIR FORCE, SPACE CORPS, MARINE CORPS, COAST GUARD, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 COMMISSIONED  CORPS,  OR NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
 COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY.
   (B) "THE PROGRAM" SHALL MEAN THE STAFF SERGEANT ALEX R. JIMENEZ  MILI-
 TARY IMMIGRANT FAMILY LEGACY PROGRAM.
   (C)  "COORDINATOR"  SHALL MEAN AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT APPOINTED
 BY THE COMMISSIONER, OR AN EMPLOYEE OF  THE  DIVISION  OF  MILITARY  AND
 NAVAL  AFFAIRS APPOINTED BY THE ADJUTANT GENERAL, TO SERVE AS A MILITARY
 IMMIGRANT FAMILY LEGACY  PROGRAM  COORDINATOR  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION
 THREE OF THIS SECTION.
   (D)  "VETERAN"  SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN
 SECTION ONE OF THIS ARTICLE AND SHALL ALSO INCLUDE ANY  VETERAN  WITH  A
 QUALIFYING CONDITION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, AND HAS
 RECEIVED  A  DISCHARGE  OTHER THAN BAD CONDUCT OR DISHONORABLE FROM SUCH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07478-04-3
              

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