Assembly Bill A10669

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   10669
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2026
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 Introduced  by M. of A. CHANG -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to  creating  certain  age
   and other requirements for the New York naval militia and the New York
   guard
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1.   Subdivision 1 of section  43  of  the  military  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  722  of  the  laws  of 2004, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. The naval force of the organized militia  shall  be  the  New  York
 naval  militia  and  shall  comprise the units and personnel forming the
 naval militia of the state at this date and such other  naval  units  as
 may  be  organized  hereafter  including the personnel who are enlisted,
 appointed or commissioned therein; provided, that ninety-five percent of
 the persons who are members of the  New  York  naval  militia  shall  be
 members  of  the  United  States naval reserve, the United States marine
 corps reserve or the United States coast guard reserve. MEMBERS  OF  THE
 NEW  YORK  NAVAL  MILITIA  MAY SERVE UNTIL REACHING SEVENTY-TWO YEARS OF
 AGE. THE MAXIMUM AGE TO ENLIST OR COMMISSION WITH  THE  NEW  YORK  NAVAL
 MILITIA  WITH  NO  PRIOR  MILITARY  SERVICE SHALL BE FIFTY YEARS OF AGE;
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT MEMBERS SERVING  AS  CHAPLAINS  OR  IN  CRITICAL
 MEDICAL FIELDS MAY BE ENLISTED OR COMMISSIONED AT OR ABOVE SUCH AGE UPON
 THE ISSUANCE OF A WAIVER BY THE COMMANDING GENERAL OFFICER.
   §  2. Section 44 of the military law, as amended by chapter 442 of the
 laws of 1958, is amended to read as follows:
   § 44. The New York guard. 1. The New  York  guard,  whenever  a  state
 force  shall  be  duly  organized under the constitution and laws of the
 United States and of the state, shall be a reserve  land  force  of  the
 organized  militia, and shall be commanded by a general officer. MEMBERS
 OF THE NEW YORK GUARD MAY SERVE UNTIL REACHING SEVENTY-TWO YEARS OF AGE.
 THE MAXIMUM AGE TO ENLIST OR COMMISSION WITH THE NEW YORK GUARD WITH  NO
 PRIOR  MILITARY  SERVICE SHALL BE FIFTY YEARS OF AGE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
 THAT MEMBERS SERVING AS CHAPLAINS OR IN CRITICAL MEDICAL FIELDS  MAY  BE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 ENLISTED  OR  COMMISSIONED  AT  OR ABOVE SUCH AGE UPON THE ISSUANCE OF A
 WAIVER BY THE COMMANDING GENERAL OFFICER.
   2. ALL NEW MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK GUARD SHALL INITIALLY RECEIVE, WITH
 COSTS  REIMBURSED,  TWO  SETS  OF  FIELD SERVICE UNIFORMS AND ONE SET OF
 WINTER OUTERWEAR. THE MAXIMUM  COST  PER  ITEM  OF  SUCH  FIELD  SERVICE
 UNIFORMS  AND  SUCH  WINTER OUTERWEAR SHALL NOT EXCEED THE COST FROM THE
 OFFICIAL UNIFORM EXCHANGE. THE COMMANDING GENERAL OFFICER  SHALL  DETER-
 MINE AND PRESCRIBE THE INITIAL ITEMS FOR THE FIELD SERVICE UNIFORM.
   3.  ALL NEW MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK GUARD WITHOUT PRIOR MILITARY EXPE-
 RIENCE SHALL COMPLETE AN INITIAL ACCESSION TRAINING. ALL NEW MEMBERS  OF
 SUCH  GUARD  WITH  PRIOR  MILITARY SERVICE SHALL COMPLETE ONE FULL DRILL
 WEEKEND.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.