S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6005
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 4, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. BASKIN -- 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 veterans' services law, in relation to establishing
the hire a vet grant program; and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon expiration thereof
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 36 to read as follows:
§ 36. HIRE A VET GRANT. 1. ALLOWANCE OF GRANT. A MUNICIPALITY SHALL BE
ALLOWED A GRANT EQUIVALENT TO THE CREDIT PROVIDED TO ELIGIBLE TAXPAYERS
IN THE "HIRE A VET CREDIT" AS ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-NINE OF
SECTION TWO HUNDRED TEN-B OF THE TAX LAW, WHERE SUCH MUNICIPALITY HIRES
AND EMPLOYS, FOR NOT LESS THAN TWELVE CONTINUOUS AND UNINTERRUPTED
MONTHS (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE "TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD") IN A FULL-
TIME OR PART-TIME POSITION, A QUALIFIED VETERAN WITHIN THE STATE. THE
MUNICIPALITY MAY CLAIM THE GRANT IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE QUALIFIED
VETERAN COMPLETES THE TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE MUNICI-
PALITY.
2. QUALIFIED VETERAN. A QUALIFIED VETERAN IS AN INDIVIDUAL:
(A) WHO SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY, NAVY, AIR
FORCE, SPACE FORCE, MARINE CORPS, COAST GUARD OR THE RESERVES THEREOF,
OR WHO SERVED IN ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES AS A
MEMBER OF THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, AIR NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK GUARD OR
NEW YORK NAVAL MILITIA, OR WHO SERVED IN THE ACTIVE UNIFORMED SERVICES
OF THE UNITED STATES AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSIONED CORPS OF THE
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION OR THE COMMISSIONED
CORPS OF THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; WHO (I) WAS RELEASED
FROM ACTIVE DUTY BY GENERAL OR HONORABLE DISCHARGE; OR (II) HAS A QUALI-
FYING CONDITION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, AND HAS
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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RECEIVED A DISCHARGE OTHER THAN BAD CONDUCT OR DISHONORABLE FROM SUCH
SERVICE; OR (III) IS A DISCHARGED LGBT VETERAN, AS DEFINED IN SECTION
ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, AND HAS RECEIVED A DISCHARGE OTHER THAN BAD CONDUCT
OR DISHONORABLE FROM SUCH SERVICE;
(B) WHO COMMENCES EMPLOYMENT WITH THE MUNICIPALITY ON OR AFTER JANUARY
FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, AND BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
TWENTY-EIGHT; AND
(C) WHO CERTIFIES BY SIGNED AFFIDAVIT, UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY, THAT
SUCH INDIVIDUAL HAS NOT BEEN EMPLOYED FOR THIRTY-FIVE OR MORE HOURS
DURING ANY WEEK IN THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-DAY PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR
TO SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT BY THE MUNICIPALITY.
3. PROHIBITION. A MUNICIPALITY SHALL NOT DISCHARGE AN EMPLOYEE AND
HIRE A QUALIFYING VETERAN SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF QUALIFYING FOR THIS
GRANT. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO AMEND, MODIFY OR SUPERSEDE
ANY OTHER LAW WHICH PRESCRIBES THE QUALIFICATIONS WHICH A PERSON MUST
HAVE TO BE APPOINTED TO A POSITION SUBJECT TO THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
4. AMOUNT OF GRANT. (A) THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT SHALL BE FIFTEEN
PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF WAGES PAID TO THE QUALIFIED VETERAN
DURING THE VETERAN'S FIRST TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT. PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT, IF THE QUALIFIED VETERAN IS A DISABLED VETERAN, AS
DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION EIGHTY-FIVE OF
THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW, THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT SHALL BE TWENTY PERCENT
OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF WAGES PAID TO THE QUALIFIED VETERAN DURING THE
VETERAN'S FIRST TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT.
(B) THE GRANT ALLOWED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT EXCEED IN
ANY YEAR:
(I) FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ANY QUALIFIED VETERAN, OTHER THAN A
DISABLED VETERAN, EMPLOYED IN A FULL-TIME POSITION FOR ONE THOUSAND
EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY OR MORE HOURS IN ONE TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD;
(II) TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ANY QUALIFIED VETERAN WHO IS A DISA-
BLED VETERAN EMPLOYED IN A FULL-TIME POSITION FOR ONE THOUSAND EIGHT
HUNDRED TWENTY OR MORE HOURS IN ONE TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD;
(III) SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR ANY QUALIFIED VETERAN,
OTHER THAN A DISABLED VETERAN, EMPLOYED IN A PART-TIME POSITION FOR AT
LEAST ONE THOUSAND FORTY HOURS BUT NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND EIGHT
HUNDRED NINETEEN HOURS IN ONE TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD; AND
(IV) TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ANY QUALIFIED VETERAN WHO IS A DISABLED
VETERAN EMPLOYED IN A PART-TIME POSITION FOR AT LEAST ONE THOUSAND FORTY
HOURS BUT NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETEEN HOURS IN ONE
TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD.
5. DEFINITION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "MUNICIPALITY" MEANS ANY
COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed January 1, 2029.
