Bill Text: NY A00121 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Relates to the issuance of a New York State Afghanistan War Commemorative Medal.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-10 - signed chap.610 [A00121 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A00121-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 121--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, McDONALD, SEPTIMO, PAULIN, JONES, BRAUNSTEIN, HYNDMAN, HEVESI, DINOWITZ, PHEFFER AMATO, SANTABARBARA, BUTTENSCHON, McMAHON, RAMOS, STERN, TAYLOR, SILLITTI, WILLIAMS, LUNS- FORD, RAGA, GIBBS, EACHUS, LEVENBERG, COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to the issuance of a New York State Afghanistan War Commemorative Medal The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1-d of section 247 of the military law, as 2 added by chapter 583 of the laws of 2022, is renumbered 1-e and a new 3 subdivision 1-f is added to read as follows: 4 1-f. The governor is hereby authorized to present in the name of the 5 legislature of the state of New York, a medal, to be known as the "New 6 York State Afghanistan War Commemorative Medal", bearing a suitable 7 inscription, to any person: (i) who is a resident of the state of New 8 York; or who was a resident of the state of New York while serving in 9 the armed forces of the United States; (ii) who served in the United 10 States Armed Forces, defined as army, air force, navy, marine corps, or 11 coast guard, on active duty in Afghanistan at any time during the period 12 from October seventh, two thousand one through August thirtieth, two 13 thousand twenty-one; and (iii) who was discharged under honorable condi- 14 tions or who has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of 15 the veterans' services law, and received a discharge other than bad 16 conduct or dishonorable discharge, or is a discharged LGBT veteran, as 17 defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and received a 18 discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable discharge. No person 19 shall receive more than one New York State Afghanistan War Commemorative EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00341-04-3A. 121--A 2 1 Medal. In the event of the death of any eligible person prior to the 2 receipt of such commemorative medal, such commemorative medal shall be 3 presented to the designated representative of the deceased. The adjutant 4 general, in consultation with the commissioner of the department of 5 veterans' services, shall make such rules and regulations as may be 6 deemed necessary for the proper presentation and distribution of such 7 medals. 8 § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 247 of the military law, as separately 9 amended by chapters 582 and 583 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read 10 as follows: 11 4. This section shall not be construed to require that a recipient of 12 the conspicuous service cross, the conspicuous service star, the Cold 13 War Certificate, the New York State Silver Rose Veterans Service Certif- 14 icate, the New York State Afghanistan War Commemorative Medal or the New 15 York State Vietnam War Commemorative Medal or the New York State Korean 16 War Commemorative Medal has been a resident of the state of New York at 17 the time of his or her entry into the United States army, air force, 18 navy, or marine corps. 19 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding 20 the date on which it shall have become a law. The division of military 21 and naval affairs is authorized to promulgate any and all rules and 22 regulations and take any other measures necessary to implement the 23 provisions of this act on its effective date on or before such date.