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                                         2411
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 18, 2011
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       Introduced  by M. of A. GABRYSZAK, BURLING, CUSICK -- Multi-Sponsored by
         -- M. of A. CALHOUN, JAFFEE, MAYERSOHN, McDONOUGH, PERRY, SCHIMMINGER,
         WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Veterans'
         Affairs
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general municipal law, in relation to requiring
         events related to veterans be displayed on a bulletin board
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
    2  section 99-v to read as follows:
    3    S 99-V. VETERANS AFFAIRS; DISPLAY OF EVENTS.  EACH COUNTY, CITY,  TOWN
    4  OR  VILLAGE  MAY  ADOPT  A  LOCAL  LAW TO PROVIDE A BULLETIN BOARD TO BE
    5  CONSPICUOUSLY DISPLAYED IN SUCH COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR  VILLAGE  BUILDING
    6  HOLDING  ITS  LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY OR MUNICIPAL OFFICES. SUCH BULLETIN
    7  BOARD SHALL BE USED BY VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS, THE NEW YORK STATE  DIVI-
    8  SION  OF  VETERANS'  AFFAIRS, THE COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE AGENCY OR CITY
    9  VETERANS SERVICE AGENCY TO DISPLAY  INFORMATION  REGARDING  VETERANS  IN
   10  SUCH  COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN OR VILLAGE. SUCH INFORMATION MAY INCLUDE, BUT
   11  NOT BE LIMITED TO, BENEFITS OR UPCOMING VETERANS RELATED EVENTS  IN  THE
   12  COMMUNITY.
   13    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
   14  have become a law, provided, however, that  effective  immediately,  the
   15  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
   16  for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
   17  and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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