STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8125 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY October 13, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to establishing the "Vets to Vollies" program The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The veterans' services law is amended by adding a new 2 section 29-b to read as follows: 3 § 29-b. Vets to vollies. 1. The department shall create a statewide 4 vets to vollies program for counties that wish to participate in such 5 program. The purpose of such program is to encourage veterans or 6 recently discharged military personnel to join their local fire depart- 7 ment or emergency medical service agency. 8 2. Such program shall collaborate and coordinate with all applicable 9 county agencies to conduct extensive outreach programs at active mili- 10 tary installations and local veteran service organizations. Such 11 outreach programs shall discuss the many benefits available to potential 12 first responders on a local and statewide level and how to become 13 involved. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13288-01-3