Bill Text: NY A08932 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Requires the division of veterans' affairs to maintain an employment portal on its website to assist veterans in obtaining employment.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-21)
Status: (Passed) 2012-07-25 - signed chap.269 [A08932 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A08932-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8932--A
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 4, 2012
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Introduced by M. of A. SCARBOROUGH, BRINDISI, GUNTHER, P. RIVERA,
JAFFEE, ROBINSON, REILLY, SCHIMMINGER, GIBSON, ZEBROWSKI, COOK, CRES-
PO, WEPRIN, COLTON, CASTRO, TITONE, WRIGHT, ORTIZ, CAHILL, MENG,
AUBRY, ENGLEBRIGHT, SCHIMEL, MOYA, BRONSON, RAMOS -- Multi-Sponsored
by -- M. of A. ABBATE, BARCLAY, BLANKENBUSH, BURLING, CALHOUN, CASTEL-
LI, CERETTO, CORWIN, CURRAN, DUPREY, FINCH, GIGLIO, GRAF, JOHNS,
LUPARDO, MARKEY, McDONOUGH, McENENY, McKEVITT, McLAUGHLIN, MONTESANO,
MURRAY, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, RAIA, SALADINO, SWEENEY -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the division
of veterans' affairs to maintain an employment portal on its website
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 353 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 7-b to read as follows:
3 7-B. TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO
4 ASSIST VETERANS IN OBTAINING EMPLOYMENT BY MAINTAINING A VETERANS'
5 EMPLOYMENT PORTAL ON THE DIVISION'S INTERNET WEBSITE. SUCH PORTAL SHALL
6 PROVIDE VIRTUAL LINKS TO APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS ON THE FEDER-
7 AL AND STATE LEVEL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE UNITED STATES
8 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. THE
9 DIVISION MAY CONSULT WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY DEVOTED TO HELPING
10 VETERANS OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT. THE DIVISION SHALL MAKE REFERENCE TO THIS
11 INFORMATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS FOUR-A, FOUR-B, AND FOUR-C OF THIS
12 SECTION AND THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE AS
13 PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION ELEVEN OF THIS SECTION. SUCH INFORMATION
14 REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE MAINTAINED AND UPDATED ANNUAL-
15 LY. THE INFORMATION MAY ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE IN PRINTED FORM.
16 S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
17 have become a law, provided that any rules and regulations necessary for
18 the implementation of this act on its effective date shall be promulgat-
19 ed on or before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13811-05-2
