Bill Text: NY A10342 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the Veterans recruiter assistants program for the New York national guard and a fund to provide for recruiting incentive awards.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-18 - held for consideration in veterans' affairs [A10342 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A10342-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         10342
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 18, 2010
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       Introduced by M. of A. CASTELLI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Veterans' Affairs
       AN  ACT to amend the military law and the state finance law, in relation
         to creating the veterans recruiter assistants  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:
    1    Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature recognizes
    2  that maintaining the strength of the New  York  army  and  air  national
    3  guard  is  critical to the homeland security of New York State. Veterans
    4  of the active and reserve armed forces of the United States and  of  the
    5  New  York  national guard are especially well qualified to assist in the
    6  first-time recruitment of men and women for the New York national guard.
    7  The legislature recognizes the need to promote a veterans  incentive  to
    8  encourage  qualified  men  and  women to enlist in the New York national
    9  guard by creating the veterans recruiter assistants program for the  New
   10  York national guard.
   11    S 2. The military law is amended by adding a new section 262-a to read
   12  as follows:
   13    S  262-A.  VETERANS  RECRUITER  ASSISTANTS  PROGRAM  FOR  THE NEW YORK
   14  NATIONAL GUARD. 1. THE DIVISION OF MILITARY AND NAVAL AFFAIRS IS AUTHOR-
   15  IZED, WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED OR OTHERWISE LAWFULLY  AVAILABLE  FROM
   16  ANY SOURCE, TO ESTABLISH A VETERANS RECRUITER ASSISTANTS PROGRAM FOR THE
   17  NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD.
   18    2.  THE  TERM  "NEW  YORK NATIONAL GUARD" SHALL MEAN THE NEW YORK ARMY
   19  NATIONAL GUARD AND THE NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD.
   20    3. A RECRUITING INCENTIVE AWARD NOT TO  EXCEED  FIVE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS
   21  SHALL  BE  PAID  BY  THE  DIVISION  OF MILITARY AND NAVAL AFFAIRS TO ANY
   22  VETERAN WHO HAS BEEN DISCHARGED FROM THE  ARMED  FORCES  OF  THE  UNITED
   23  STATES  UNDER CONDITIONS OTHER THAN DISHONORABLE AND WHO FACILITATES THE
   24  FIRST-TIME ENLISTMENT  OF  A  QUALIFIED  CANDIDATE  INTO  THE  NEW  YORK
   25  NATIONAL GUARD.  ONE-HALF OF THE RECRUITING INCENTIVE AWARD WILL BE PAID
   26  TO  THE  RECRUITING  VETERAN AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST-TIME ENLISTMENT OF
   27  THE RECRUITED CANDIDATE INTO THE NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD.  THE REMAINING
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11246-01-9
       A. 10342                            2
    1  ONE-HALF OF THE AWARD WILL BE PAID TO THE RECRUITING VETERAN AT THE TIME
    2  THE ENLISTED RECRUIT BEGINS INITIAL ENTRY TRAINING, ALSO KNOWN AS  BASIC
    3  MILITARY TRAINING.
    4    4.  UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION, ELIGIBILITY FOR THE
    5  VETERANS RECRUITING INCENTIVE PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION SHALL  BE  DETER-
    6  MINED  BY  THE  ADJUTANT  GENERAL OF NEW YORK STATE WHO SHALL PROMULGATE
    7  SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND PROCEDURES AS ARE NECESSARY  TO  IMPLEMENT
    8  THE RECRUITING INCENTIVE PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION.
    9    S  3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 91-h to
   10  read as follows:
   11    S 91-H. VETERANS RECRUITER ASSISTANTS PROGRAM  ACCOUNT.  1.  THERE  IS
   12  HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE
   13  COMMISSIONER  OF  TAXATION  AND  FINANCE AN ACCOUNT IN THE MISCELLANEOUS
   14  SPECIAL REVENUE FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE  VETERANS  RECRUITER  ASSISTANTS
   15  PROGRAM ACCOUNT.
   16    2.  SUCH  ACCOUNT SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED FROM CONTRIB-
   17  UTIONS, DONATIONS AND ALL OTHER MONEYS CREDITED OR  TRANSFERRED  THERETO
   18  FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW.
   19    3.  MONEYS OF THE ACCOUNT, FOLLOWING APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE,
   20  MAY BE EXPENDED FOR THE VETERANS RECRUITER ASSISTANTS  PROGRAM  FOR  THE
   21  NEW  YORK  NATIONAL  GUARD  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED
   22  SIXTY-TWO-A OF THE MILITARY LAW. MONEYS SHALL BE PAID OUT OF THE ACCOUNT
   23  ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS  CERTIFIED
   24  OR APPROVED BY THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF NEW YORK STATE.
   25    S  4.  The  division of military and naval affairs shall report on the
   26  operation and subsequent effectiveness of the program  created  by  this
   27  act,  one year after it shall have become law and annually thereafter to
   28  the governor, temporary president of the senate and the speaker  of  the
   29  assembly.
   30    S  5.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
   31  deemed repealed five years after the date on which it shall have  become
   32  a law.