Bill Text: NY S02089 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Relates to the issuance of a New York State Vietnam War Commemorative Medal.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-06-01 - SUBSTITUTED BY A357A [S02089 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-S02089-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2089--C 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 19, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. JORDAN, ADDABBO, AKSHAR, BROOKS, GALLIVAN, GRIFFO, HELMING, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Mili- tary Affairs -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Mili- tary Affairs in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to the issuance of a New York State Vietnam War Commemorative Medal The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 247 of the military law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 1-d to read as follows: 3 1-d. The governor is hereby authorized to present in the name of the 4 legislature of the state of New York, a medal, to be known as the "New 5 York State Vietnam War Commemorative Medal", bearing a suitable 6 inscription, to any person: (i) who is a resident of the state of New 7 York; or (ii) who was a resident of the state of New York while serving 8 in the armed forces of the United States; (iii) who served in the United 9 States Armed Forces, defined as army, air force, navy, marine corps, or 10 coast guard, or the organized militia defined as the army national 11 guard, the air national guard, the New York naval militia, or the New 12 York guard, on active duty abroad in Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, 13 or in the contiguous waters or air space thereof during the period of 14 time from November first, nineteen hundred fifty-five through May 15 seventh, nineteen hundred seventy-five; and (iv) who was honorably 16 discharged or released under honorable circumstances or who has a quali- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01396-06-2S. 2089--C 2 1 fying condition, as defined in section three hundred fifty of the execu- 2 tive law, and received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonor- 3 able discharge, or is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section 4 three hundred fifty of the executive law, and received a discharge other 5 than bad conduct or dishonorable discharge. No person shall receive 6 more than one New York State Vietnam War Commemorative Medal. In the 7 event of the death of any eligible person prior to the receipt of such 8 commemorative medal, such commemorative medal shall be presented to the 9 designated representative of the deceased. The governor, in consulta- 10 tion with the director of the division of veterans' services, shall make 11 such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary for the proper 12 presentation and distribution of such medals. 13 § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 247 of the military law, as amended by 14 chapter 332 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows: 15 4. This section shall not be construed to require that a recipient of 16 the conspicuous service cross, the conspicuous service star, the Cold 17 War Certificate [or], the New York State Silver Rose Veterans Service 18 Certificate or the New York State Vietnam War Commemorative Medal has 19 been a resident of the state of New York at the time of his or her entry 20 into the United States army, air force, navy, or marine corps[, or nurs-21es corps]. 22 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 23 it shall have become a law. The division of military and naval affairs 24 is authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take 25 any other measures necessary to implement the provisions of this act on 26 its effective date on or before such date.
