Bill Text: NY S06381 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires veteran organizations to provide assistance to veterans which adequately addresses military sexual trauma experienced by veterans due to their military service.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-06 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE [S06381 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S06381-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6381
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 21, 2014
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       Introduced  by  Sen. TKACZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
         ty and Military Affairs
       AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  developing  plans  to
         adequately address military sexual trauma
         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 22 to read as follows:
    3    22. TO DEVELOP AND ENCOURAGE PLANS FOR  ASSISTANCE  AND  BENEFITS  FOR
    4  VETERANS  WHO  EXPERIENCE MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY OR
    5  DURING MILITARY TRAINING.
    6    S 2.  Subdivision 1 of section 358 of the executive law, as amended by
    7  chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
    8    1. A local veterans' service agency shall have power under the  direc-
    9  tion  of the state veterans' service agency, and it shall be its duty to
   10  inform military and naval authorities of the United  States  and  assist
   11  members  of  the  armed  forces  and veterans, who are residents of this
   12  state, and their families, in relation  to  (1)  matters  pertaining  to
   13  educational training and retraining services and facilities, (2) health,
   14  medical  and  rehabilitation  services and facilities, (3) provisions of
   15  federal, state and local laws and regulations affording  special  rights
   16  and privileges to members of the armed forces and war veterans and their
   17  families,  (4)  employment and re-employment services, [and] (5) MATTERS
   18  PERTAINING TO MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA EXPERIENCED WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY OR
   19  DURING MILITARY TRAINING, AND (6) other matters of similar,  related  or
   20  appropriate  nature.  The local veterans' service agency may also assist
   21  families of members of the reserve components of the  armed  forces  and
   22  the  organized  militia ordered into active duty to ensure that they are
   23  made aware of and are receiving all  appropriate  support  available  to
   24  them  and  are  placed in contact with the agencies responsible for such
   25  support, including, but not limited to, the  division  of  military  and
   26  naval  affairs  and  other state agencies responsible for providing such
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08821-02-4
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    1  support. The local veterans' service  agency  also  shall  perform  such
    2  other duties as may be assigned by the state director.
    3    S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    4  it  shall  have  become  a law; provided, that any rules and regulations
    5  necessary for the timely implementation of this  act  on  its  effective
    6  date shall be promulgated on or before such date.