Bill Text: NY S08475 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the issuance of a New York State Afghanistan War Commemorative Medal.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-05-25 - referred to veterans' affairs [S08475 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S08475-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8475

                    IN SENATE

                                      March 4, 2022
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        Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 military law, in relation to the issuance of  a  New
          York State Afghanistan 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  Afghanistan  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 Afghanistan during the period of
    13  time from October seventh, two thousand one  through  August  thirtieth,
    14  two  thousand  twenty-one;  and  (iv)  who  was  honorably discharged or
    15  released under honorable circumstances or who has  a  qualifying  condi-
    16  tion,  as  defined  in section three hundred fifty of the executive law,
    17  and  received  a  discharge  other  than  bad  conduct  or  dishonorable
    18  discharge,  or is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section three
    19  hundred fifty of the executive law, and received a discharge other  than
    20  bad  conduct  or  dishonorable discharge.   No person shall receive more
    21  than one New York State Afghanistan War Commemorative  Medal.    In  the
    22  event  of  the death of any eligible person prior to the receipt of such
    23  commemorative medal, such commemorative medal shall be presented to  the
    24  designated  representative  of  the deceased.   The adjutant general, in
    25  consultation with the director of the division  of  veterans'  services,
    26  shall make such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary for the
    27  proper presentation and distribution of such medals.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        S. 8475                             2

     1    §  2.  Subdivision 4 of section 247 of the military law, as amended by
     2  chapter 332 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
     3    4.  This section shall not be construed to require that a recipient of
     4  the conspicuous service cross, the conspicuous service  star,  the  Cold
     5  War  Certificate  [or],  the New York State Silver Rose Veterans Service
     6  Certificate or the New York State Afghanistan  War  Commemorative  Medal
     7  has  been  a resident of the state of New York at the time of his or her
     8  entry into the United States army, air force, navy, or marine corps[, or
     9  nurses corps].
    10    § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    11  it shall have become a law. The division of military and  naval  affairs
    12  is  authorized  to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take
    13  any other measures necessary to implement the provisions of this act  on
    14  its effective date on or before such date.