A08125 Summary:

BILL NOA08125A
 
SAME ASSAME AS S08111
 
SPONSORDurso
 
COSPNSRBrown E, Manktelow, Jensen, Beephan, Angelino, Brabenec, Novakhov, Simpson, Lemondes, Blankenbush, Chang, Giglio JA, Blumencranz, Smullen, Bendett, Gallahan, Hawley, Gray, Miller, McGowan, McDonough, DeStefano, Mikulin, De Los Santos
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §29-b, Veterans' Services L
 
Establishes the "Vets to Vollies" program which encourages veterans or discharged military personnel to join their local fire department and emergency medical service agency.
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A08125 Actions:

BILL NOA08125A
 
10/13/2023referred to veterans' affairs
12/08/2023amend and recommit to veterans' affairs
12/08/2023print number 8125a
01/03/2024referred to veterans' affairs
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A08125 Committee Votes:

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A08125 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A08125 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         8125--A
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    October 13, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DURSO, E. BROWN, MANKTELOW, JENSEN, BEEPHAN,
          ANGELINO, BRABENEC, NOVAKHOV, SIMPSON, LEMONDES,  BLANKENBUSH,  CHANG,
          J. A. GIGLIO,  BLUMENCRANZ,  SMULLEN, BENDETT, GALLAHAN, HAWLEY, GRAY,
          MILLER, MCGOWAN, McDONOUGH, DeSTEFANO, MIKULIN, DE LOS SANTOS --  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 veterans' services law, in relation to  establishing
          the "Vets to Vollies" program
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The veterans' services law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  section 29-b to read as follows:
     3    §  29-b.  Vets  to vollies. 1. The department shall create a statewide
     4  vets to vollies program for counties that wish to  participate  in  such
     5  program.    The  purpose  of  such  program  is to encourage veterans or
     6  discharged military personnel to join their  local  fire  department  or
     7  emergency medical service agency.
     8    2.  Such  program shall collaborate and coordinate with all applicable
     9  county agencies to conduct extensive outreach programs within the  local
    10  community,  including  but not limited to, active military installations
    11  and local veteran service organizations. Such  outreach  programs  shall
    12  include  information  on  the  many  benefits and resources available to
    13  prospective volunteer first responders on a local  and  statewide  level
    14  and how to further become involved.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13288-02-3
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