Establishes the "Vets to Vollies" program which encourages veterans or discharged military personnel to join their local fire department and emergency medical service agency.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5253--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 12, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. DURSO, ANGELINO, BLANKENBUSH, McDONOUGH, DeSTEFA-
NO, CHANG -- 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-e to read as follows:
3 § 29-e. 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.
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