Relates to certificates of honorable separation from or service in the armed forces of the United States; provides that such certificates shall be forwarded to the appropriate local veterans' service agency within 60 days of receipt.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5397--A
Cal. No. 478
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 21, 2025
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Introduced by Sens. SCARCELLA-SPANTON, ADDABBO, ROLISON, WEBB, WEBER --
read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs --
reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second
report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered to
the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading,
amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of
third reading
AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to certificates
of honorable separation from or service in the armed forces of the
United States
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 4 of the veterans' services law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 40 to read as follows:
3 40. To receive a certificate of release or discharge from active duty
4 which was issued by the United States government and delivered to the
5 department, and shall forward such certificate within sixty days of
6 receipt to the appropriate local veterans' service agency, based upon
7 the mailing address after separation noted on such certificate. Such
8 transmission may be made electronically. Information contained in such
9 certificates shall be protected as personal confidential information
10 under article six-A of the public officers law against disclosure of
11 confidential material, and used only for information and assistance with
12 regards to state benefits and entitlements under federal and state law.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
14 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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