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A05931 Summary:
BILL NO | A05931A |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S08864 |
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SPONSOR | Ramos (MS) |
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COSPNSR | Ortiz, Cusick, Magnarelli, Lupardo, Titone, Aubry, Weprin, McDonald, Stern |
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MLTSPNSR | Perry, Simon |
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Add §368-a, Exec L | |
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Establishes the New York state interagency coordinating council for service-disabled veterans; defines the powers and duties of the council and requires an annual report by the council to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly. |
A05931 Actions:
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02/17/2017 | referred to veterans' affairs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/22/2017 | reported referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/02/2017 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/04/2017 | advanced to third reading cal.291 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/22/2017 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/22/2017 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/22/2017 | REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/03/2018 | DIED IN SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/03/2018 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/03/2018 | ordered to third reading cal.426 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/22/2018 | amended on third reading 5931a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/30/2018 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/30/2018 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/30/2018 | REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/11/2018 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S8864 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/11/2018 | 3RD READING CAL.1689 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/11/2018 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/11/2018 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/17/2018 | delivered to governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/28/2018 | vetoed memo.330 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/28/2018 | tabled |
A05931 Committee Votes:
DenDekker | Aye | Morinello | Aye | ||||||
Nolan | Aye | Hawley | Aye | ||||||
Cusick | Aye | McDonough | Aye | ||||||
Jenne | Aye | Lalor | Aye | ||||||
Miller | Aye | Blankenbush | Aye | ||||||
Barrett | Aye | ||||||||
Santabarbara | Aye | ||||||||
Skoufis | Aye | ||||||||
Blake | Aye | ||||||||
Hunter | Aye | ||||||||
Mosley | Aye | ||||||||
D'Urso | Aye | ||||||||
Pheffer Amato | Aye | ||||||||
Wallace | Aye | ||||||||
Farrell | Aye | Oaks | Aye | ||||||
Lentol | Aye | Crouch | Aye | ||||||
Schimminger | Aye | Barclay | Aye | ||||||
Gantt | Excused | Fitzpatrick | Aye | ||||||
Weinstein | Aye | Hawley | Aye | ||||||
Glick | Aye | Malliotakis | Aye | ||||||
Nolan | Aye | Walter | Aye | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Montesano | Aye | ||||||
Perry | Aye | Curran | Aye | ||||||
Colton | Aye | Ra | Aye | ||||||
Cook | Aye | ||||||||
Cahill | Aye | ||||||||
Aubry | Aye | ||||||||
Hooper | Aye | ||||||||
Thiele | Aye | ||||||||
Cusick | Aye | ||||||||
Ortiz | Aye | ||||||||
Benedetto | Aye | ||||||||
Moya | Aye | ||||||||
Weprin | Aye | ||||||||
Rodriguez | Aye | ||||||||
Ramos | Aye | ||||||||
Braunstein | Aye | ||||||||
McDonald | Aye | ||||||||
Rozic | Aye | ||||||||
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A05931 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lifton
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Simon
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Graf
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Davila
Yes
Harris
Yes
Magee
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Paulin
ER
Solages
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
ER
Hevesi
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Stec
Yes
Barron
ER
Dickens
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Perry
Yes
Steck
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hunter
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Thiele
ER
Blake
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Titone
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
ER
McLaughlin
Yes
Quart
ER
Titus
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Ra
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Errigo
Yes
Jenne
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Raia
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Johns
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Jones
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Buchwald
ER
Finch
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Walter
Yes
Butler
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Friend
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Galef
Yes
Kim
Yes
Moya
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Williams
ER
Carroll
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Murray
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Castorina
Yes
Garbarino
ER
Lalor
Yes
Niou
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wright
Yes
Colton
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Norris
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Sepulveda
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Yes
Abbate
ER
Cook
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pellegrino
Yes
Stec
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Giglio
ER
Magee
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Steck
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Glick
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Perry
Yes
Stern
Yes
Ashby
Yes
Curran
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Tague
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Pretlow
ER
Taylor
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Quart
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Barrett
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Ra
ER
Titone
Yes
Barron
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Raia
Yes
Titus
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hooper
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Vanel
ER
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Montesano
ER
Richardson
Yes
Walker
ER
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Bohen
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Walter
ER
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jenne
Yes
Murray
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Errigo
Yes
Jones
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Williams
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Espinal
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Norris
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Kim
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Wright
Yes
Butler
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Kolb
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Finch
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Simon
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Friend
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Skoufis
ER
Castorina
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Smith
Yes
Colton
ER
Gantt
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Solages
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A05931 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5931--A Cal. No. 426 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 17, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RAMOS, ORTIZ, CUSICK, MAGNARELLI, LUPARDO, TITONE, AUBRY, WEPRIN, McDONALD -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. PERRY, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs -- ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the New York state interagency coordinating council for service-disabled veterans, defining the powers and duties of the council and requiring an annual report by the council to the governor, the temporary presi- dent of the senate and the speaker of the assembly The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby recognizes that 2 New York state's veterans, particularly those who suffered service-re- 3 lated disabilities, have unique needs as a result of the sacrifices they 4 made during their military service. It is also hereby acknowledged by 5 the legislature that due to the complexity of their needs, such individ- 6 uals require accessible, coordinated, and specialized services within 7 their communities from multiple state and local agencies. The legisla- 8 ture finds that there is an immediate need for a statewide comprehensive 9 program to coordinate such services. 10 § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 368-a to 11 read as follows: 12 § 368-a. New York state interagency coordinating council for service- 13 disabled veterans. There is hereby established the New York state inter- 14 agency coordinating council for service-disabled veterans in the execu- 15 tive department to have and exercise the functions, powers and duties 16 provided by the provisions of this section and any other provision of 17 law. 18 1. As used in this section the following terms shall mean: EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00716-10-8A. 5931--A 2 1 (a) "council" means the New York state interagency coordinating coun- 2 cil for service-disabled veterans; 3 (b) "veteran" means a person, male or female, resident of this state, 4 who has served in the active military, naval, or air service of the 5 United States during a war in which the United States engaged and who 6 has been released from such service otherwise than by dishonorable 7 discharge, or who has been furloughed to the reserve; and 8 (c) "service-disabled veteran" means a veteran with a disability that 9 was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in the active military, 10 naval, or air service. 11 2. The council shall consist of the following ten agency heads or 12 their designees: director of the division of veterans' affairs, who 13 shall serve as chair of the council, the commissioner of the office of 14 general services, the commissioner of the department of health, the 15 commissioner of the office of mental health, the commissioner of the 16 office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, the commissioner of 17 the department of labor, the commissioner of the division of housing and 18 community renewal, the commissioner of the education department, the 19 commissioner of the department of transportation, and the director of 20 the office for the aging. In addition, the council shall consist of nine 21 service-disabled veterans, three to be appointed by the governor, two to 22 be appointed by the temporary president of the senate, two to be 23 appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one to be appointed by the 24 minority leader of the senate and one to be appointed by the minority 25 leader of the assembly. The members of the council shall serve terms of 26 two years; provided, however, that of the members first appointed, the 27 members appointed by the governor shall serve for terms of three years 28 and the remaining members, appointed by the legislative leaders, shall 29 serve for terms of two years. Members of the council shall receive no 30 compensation for their services but shall be allowed their actual and 31 necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their functions here- 32 under. 33 3. The council shall have the following powers and duties: 34 (a) to promote the implementation of a comprehensive statewide program 35 of coordinated services for service-disabled veterans that includes: (1) 36 matters pertaining to educational training and retraining services and 37 facilities, (2) health, medical and rehabilitation services and facili- 38 ties, (3) employment and re-employment services including small business 39 opportunities, (4) housing options, (5) transportation options, (6) long 40 term care, (7) personal care, (8) day program services, (9) family 41 outreach and (10) other essential services that maximize existing 42 resources and administrative mechanisms; 43 (b) to disseminate general information about available services to 44 service-disabled veterans and how such services can be accessed. Such 45 information shall be posted on the division's website or be available in 46 printed form; 47 (c) to receive complaints in matters affecting service-disabled veter- 48 ans and to refer such complaints to the appropriate regulatory agencies 49 where it deems necessary or appropriate; and 50 (d) to conduct an ongoing evaluation of the needs of service-disabled 51 veterans. 52 4. The council shall meet as necessary to carry out its functions, 53 powers and duties, but such meetings shall occur at least once each 54 quarter. Furthermore, the council shall seek to consult with the network 55 directors of the veterans integrated service networks, VISN 2 and VISN 56 3.A. 5931--A 3 1 5. The council shall provide a report to the governor, the temporary 2 president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly on or before 3 April first of each year, beginning in two thousand twenty. Such report 4 shall summarize the council's activity during the previous fiscal year 5 and detailing legislative recommendations appropriate to effectuate the 6 purposes of this section, and any other recommendations for improving 7 service delivery and coordination, reducing duplication and fragmenta- 8 tion and facilitating the most efficient use of existing resources. Such 9 report shall also include a proposed agenda consisting of specific 10 issues that the council plans to address during the current fiscal year. 11 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 12 have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the 13 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary 14 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized 15 and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.