Establishes a task force on veteran employment opportunities, including membership requirements and powers and duties of the task force; and provides for the repeal of such provisions.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9620
IN ASSEMBLY
January 28, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. DenDEKKER -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a task
force on veteran employment opportunities; and providing for the
repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 352-a
2 to read as follows:
3 § 352-a. Veterans employment task force. 1. There shall be in the
4 division a task force on veterans employment opportunities which shall
5 consist of the following eleven members: the state director of veterans'
6 services or his or her designee, who shall serve as the chair of the
7 task force; the commissioner of the office of general services, or his
8 or her designee; the president of the state civil service commission, or
9 his or her designee; the commissioner of labor, or his or her designee;
10 the adjutant general for the state of New York, or his or her designee;
11 two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate, one of
12 whom shall be a representative from the private sector; two members
13 appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one of whom shall be a repre-
14 sentative from the private sector; one member appointed by the minority
15 leader of the senate; and one member appointed by the minority leader of
16 the assembly.
17 2. No member of the task force shall be disqualified from holding any
18 public office or employment, nor shall he or she forfeit any such office
19 of employment by virtue of his or her appointment pursuant to this
20 section.
21 3. Members of the task force shall receive no compensation for their
22 services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
23 incurred in the performance of their functions pursuant to this section.
24 4. On an annual basis, the task force shall hold at least two public
25 hearings. To the extent practicable, such hearings shall be held in
26 different regions of the state. During the public hearings, the task
27 force shall hear the testimony of voluntary witnesses, and may request
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 the production of any documents which are subject to article six of the
2 public officers law and that the task force deems reasonably necessary
3 to carry out its responsibilities.
4 5. The task force shall issue a report on June 30, 2021, and every two
5 years after such date, to the governor, the temporary president of the
6 senate, and the speaker of the assembly. Such report shall include but
7 not be limited to:
8 (a) recommendations on the development of new methods and programs
9 aimed at assisting the state's veterans in finding and maintaining mean-
10 ingful employment opportunities;
11 (b) an analysis of the current methods and programs;
12 (c) the impact on veteran employment by professional licensing;
13 (d) the impact of veteran contractor programs;
14 (e) the impact of tax credits and municipal grants for hiring unem-
15 ployed veterans; and
16 (f) any private sector initiatives.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
18 have become a law; and shall expire and be deemed repealed December 31,
19 2023.
