Relates to use of personal confidential information received from veterans or family members of veterans receiving services from the state and political subdivisions thereof.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3599
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 25, 2017
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Introduced by Sens. PARKER, ADDABBO, AVELLA, BAILEY, LATIMER -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to personal information
obtained from veterans or family members of veterans receiving
services from the state and political subdivisions 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 354-e
2 to read as follows:
3 § 354-e. Use of personal information obtained from veterans or family
4 members of veterans receiving services from the state and political
5 subdivisions thereof. 1. Departments, divisions, bureaus, boards,
6 commissions and agencies of the state and political subdivisions there-
7 of, which provide assistance, treatment, counseling, care, supervision
8 or custody in service areas involving health, mental health, family
9 services, criminal justice or employment shall be required to solicit
10 information on whether their customer or client is a veteran as defined
11 in section eighty-five of the civil service law or family member of a
12 veteran. Any new forms created after the effective date of this section
13 shall contain the following questions: "Have you served in the United
14 States Armed Forces?" "Has someone in your family served in the United
15 States military?"
16 2. Individuals identifying themselves as having served in the military
17 or a family member shall be advised that the division of veterans'
18 affairs and local veterans service agencies established pursuant to
19 section three hundred fifty-seven of this article provide assistance to
20 veterans regarding benefits under federal and state law. Information
21 regarding veterans and military status provided by assisted persons
22 solely to implement this section shall be used only to assist in refer-
23 ring the veteran or family member to the division of veterans' affairs
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 for information and assistance with regard to benefits and entitlements
2 under federal and state law.
3 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
4 have become a law; provided that any rules or regulations necessary for
5 the implementation of this act on its effective date shall be promulgat-
6 ed on or before such date.