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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6606
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                      June 7, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
        AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to establishing  the  "New
          York State Silver Rose Veterans Service Certificate"
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 247 of the military law is amended by adding a  new
     2  subdivision 1-c to read as follows:
     3    1-c.  The adjutant general is hereby authorized to present in the name
     4  of the legislature of the state of New York, a certificate, to be  known
     5  as  the "New York State Silver Rose Veterans Service Certificate", bear-
     6  ing a suitable inscription to any person: (i) who is a  citizen  of  the
     7  state  of  New  York; or (ii) who was a citizen of the state of New York
     8  while serving in the armed forces of the United States,  and  who  while
     9  serving in the armed forces of the United States, or the organized mili-
    10  tia  on  active  duty  was  exposed  to dioxin or phenoxy herbicides, as
    11  evinced by a medical diagnosis of a disease associated  with  dioxin  or
    12  phenoxy  herbicides,  and  any  other  proof  determined by the adjutant
    13  general to be necessary; and  (iii)  who  was  honorably  discharged  or
    14  released under honorable circumstances. Not more than one New York State
    15  Silver  Rose  Veterans  Certificate shall be awarded or presented, under
    16  the provisions of this subdivision, to any person whose  entire  service
    17  subsequent to the time of the receipt of such certificate shall not have
    18  been honorable. In the event of the death of any person during or subse-
    19  quent  to  the receipt of such certificate it shall be presented to such
    20  representative of the deceased as may be designated. The adjutant gener-
    21  al, in consultation with the  director  of  the  division  of  veterans'
    22  affairs,  shall  make such rules and regulations as may be deemed neces-
    23  sary for the proper presentation and distribution of such certificates.
    24    § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 247 of the military law, as  amended  by
    25  chapter 477 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11563-05-7
        S. 6606                             2
 
     1    4.  This section shall not be construed to require that a recipient of
     2  the conspicuous service cross, the conspicuous service  star  [or],  the
     3  Cold  War Certificate or the New York State Silver Rose Veterans Service
     4  Certificate has been a resident of the state of New York at the time  of
     5  his  or  her  entry into the United States army, air force, navy, marine
     6  corps, or nurses corps.
     7    § 3. Subdivision 1-a of section 247 of the military law, as  added  by
     8  chapter 184 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
     9    1-a.  The  governor is hereby authorized to present in the name of the
    10  legislature of the state of New York, a military decoration, to be known
    11  as the "conspicuous  service  star",  bearing  a  suitable  inscription,
    12  device,  and  ribbon,  all  of which shall be of suitable design, to any
    13  person (i) who is a citizen of the state of New York or (ii) who  was  a
    14  citizen  of  the  state of New York while serving in the armed forces of
    15  the United States, and who, while serving in  the  United  States  Armed
    16  Forces,  defined as army, air force, navy, marine corps, or coast guard,
    17  has, or shall have received a United States unit level decoration denot-
    18  ing combat participation and foreign unit awards, issued from a company,
    19  regimental, brigade, or division commander, or equivalent naval unit, or
    20  issued by the President of the United States, the Congress of the United
    21  States, the United States Defense Department  or  the  joint  chiefs  of
    22  staff,  such  as,  but not limited to, a presidential unit citation or a
    23  joint meritorious unit award. Not more than one conspicuous service star
    24  shall be issued to any one person; nor shall any citation be awarded  or
    25  presented, under the provisions of this subdivision, to any person whose
    26  entire  service subsequent to the time of the receipt of such star shall
    27  not have been honorable. For each succeeding star  as  provided  herein,
    28  such  person  shall  be  entitled  to wear, as the chief of staff of the
    29  state may direct, a ribbon whose color and design shall be  selected  by
    30  the  division  of  [miliary] military and naval affairs. In the event of
    31  the death of any person during or subsequent  to  the  receipt  of  such
    32  citation  the conspicuous service star shall be presented to such repre-
    33  sentative of the deceased as may be designated. The chief of staff shall
    34  make such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary for the prop-
    35  er presentation and distribution of such decorations.
    36    § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    37  it shall have become a law.  Provided that, effective  immediately,  the
    38  adjutant general is authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regu-
    39  lations, and take any other actions necessary to implement the provision
    40  of this act on its effective date on or before such date.