BILL NUMBER: S5397A
SPONSOR: SCARCELLA-SPANTON
 
TITLE OF BILL:
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
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To ensure that county-level veterans' service agencies are notified upon
veterans return home to facilitate a better connection to services
available to veterans.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends section four of the Veterans' Services Law by adding a
new subdivision 40 requiring the Department of Veterans' Services to
provide a . copy of a veteran's DD-214 form to the county veterans'
service agency in the county where each veteran resides upon the release
of each such veteran from active military, naval, air or space service
of the United States.
Section 2: Sets forth the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Upon returning home from active duty, the first weeks and months can
prove to be among the most difficult for our service members. In New
York, many vital veterans' services are administered at the county-lev-
el. Requiring the Department of Veterans' Services to provide a copy of
a veteran's DD-214 form to the county where each veteran resides upon
the release of such veteran from active duty will enhance the ability of
the local county, veterans' services agencies to contact these veterans
and connect them to the vast array of resources they may need.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-24 A.3093 - Referred to Committee.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shalt take effect on the thirtieth day.

Statutes affected:
S5397: 250 military law, 79-g civil rights law