New York S 5246: Expands the definition of veteran to include members of the commissioned corps of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration and the commissioned corps of the public health service

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S05246 Summary:

BILL NOS05246 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06264

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSRASHBY

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §210, Ec Dev L; amd §63, Pub Off L; amd §243, Mil L

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Expands the definition of veteran to include members of the commissioned corps of the NOAA and the commissioned corps of the public health service; expands access to certain benefits to those who served in the commissioned corps of the NOAA and the commissioned corps of the public health service.

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BILL NOS05246 

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02/20/2025REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

04/29/20251ST REPORT CAL.742

04/30/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/01/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/11/2025SUBSTITUTED BY A6264

&nbspA06264 AMEND= Stern

&nbsp02/27/2025referred to veterans' affairs

&nbsp03/11/2025reported referred to ways and means

&nbsp04/01/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp04/01/2025reported 

&nbsp04/01/2025rules report cal.132

&nbsp04/01/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.132

&nbsp04/02/2025passed assembly

&nbsp04/02/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp04/02/2025REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

&nbsp06/11/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S5246

&nbsp06/11/20253RD READING CAL.742

&nbsp06/11/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/11/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp12/01/2025delivered to governor

&nbsp12/05/2025signed chap.612

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5246

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, ASHBY -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Home-
 land Security and Military Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the economic development law, the public officers law
 and the military law, in relation to expanding the definition of
 veteran to include members of the commissioned corps of the national
 oceanic and atmospheric administration and the commissioned corps of
 the public health service

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 210 of the economic development
 2 law, as amended by section 33 of part PP of chapter 56 of the laws of
 3 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 4 6. "Veteran" shall mean a person who served in the United States army,
 5 navy, air force, marines, coast guard, the commissioned corps of the
 6 national oceanic and atmospheric administration, the commissioned corps
 7 of the public health service, and/or reserves thereof, and/or in the
 8 army national guard, air national guard, New York guard and/or the New
 9 York naval militia and who (a) has received an honorable or general
 10 discharge from such service, or (b) has a qualifying condition, as
 11 defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a
 12 discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or
 13 (c) is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section one of the
 14 veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad
 15 conduct or dishonorable from such service.
 16 § 2. Section 63 of the public officers law, as amended by section 80
 17 of part PP of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
 18 follows:
 19 § 63. Leave of absence for veterans on Memorial day and Veterans' day.
 20 It shall be the duty of the head of every public department and of every
 21 court of the state of New York, of every superintendent or [foreman]

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08914-01-5

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 1 foreperson on the public works of said state, of the county officers of
 2 the several counties of said state, of the town officers of the various
 3 towns in this state, of the fire district officers of the various fire
 4 districts in this state, and of the head of every department, bureau and
 5 office in the government of the various cities and villages in this
 6 state, and the officers of any public benefit corporation