New York S 790: Authorizes academic performance awards for incarcerated persons; repealer

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S00790 Summary:

BILL NOS00790 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02058

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SPONSORSCARCELLA-SPANTON

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§19 & 29-c, ren §29-b to be §29-c, rpld §29-c subs 7 - 9, Veterans' Services L; amd §2509-d, Pub Health
L; amd §5, Chap of 2024 (as proposed in S.9259 & A.8162-A)

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Relates to veteran maternity care; relates to the effectiveness of a chapter relating thereto.

Go to top S00790 Actions:

BILL NOS00790 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/13/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.64

02/05/2025SUBSTITUTED BY A2058

&nbspA02058 AMEND= Cunningham

&nbsp01/15/2025referred to veterans' affairs

&nbsp01/22/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp01/22/2025reported 

&nbsp01/22/2025rules report cal.59

&nbsp01/22/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.59

&nbsp02/03/2025passed assembly

&nbsp02/03/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp02/03/2025REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp02/05/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S790

&nbsp02/05/20253RD READING CAL.64

&nbsp02/05/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp02/05/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/12/2025delivered to governor

&nbsp02/14/2025signed chap.65

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 790

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law and the public health law, in
 relation to veteran maternity care; to repeal certain provisions of
 the veterans' services law relating thereto; and to amend a chapter of
 the laws of 2024 amending the veterans' services law and the public
 health law relating to establishing a maternity care coordination
 program for pregnant and postpartum veterans, as proposed in legisla-
 tive bills numbers S. 9259 and A. 8162-A, in relation to the effec-
 tiveness thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of section 19 of the veter-
 2 ans' services law is amended to read as follows:
 3 (c) liaison between the department, the United States Department of
 4 Veterans Affairs center for women veterans, the United States Department
 5 of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, state veterans
 6 nursing homes, state agencies, community groups, advocates and other
 7 veterans and military organizations and interested parties and, as it
 8 pertains to the veteran maternity care program established pursuant to
 9 section twenty-nine-c of this article, the commissioners of health and
 10 mental health, hospitals, federal, state, and local health officials,
 11 obstetricians, midwives, pediatricians, veterans and veterans advocates;
 12 § 2. Section 29-b of the veterans' services law, as added by a chapter
 13 of the laws of 2024 amending the veterans' services law and the public
 14 health law relating to establishing a maternity care coordination
 15 program for pregnant and postpartum veterans, as proposed in legislative
 16 bills numbers S. 9259 and A. 8162-A, is renumbered section 29-c and
 17 subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of such section are amended to read as
 18 follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02718-01-5

 S. 790 2

 1 1. Serving as a liaison between the United States department of veter-
 2 ans affairs (VA) including VA maternity care coordinators located in the
 3 state, the department of health and the office of mental health to
 4 facilitate better coordination of veteran maternity care in the state
 5 and cooperation in addressing issues related to veteran reproductive
 6 mental health care;
 7 2. [Providing] Disseminating available information to maternity care
 8 providers and expectant veterans regarding identifying and treating
 9 common mental and physical conditions experienced by veterans that can
 10 heighten the risk of pregnancy complications;
 11 3. Providing guidance and