New York A 8425: Directs the department of veterans' services to conduct a study about veterans' employment review

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A08425 Summary:

BILL NOA08425 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08146

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SPONSORStern

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COSPNSRJones, Schiavoni, Griffin

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §29-e, Veterans' Services L

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Directs the department of veterans' services to conduct a study about veterans' employment review.

Go to top A08425 Actions:

BILL NOA08425 

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05/15/2025referred to veterans' affairs

05/19/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA08425 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:VETERANS' AFFAIRS Chair:Stern 
DATE:05/19/2025AYE/NAY:18/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SternAyeManktelowAye

HunterAyeMorinelloAye

Pheffer AmatoAyeHawleyAye

JonesAyeSmullenAye

ButtenschonAyeAngelinoAye

RajkumarAye

SeptimoAbsent

BurdickAye

EachusAye

BergerAye

GriffinAye

KayAye

O'PharrowAye

SchiavoniAye

Go to topA08425 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA08425 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8425

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Veterans' Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to directing the
 department of veterans' services to conduct a study about veterans'
 employment review

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

 1 Section 1. The veterans' services law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 29-e to read as follows:
 3 § 29-e. Veterans' employment review. 1. Legislative intent. It is only
 4 proper that those in government help the heroes who volunteered to serve
 5 in the military make a successful transition to civilian life and
 6 employment.
 7 Leaving military service for civilian employment can be challenging
 8 for many veterans who may have difficulty translating military quali-
 9 fications, skills, and experiences when applying to civilian jobs. Yet,
 10 veterans have a diverse pool of skill sets that make them invaluable
 11 assets in a wide variety of fields across the public and private sectors
 12 and possess a wealth of experience that would be helpful in any employ-
 13 ment situation, whether as a team member or in a leadership role.
 14 The legislature is aware that the current federal government has been
 15 reducing the federal workforce with a disproportionate impact on veter-
 16 ans. It is therefore, important that the state of New York increase its
 17 efforts to help those veterans who have recently been displaced from
 18 their careers in the federal government and help them find a path to
 19 employment and success in the state of New York.
 20 2. Study established. The department, in consultation with the depart-
 21 ments of civil service and labor, the governor's office of employee
 22 relations, at least two representatives of labor organizations as
 23 defined in section two hundred ninety-two of the executive law, and the
 24 president of the New York state county veterans' service officers asso-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13112-01-5

 A. 8425 2

 1 ciation, is hereby authorized and directed to conduct a study regarding
 2 veterans' employment opportunities and incentives. Such study shall be
 3 completed and a report submitted to the governor, the temporary presi-
 4 dent of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly on or before Decem-
 5 ber thirty-first, two thousand twenty-seven.
 6 3. Study requirements. The veterans' employment review shall compre-
 7 hensively study efforts that can be made to improve and increase veteran
 8 employment opportunities in the state including but not limited to:
 9 (a) reviewing the current system of awarding civil service credit
 10 pursuant to law, including the requirements of section six of article
 11 five of the state constitution;
 12 (b) analyzing the benefits of awarding civil service credit to veter-
 13 ans based on a variety of different factors including, but not limited
 14 to, military occupational specialty, combat experience, or the award of
 15 certain decorations, medals, badges, citations and campaign ribbons;
 16 (c) rev