New York S 1866: Relates to establishing a green alert system for missing military members

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S01866 Summary:

BILL NOS01866 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04799

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SPONSORASHBY

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COSPNSRGALLIVAN, MATTERA, OBERACKER, PALUMBO, RHOADS, ROLISON, WEBER, WEIK

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §29-c, Veterans' Services L

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Relates to establishing a green alert system for missing military members.

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BILL NOS01866 

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01/14/2025REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1866

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. ASHBY, GALLIVAN, MATTERA, OBERACKER, PALUMBO,
 RHOADS, ROLISON, WEBER, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland
 Security and Military Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to establishing
 a green alert system for missing military members

 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-c to read as follows:
 3 § 29-c. Green alert for missing military members. 1. As used in this
 4 section:
 5 (a) "Alert" means the statewide green alert for missing military
 6 members that is developed and implemented under this section.
 7 (b) "Law enforcement agency" means a law enforcement agency with
 8 jurisdiction over the investigation of a missing military member.
 9 (c) "Military member" means a person who is a current or former member
 10 of the United States armed forces, including the National Guard or a
 11 reserve or auxiliary unit of any branch of the armed forces.
 12 2. With the cooperation of the department of transportation, the
 13 office of the governor, and other appropriate law enforcement agencies
 14 in this state, the department shall develop and implement a statewide
 15 green alert to be activated on behalf of a missing military member who
 16 has elected to participate in the green alert system and who suffers
 17 from a mental illness, including post-traumatic stress disorder, or a
 18 traumatic brain injury.
 19 3. The state commissioner shall be the statewide coordinator of the
 20 green alert. The state commissioner shall adopt rules and issue direc-
 21 tives as necessary to ensure proper implementation of the green alert.
 22 Such rules and directives shall include:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03635-01-5

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 1 (a) the procedures to be used by a law enforcement agency to verify
 2 whether a military member is missing and suffers from a mental illness,
 3 including post-traumatic stress disorder, or a traumatic brain injury;
 4 (b) a description of the circumstances under which a law enforcement
 5 agency is required to report a missing military member to the depart-
 6 ment;
 7 (c) the procedures to be used by an individual or entity to report
 8 information about a missing military member to designated media outlets
 9 in this state;
 10 (d) guidelines for releasing only the information necessary in order
 11 to protect the privacy of a missing military member for whom a green
 12 alert has been issued, including compliance with the Health Insurance
 13 Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; and
 14 (e) forms for use by law enforcement agencies in requesting activation
 15 of the alert system.
 16 4. The department shall recruit public and commercial television and
 17 radio broadcasters, private commercial entities, state or local govern-
 18 mental entities, the public, and other appropriate persons to assist in
 19 developing and implementing the alert system. A state agency participat-
 20 ing in the alert system shall:
 21 (a) cooperate with the department and assist in developing and imple-
 22 menting the alert system; and
 23 (b) establish a plan for providing relevant information to its offi-
 24 cers, investigators, or employees, as appropriate, once the alert system