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A00080 Summary:

BILL NOA00080 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04752

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SPONSORPheffer Amato

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COSPNSRBurdick, Kassay

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §7, Veterans' Services L

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Establishes a program for the sharing of veteran contact information.

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BILL NOA00080 

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01/08/2025referred to veterans' affairs

01/07/2026referred to veterans' affairs

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 80

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO, BURDICK -- read once and referred
 to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to establishing
 a program for the sharing of veteran contact information

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

 1 Section 1. Section 7 of the veterans' services law, as amended by
 2 chapter 449 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 7. Information on status of veterans receiving assistance. 1. The
 4 department shall establish and maintain a program for the sharing of
 5 veteran contact information between veteran related programs and the
 6 department. Such program shall consist of any veteran related program
 7 under any department, division, bureau, board, commission and agency of
 8 the state and political subdivisions thereof including, but not limited
 9 to: (a) programs that offer property tax exemptions, income tax
 10 exemptions, and/or tax credits to veterans under the department of taxa-
 11 tion and finance; (b) programs that offer discounts to state parks,
 12 historic sites, and recreational facilities to veterans under the office
 13 of parks, recreation and historic preservation; (c) programs that deliv-
 14 er career services to veterans under the department of labor; (d)
 15 programs that facilitate long term services and supports for veteran
 16 seniors under the department for the aging; (e) programs that provide
 17 financial assistance to veterans with disabilities, programs that facil-
 18 itate the creation of affordable housing specifically for veterans, and
 19 programs that support veteran home ownership under the department of
 20 housing and community renewal; (f) programs that facilitate the creation
 21 of affordable housing specifically for veterans under the office of
 22 temporary and disability assistance and/or the office of mental health;
 23 (g) programs that provide free or reduced fee sporting license and/or
 24 privileges to veterans under the department of environmental conserva-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00347-01-5

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 1 tion; and (h) programs that provide postsecondary education benefits to
 2 veterans and veteran family members under the higher education services
 3 corporation.
 4 2. Departments, divisions, bureaus, boards, commissions and agencies
 5 of the state and political subdivisions thereof, which provide assist-
 6 ance, treatment, counseling, care, supervision or custody in service
 7 areas involving health, mental health, family services, criminal justice
 8 or employment, including but not limited to the office of addiction
 9 services and supports, office of mental health, office of probation and
 10 correctional alternatives, office of children and family services,
 11 office of temporary and disability assistance, department of health,
 12 department of labor, local workforce investment boards, office for
 13 people with developmental disabilities, and department of corrections
 14 and community supervision, shall request assisted persons to provide
 15 information with regard to their veteran status and military experi-
 16 ences. Individuals identifying themselves as veterans, including indi-
 17 viduals requesting and obtaining a veteran notation on such individual's
 18 driver's license or non-driver identification card pursuant to sections
 19 four hundred ninety and five hundred two of the vehicle and traffic law,
 20 shall be advised th