New York A 4987: Relates to voting and registration for voting by convicted felons

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A04987 Summary:

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Enacts the "New York veteran digital navigator program act"; requires the state commissioner of the department of veterans' services to establish a program to promote digital citizenship, through which the state commissioner shall award grants to eligible entities.

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BILL NOA04987 

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02/10/2025referred to veterans' affairs

01/07/2026referred to veterans' affairs

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4987

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 10, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to enacting the
 "New York veteran digital navigator program act"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "New York veteran digital navigator program act".
 3 § 2. The veterans' services law is amended by adding a new section
 4 29-c to read as follows:
 5 § 29-c. New York veteran digital navigator program. 1. The state
 6 commissioner shall establish a program to promote digital citizenship,
 7 through which the state commissioner shall award grants to eligible
 8 entities to enable those eligible entities to carry out the activities
 9 described in subdivision three of this section.
 10 2. An eligible entity seeking a grant under the program required by
 11 subdivision one of this section shall submit to the state commissioner
 12 an application therefor at such time, in such manner, and containing
 13 such information as the state commissioner may require, including, at a
 14 minimum the following:
 15 (a) a description of the activities the eligible entity intends to
 16 carry out with the grant funds;
 17 (b) an estimate of the costs associated with such activities; and
 18 (c) such other information and assurances as the state commissioner
 19 may require.
 20 3. An eligible entity shall use the amount of a grant awarded under
 21 the program required by subdivision one of this section to carry out one
 22 or more of the following activities to promote cybersecurity best prac-
 23 tices and increase digital literacy among veterans:
 24 (a) develop competencies in cybersecurity best practices; and
 25 (b) develop digital citizenship competencies by promoting veterans':

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02540-01-5

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 1 (1) research and information fluency;
 2 (2) critical thinking and problem solving skills;
 3 (3) technology operations and concepts;
 4 (4) information and technological literacy;
 5 (5) concepts of digital representation and stereotyping;
 6 (6) understanding of explicit and implicit digital messages;
 7 (7) understanding of values and points of view that are included and
 8 excluded in digital content;
 9 (8) understanding of how digital content may influence ideas and
 10 behaviors;
 11 (9) understanding how information on digital platforms can be altered
 12 through algorithms, editing, and augmented reality;
 13 (10) ability to create digital content in civically and socially
 14 responsible ways; and
 15 (11) understanding of influence campaigns conducted by foreign adver-
 16 saries and the tactics employed by foreign adversaries for conducting
 17 influence campaigns.
 18 4. (a) Each recipient of a grant under the program required by subdi-
 19 vision one of this section shall, not later than one year after the date
 20 on which the recipient first receives funds pursuant to the grant,
 21 submit to the state commissioner a report describing the activities the
 22 recipient carried out using grant funds and the effectiveness of those
 23 activities.
 24 (b) Not later than ninety days after the date on which the state
 25 commissioner receives the last report the state commissioner exp