New York A 11103: Relates to establishing the private employers veterans' preference policy act

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A11103 Summary:

BILL NOA11103 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03128

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SPONSORStern

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Add §36, Veterans' Services L

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Permits private employers to adopt a veterans' hiring preference policy.

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BILL NOA11103 

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04/24/2026referred to veterans' affairs

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11103

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 24, 2026
 ___________

 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 permitting
 private employers to adopt a veterans' preference employment policy

 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 36 to read as follows:
 3 § 36. Private employers veterans' preference policy. 1. As used in
 4 this section:
 5 a. "Private employer" shall mean a corporation, partnership, limited
 6 liability company, not-for-profit corporation or other private entity
 7 with one or more employees and excludes the state, a municipality, coun-
 8 ty or school district.
 9 b. "Veteran" shall mean an individual who served on active duty in the
 10 United States army, navy, marine corps, air force, coast guard or the
 11 reserves component, or who served in active military service of the
 12 United States as a member of the army, national guard, air national
 13 guard, New York guard or New York naval militia, and meets one or more
 14 of the following:
 15 (i) Served on active duty for a period of more than one hundred eighty
 16 days and was discharged or released from active duty with other than a
 17 dishonorable discharge.
 18 (ii) Was discharged or released because of a service connected disa-
 19 bility.
 20 (iii) Was discharged or released from duty with other than a dishonor-
 21 able discharge from service under an order to active duty, excluding
 22 active duty for training.
 23 c. "Veterans' preference employment policy" shall mean a private
 24 employer's voluntary preference for hiring, promoting, or retaining a
 25 veteran over another equally qualified applicant or employee.
 26 2. A private employer may adopt and apply a voluntary veterans' pref-
 27 erence employment policy.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07009-01-5

 A. 11103 2

 1 3. A veterans' preference employment policy shall be in writing and
 2 shall be applied uniformly to employment decisions regarding the hiring
 3 or promotion of veterans or the retention of veterans during a reduction
 4 in the workforce.
 5 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 6 it shall have become a law.

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