Title VET, Veterans' Services

§ 1. Definitions. When used in this article:\n 1. The term "department" means the department of veterans' services.\n 2. The term "state commissioner" means the New York state commissioner\nof veterans' services.\n 3. The term "veteran" means a person who served on active duty i…

§ 10. Time within which marriage may be solemnized; member of the\nuniformed services. Notwithstanding section thirteen-b of the domestic\nrelations law, where either of the parties making application for a\nmarriage license, pursuant to section thirteen of the domestic relation…

§ 11. Use of personal confidential information obtained from veterans\nor family members of veterans receiving services from the state and\npolitical subdivisions thereof. 1. Departments, divisions, bureaus,\nboards, commissions and agencies of the state and political subdivisio…

§ 12. Acceptance of gifts. The department with the approval of the\ngovernor, may accept any gift or grant for any of the purposes of this\narticle. Any moneys so received may be expended by the department to\neffectuate any of the purposes of this article, subject to the same\n…

§ 13. State veterans' service agency. 1. A state veterans' service\nagency established by the department pursuant to this article shall have\npower and it shall be its duty to inform military and naval authorities\nof the United States and assist members of the uniformed service…

§ 14. Local veterans' service agencies. 1. County veterans' service\nagencies. There shall be established a county veterans' service agency\nin each county not wholly included within a city, and there shall be a\ncounty director of each county veterans' service agency. Any count…

§ 15. Powers and duties of local veterans' service agencies. 1. A\nlocal veterans' service agency shall have power under the direction of\nthe state veterans' service agency, and it shall be its duty to inform\nmilitary and naval authorities of the United States and assist membe…

§ 16. Location and cost of local veterans' service agencies; deputy\nlocal directors. 1. A local director shall designate the location of the\nlocal and branch offices of the local veterans' service agency within\nhis or her jurisdiction, which offices shall be open during conve…

§ 17. Local veterans' service committees. The same authority which\nappoints a local director shall appoint for each county and city\nveterans' service agency a veterans' service committee to assist the\nlocal director and shall appoint a chair thereof. Similar committees may\nb…

§ 18. Appropriations for expenses and activities of local veterans'\nservice agencies. Each county and each city of the state in which is\nestablished a county veterans' service agency or a city veterans'\nservice agency, as the case may be, is hereby authorized to appropriate\n…

§ 19. Women veterans coordinator. 1. Definitions. (a) "Veteran" shall\nhave the same meaning as defined in section one of this article.\n (b) "Department" shall mean the state department of veterans'\nservices.\n (c) "Women veterans coordinator" shall be a veteran.\n 2. Such wom…

§ 2. Department of veterans' services. There is hereby created a\ndepartment of veterans' services. The head of such department shall be\nthe New York state commissioner of veterans' services who shall be a\nveteran. He or she shall be appointed by the governor and shall hold\no…

§ 20. Women veterans advisory committee. 1. The women veterans\nadvisory committee is hereby created consisting of twelve members, with\nmembers appointed as follows: (a) six members by the governor; (b) two\nmembers by the temporary president of the senate; (c) two members by t…

§ 21. Creation of annuity. 1. Payment to veterans. a. Any veteran as\ndefined in this article who has been or is hereafter classified by the\nNew York State commission for the visually handicapped as a blind person\nas defined in section three of chapter four hundred fifteen of …

§ 22. Evidence of entitlement. 1. The evidence of such service,\nblindness, residence and domicile, or of such marriage, widowhood,\nresidence and domicile in each case shall be furnished in the manner and\nform prescribed by the commissioner of veterans' services who shall\nexa…

§ 23. Persons who may receive annuity. 1. a. The word "veteran" means\na veteran as defined in section one of this article who is a resident,\nand who (i) has been or may be released from such service under other\nthan dishonorable conditions, or (ii) has a qualifying condition,…

§ 24. New York state veterans' cemeteries. 1. Legislative intent. The\nlegislature finds and determines that the devoted service and sacrifice\nof veterans deserve important, unique and eternal recognition by the\nstate of New York. That it is by means of the devoted service and…

§ 25. Veterans health screening. 1. As used in this section: a.\n"Eligible member" means a member of the New York army national guard or\nthe New York air national guard who served in the Persian Gulf War, as\ndefined in 38 USC 101, or in an area designated as a combat zone by t…

§ 26. Payment to immediate family members of veterans. 1. Annuity\nestablished. (a) (i) A parent, spouse, or minor child identified in 10\nUSC 1126 as a gold star parent, spouse, or minor child; or (ii) a\nparent, spouse, or minor child of a veteran who died while on active\ndut…

§ 27. Cremated remains of a veteran. The cremated remains of a veteran\nmay be disposed of pursuant to the provisions of section forty-two\nhundred three of the public health law.\n

§ 28. New York state silver rose veterans service certificate. The\ncommissioner, in consultation with the adjutant general, is hereby\nauthorized to present in the name of the legislature of the state of New\nYork, a certificate, to be known as the "New York State Silver Rose\n…

§ 29. Intake forms for admission and residency. 1. The department, in\ncooperation with the office of temporary and disability assistance and\nany other state department, office, division or agency the department\ndeems necessary, shall require that all intake forms for admissio…

* § 29-a. Loan counseling for mortgages guaranteed by the Servicemen's\nReadjustment Act of 1944. Upon the request of any veteran, the\ndepartment shall provide counseling and assistance to applicants for a\nmortgage loan guaranteed by the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944.\…

* § 29-a. Veterans memorial registry. 1. The department is directed to\ndevelop a veterans memorial registry in consultation with the director\nof the New York state military museum and veterans resource center, the\ncommissioner of the office of parks, recreation and historic\n…

§ 29-b. Veterans' liaisons. 1. As used in this section the term "state\nagency" shall mean any department, board, bureau, division, commission,\ncouncil or committee within the executive branch.\n 2. Each state agency shall designate at least one employee to act as a\nliaison wi…

§ 29-c. Veteran maternity care. The women veterans coordinator shall\nadminister a veteran maternity care program. The duties and\nresponsibilities of the women veterans coordinator with respect to such\nprogram shall be:\n 1. Serving as a liaison between the United States depar…

§ 29-d. Staff sergeant Alex R. Jimenez New York state military\nimmigrant family legacy program. 1. For the purposes of this section,\nthe following terms shall have the following meanings:\n (a) "Uniformed service member" shall mean a member of the army, navy,\nair force, space…

§ 29-e. Protecting veterans from fraud and unaccredited\nrepresentatives.\n 1. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have\nthe following meanings:\n (a) "Unaccredited representative" shall mean any person lacking the\nauthority granted by the VA to represen…

§ 3. Veterans' services commission. 1. There shall be in the\ndepartment a veterans' services commission, which shall consist of the\nmembers and the ex officio members provided for in this section.\n 2. There shall be thirteen members of the commission who shall be\nveterans ap…

§ 3-a. Veterans employment task force. 1. There shall be in the\ndepartment a task force on veterans employment opportunities which shall\nconsist of the following thirteen members: the state commissioner, or\nhis or her designee, who shall serve as the chair of the task force; …

§ 30. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the\n"veterans employment act".\n

§ 31. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that it is\nestimated that over the next five years, forty-four thousand veterans\nare expected to return to this state from their military posts, making\nthe Empire State home to one of the largest veteran populations in …

§ 32. Definitions. As used in this article:\n 1. "State agency" shall mean any department, board, bureau, division,\ncommission, council or committee within the executive branch, the state\nuniversity of New York, the city university of New York, and all public\nauthorities unde…

§ 33. Temporary hiring. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the\ncontrary, a state agency shall select a veteran from the veteran\ntemporary hiring list when making a temporary appointment provided such\nveteran possesses the applicable skills needed for the temporary\nassig…

§ 34. Department of civil services responsibilities. The department of\ncivil service shall:\n 1. establish and maintain a veteran temporary hiring list, for use by\nstate agencies in the implementation of this article;\n 2. assist state agencies by making available services of …

§ 35. Regulations. The president of the state civil service commission\nshall promulgate such rules and regulations as shall be necessary to\nimplement the provisions of this article.\n

§ 4. General functions, powers and duties of department. The\ndepartment, by and through the state commissioner or his or her duly\nauthorized officer or employee, shall have the following functions,\npowers and duties:\n 1. To coordinate the program and activities of department…

§ 40. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall\nhave the following meanings:\n 1. "Certified service-disabled veteran-owned business enterprise"\nshall mean a business enterprise, including a sole proprietorship,\npartnership, limited liability company or …

§ 41. Division of service-disabled veterans' business development. 1.\nThe head of the division of service-disabled veterans' business\ndevelopment shall be the director who shall be appointed by the governor\nand who shall hold office at the pleasure of the commissioner.\n 2. T…

§ 42. Opportunities for certified service-disabled veteran-owned\nbusiness enterprises. 1. The director, or in the absence of the\ndirector, the commissioner, within ninety days of the effective date of\nthis article shall promulgate rules and regulations for the following\npurp…

§ 43. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or\npart of this article shall be adjudged by any court of competent\njurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect, impair or\ninvalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation\nt…

§ 5. Veteran speaker education program. 1. There is hereby established\nwithin the department a veteran speaker education program to be\ndeveloped and implemented by the commissioner in consultation with the\ncommissioner of the New York state military museum and veterans resour…

§ 6. Cooperation and facilities of other departments. To effectuate\nthe purposes of this article, the governor may direct any department,\ndivision, board, bureau, commission or agency of the state, or of any\npolitical subdivision thereof, to cooperate with and assist and advi…

§ 7. Information on status of veterans receiving assistance.\nDepartments, divisions, bureaus, boards, commissions and agencies of the\nstate and political subdivisions thereof, which provide assistance,\ntreatment, counseling, care, supervision or custody in service areas\ninvo…

§ 8. New York state supplemental burial allowance for members of the\nuniformed services of the United States killed in combat or duty subject\nto hostile fire or imminent danger, as defined in 37 USC § 310. 1. As\nused in this section, "parent" means a father, a mother, a fathe…

§ 9. New York state veteran burial fund. 1. As used in this section,\n"agent in control of the disposition of remains" means the person\nresponsible or designated to control the disposition of a deceased\nveteran's remains as defined and outlined in section forty-two hundred\non…