29 – Intake Forms for Admission and Residency.
§ 29. Intake forms for admission and residency. 1. The department, in cooperation with the office of temporary and disability assistance and any other state department, office, division or agency the department deems necessary, shall require that all intake forms for admission or residency to any temporary shelter that is reimbursed from state or state-administered […]
29-A – Loan Counseling for Mortgages Guaranteed by the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944.
* § 29-a. Loan counseling for mortgages guaranteed by the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944. Upon the request of any veteran, the department shall provide counseling and assistance to applicants for a mortgage loan guaranteed by the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944. Such service shall be provided either directly or through a contract with a […]
29-A*2 – Veterans Memorial Registry.
* § 29-a. Veterans memorial registry. 1. The department is directed to develop a veterans memorial registry in consultation with the director of the New York state military museum and veterans resource center, the commissioner of the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation, the commissioner of the office of general services and the state […]
30 – Short Title.
§ 30. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the “veterans employment act”.
31 – Legislative Findings.
§ 31. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that it is estimated that over the next five years, forty-four thousand veterans are expected to return to this state from their military posts, making the Empire State home to one of the largest veteran populations in the country. Shockingly, the unemployment rate for Post-9/11 veterans in […]
32 – Definitions.
§ 32. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. “State agency” shall mean any department, board, bureau, division, commission, council or committee within the executive branch, the state university of New York, the city university of New York, and all public authorities under the control of the executive branch. 2. “Temporary appointment” shall have the […]
22 – Evidence of Entitlement.
§ 22. Evidence of entitlement. 1. The evidence of such service, blindness, residence and domicile, or of such marriage, widowhood, residence and domicile in each case shall be furnished in the manner and form prescribed by the commissioner of veterans’ services who shall examine the same. 2. Upon being satisfied that such service was performed, […]
23 – Persons Who May Receive Annuity.
§ 23. Persons who may receive annuity. 1. a. The word “veteran” means a veteran as defined in section one of this article who is a resident, and who (i) has been or may be released from such service under other than dishonorable conditions, or (ii) has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one […]
24 – New York State Veterans’ Cemeteries.
§ 24. New York state veterans’ cemeteries. 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds and determines that the devoted service and sacrifice of veterans deserve important, unique and eternal recognition by the state of New York. That it is by means of the devoted service and sacrifice of veterans that the liberty, freedom and prosperity enjoyed […]
15 – Powers and Duties of Local Veterans’ Service Agencies.
§ 15. Powers and duties of local veterans’ service agencies. 1. A local veterans’ service agency shall have power under the direction of the state veterans’ service agency, and it shall be its duty to inform military and naval authorities of the United States and assist members of the uniformed services and veterans, who are […]