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BILL NUMBER:A8876
Title of bill
An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to allowing military service credit for all veterans honor- ably discharged from the military
Purpose
This bill allows military service credit for all veterans honorably discharged from the military.
Summary of provisions
Section 1- Section 1000 of the retirement and social security law, as added by chanter 547 of the laws of 2002.
Section 2- Contains Effective Date.
Justification
This bill would allow up to three years of service cred- it for military duty by removing all existing requirements that such military service he performed during certain war periods, during certain hostilities while in the theater of operations or upon the receipt of an expeditionary medal. This would then allow all veterans, no matter where or when they served in the military, to receive certain advantages in regards to the retirement system.
Prior legislative history
New legislation.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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