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S4923Senate2013-2014 SessionSame asA7687

Amends the dates of certain armed conflicts to reflect the dates for such conflicts established by the federal government and provides that future dates shall be consistent with the federal dates thereof

Sponsor Tom LibousSD-52Affects Local Government
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Tom Libous

Senator · Senate District 52

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  1. Committed to rules
  2. Advanced to third reading
  3. 2nd report cal.
  4. 1st report cal.591
  5. Print number 4923c
  6. Amend and recommit to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
  7. Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
  8. Print number 4923b
  9. Amend and recommit to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
  10. Print number 4923a
  11. Amend (t) and recommit to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
  12. Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

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A7687Assembly

Amends the dates of certain armed conflicts to reflect the dates for such conflicts established by the federal government

In Assembly Committee · Veterans' Affairs · Sponsor Michael Benedetto

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BILL NUMBER:S4923C

Title of bill

An act to amend the education law, the retirement and social security law, the civil service law, the social services law and the public officers law, in relation to the dates of certain periods of war and hostilities

Purpose

The purpose of this bill is to amend the dates of certain armed conflict to reflect the dates for such conflicts established by the federal government.

Summary of provisions

Section 1: Amends Education Law section 668 to change the date of participation in operations in Lebanon from June 1983 to August 21, 1992 In addition, changes the time period in subdivision (d) from December 21st to February 28th. Subdivision (e) is re-worded from two to second.

Section 2: Amends subdivision 1 of section 668-c of the education law, to change the date of which this section considers a "Vietnam veteran" from the twenty-second of December to the twenty-eighth of February.

Section 3: Amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 1000 of the retirement and social security law, to change the date of hostilities participated in by the military forces of the United States in Lebanon from the first day of June, nineteen hundred eighty-three to the twenty-first day of August, nineteen hundred eighty-two.

Section 4: Amends subparagraph 5 of paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 85 of the civil service law, to change the date of hostilities participated in by the military forces of the United States in Lebanon, from the first day of June, nineteen hundred eighty-three, to the twenty-first day of August, nineteen hundred eighty-two.

Section 5: Amends subdivision 1 of section 168 of the social services law, to change the date for participation in operations in Lebanon from June first, nineteen hundred eighty-three to August twenty-first, nineteen hundred eighty-two.

Section 7: Amends Section 63 of the public officers law, to change the date for participation in operations in Lebanon from June first, nineteen hundred eighty-three to August twenty-first, nineteen hundred eighty two.

Justification

Discrepancies in official dates of conflict for various military operations is a source of administrative confusion on both the state and federal level. Irregularities in official dates of conflict make it particularly difficult for veterans or relatives of veterans applying for state and/or federal benefits and/or military service credits. Complications can arise if under the State an individual is considered a veteran of a particular conflict while on the federal

level the individual in question is not or vice versa. This bill aims to eliminate this discrepancy and any subsequent complications that may arise.

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Effective date

Immediately.

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