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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to rules
Companion bill
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Provides additional health services and employment benefits for veterans
In Senate Committee · Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs · Sponsor Charles Lavine
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to providing certain benefits to veterans; and to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring certain reports relating to veterans
Purpose
To create a study on various important aspects of the lives of this State's veterans.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 amends the Veterans Health Care Information Program in the New York State Department of Health to provide information for veterans, their families and health care providers on health issues associated with military duty such as post-traumatic stress disorder and brain-related injuries and spina bifida in children of veterans (in addition to already included features such as Agent Orange, Gulf War Syndrome, toxic materials or harmful physical agents such as depleted uranium and hepatitis C).
Section 2 amends current law to include among the current data required under law, the military background and circumstances, if such person served in the United States armed forces.
Justification
Current deployments involve long, dangerous and repeated tours of duty, with our citizen soldiers and their families performing above and beyond the call of duty. This bill will serve to assist veterans and their families by helping to determine the numbers in need and by maintaining the work salaries for deployed members of service.
Legislative history
None.
Fiscal implications
Minimal
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, that any rules and regulations necessary for the timely implementation of this act on its effective date shall be promulgated on or before such date.
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