What's happening
This bill requires state and local agencies to collect veterans' status on new forms and protect the confidentiality of that information.
Why it matters
Standardizes the collection of veterans’ status. by requiring all new state and local agency forms in key service areas (like health, family services, criminal justice, and employment) to ask whether someone has served in the U.S. Armed Forces or has a family member who has, potentially improving identification and outreach to veterans and their families.
Ensures that personal information about veterans and their families is treated as confidential. , restricting its use to only what is necessary for providing services, assessment, or referrals—addressing privacy concerns that could otherwise deter veterans from seeking help.
Mandates that individuals who identify as veterans or family members are informed about available veterans’ services and benefits. , which could lead to increased awareness and utilization of support programs that many veterans and their families may not otherwise know about or access.
May improve coordination between agencies and veterans’ affairs offices. , leading to better-targeted services and potentially more effective delivery of benefits, while also providing agencies with more accurate data on the veteran population they serve.
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Protect Veterans’ Private Information
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- Signed chap.322
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- 3rd reading cal.1762
- Substituted for S6610
- Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.82
- Returned to assembly
- Died in senate
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- Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.65
- Reported
- Referred to veterans' affairs
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Protect Veterans’ Personal Information
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Andrew J. Lanza
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1206
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 11, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, BARRETT, BRINDISI, DiPIETRO, LUPARDO, MAGNARELLI, SEPULVEDA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUPINACCI -read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to personal confidential information obtained from veterans or family members of veterans receiving services from the state and political subdivisions thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 354-e to read as follows:
§ 354-e. Use of personal confidential information obtained from veterans or family members of veterans receiving services from the state and political subdivisions thereof. 1. Departments, divisions, bureaus, boards, commissions and agencies of the state and political subdivisions thereof, which provide assistance, treatment, counseling, care, supervision or custody in service areas involving health, mental health, family services, criminal justice or employment shall be required to solicit information on whether their customer or client is a veteran as defined in section eighty-five of the civil service law or family member of a veteran. Any new forms created after the effective date of this section shall contain the following questions: "Have you served in the United States Armed Forces?" "Has someone in your family served in the United States military?"
2. Individuals identifying themselves as having served in the military or a family member shall be advised that the division of veterans' affairs and local veterans service agencies established pursuant to section three hundred fifty-seven of this article provide assistance to veterans regarding benefits under federal and state law. Information regarding veterans and military status provided by assisted persons solely to implement this section shall be protected as personal confidential material, and used only to assist in the diagnosis, treatment,
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assessment and handling of the veteran's or family member's problems within the agency requesting such information and in referring the veteran or family member to the division of veterans' affairs for the information and assistance with regard to benefits and entitlements under federal and state law.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law; provided that any rules or regulations necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date shall be promulgated on or before such date.
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