What's happening
This bill increases state funding caps for county and city veterans' service agencies' maintenance and operation expenses in New York.
Why it matters
Doubles the maximum amount of state reimbursement. available to local veterans' service agencies, which could let counties and cities expand services or cover more of their operating costs without raising local taxes.
May help smaller and rural counties. which often have tighter budgets—by raising the cap from $10,000 to $20,000 for populations under 100,000, potentially improving veterans’ access to services in less populated areas.
Increases per-capita funding for larger cities and counties. , raising the additional funding per 100,000 residents from $5,000 to $10,000, which could help better match service funding to population growth and demand.
Signals a greater state-level commitment to supporting veterans’ programs,. which could encourage local investment and result in more comprehensive assistance for veterans navigating benefits, employment, health care, and other needs.
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Increase Veterans Agency Funding
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Sponsors
Senator · Senate District 62
2 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to veterans' affairs
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1651
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Companion bill
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Increase Veterans Agency Funding
In Assembly Committee · Veterans' Affairs · Sponsor Michael DenDekker
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8210
IN SENATE
April 18, 2018
Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the cost of maintenance and operation of veterans' service agencies
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 359 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 196 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
1. A local director shall designate the location of the local and branch offices of the local veterans' service agency within his or her jurisdiction, which offices shall be open during convenient hours. The [cost of maintenance and operation of a county veterans' service agency shall be a county charge and the cost of maintenance and operation of a city veterans' service agency shall be a city charge, excepting that the] state director with the approval of the veterans' affairs commission shall allot and pay, from state moneys made available to him or her for such purposes, to each county veterans' service agency and each city veterans' service agency, an amount equal to [fifty per centum of] its expenditures for maintenance and operation approved by the state director, provided that in no event shall the amount allotted and paid for such approved expenditures incurred in any given year exceed (1) in the case of any county veterans' service agency in a county having a population of not more than one hundred thousand or in the case of any city veterans' service agency in a city having a population of not more than one hundred thousand, the sum of [ten] twenty thousand dollars, nor (2) in the case of any county veterans' service agency in a county having a population in excess of one hundred thousand excluding the population of any city therein which has a city veterans' service agency, the sum of [ten] twenty thousand dollars, and, in addition thereto, the sum of [five] ten thousand dollars for each one hundred thousand, or major portion thereof, of the population of the county in excess of one hundred thousand excluding the population of any city therein which has
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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a city veterans' service agency, nor (3) in the case of any city veterans' service agency in a city having a population in excess of one hundred thousand, the sum of [ten] twenty thousand dollars, and, in addition thereto, the sum of [five] ten thousand dollars for each one hundred thousand, or major portion thereof, of the population of the city in excess of one hundred thousand. Such population shall be certified in the same manner as provided by section fifty-four of the state finance law.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the cost of mainte- nance and operation of veterans' service agencies
Purpose
This legislation increased the amount of state reimbursement provided to a Counties Veteran Service Agency.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends Subdivision n1 of section 3219 of the executive law to remove the fifty percent cap on total expenditures for maintenance and operation that can be reimbursed by the State while increasing the maxi- mum reimbursement to twenty thousand and from five to ten the amount in excess of certain population figures.
Justification
This legislation seeks to provide additional financial resources to County Veteran Service Agencies. Under Law every County is mandated to have a Veteran Service Agency, however the amount of funding provided to them is minimal. These governmental entities are limited by the funding they receive from State and County Government, increasing their funding even this little amount will mean better and increased services they can provide to our Veterans.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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