What's happening
This bill designates July 16th as "Atomic and Nuclear Veterans Day" in New York State to honor veterans exposed to atomic and nuclear testing.
Why it matters
Raises public awareness of a historically overlooked group of veterans. By creating a dedicated day, the bill spotlights the unique sacrifices and health risks faced by veterans involved in atomic and nuclear weapons testing, many of whom suffered long-term effects and were not always formally recognized.
Encourages educational opportunities and public reflection. Designating a commemoration day can prompt schools, civic organizations, and the public to learn about the history of atomic and nuclear testing and its consequences for service members and their families.
Promotes advocacy for veterans’ health and benefits. Increased recognition may support ongoing efforts to secure appropriate healthcare, compensation, or official acknowledgment for atomic and nuclear veterans, who have sometimes struggled to access adequate benefits.
Places New York State at the forefront of veteran recognition. By joining a small but growing number of jurisdictions formally honoring these veterans, New York signals its commitment to inclusive remembrance and sets a precedent for other states.
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Honor Atomic Veterans Day
In Senate Committee · Finance · Sponsor Pete Harckham
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STATE OF NEW YORK
9680
IN ASSEMBLY
February 4, 2020
Introduced by M. of A. BYRNE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing July sixteenth of each year as a day of commemoration known as "Atomic and Nuclear Veterans Day"
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 168-a of the executive law, as amended by chapter 481 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
3. The following days shall be days of commemoration in each year: January sixth, to be known as "Haym Salomon Day", January twenty-seventh, to be known as "Holocaust Remembrance Day", February fourth, to be known as "Rosa Parks Day", February fifteenth, to be known as "Susan B. Anthony Day", February sixteenth, to be known as "Lithuanian Independence Day", February twenty-eighth, to be known as "Gulf War Veterans' Day", March fourth, to be known as "Pulaski Day", March tenth, to be known as "Harriet Tubman Day", March twenty-ninth, to be known as "Vietnam Veterans' Day", April ninth, to be known as "POW Recognition Day", April twenty-seventh, to be known as "Coretta Scott King Day", April twenty-eighth, to be known as "Workers' Memorial Day", the first Tuesday in May to be known as "New York State Teacher Day", May seventeenth, to be known as "Thurgood Marshall Day", the first Sunday in June, to be known as "Children's Day", June second, to be known as "Italian Independence Day", June twelfth, to be known as "Women Veterans Recognition Day", June nineteenth, to be known as "Juneteenth Freedom Day", June twenty-fifth, to be known as "Korean War Veterans' Day", July sixteenth, to be known as "Atomic and Nuclear Veterans Day", August twenty-fourth, to be known as "Ukrainian Independence Day", August twenty-sixth, to be known as "Women's Equality Day", September eleventh, to be known as "Battle of Plattsburgh Day" and also to be known as "September 11th Remembrance Day", September thirteenth, to be known as "John Barry Day" and also to be known as "Uncle Sam Day in the State of New York", September seventeenth, to be known as "Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13983-02-9
A. 9680 2
Memorial Day", the third Friday in September to be known as "New York State POW/MIA Recognition Day" except if such date of commemoration cannot be observed due to a religious holiday, such observances shall then be conducted on the second Friday of September, the last Saturday in September, to be known as "War of 1812 Day", the fourth Saturday of September, known as "Native-American Day", the last Sunday in September, to be known as "Gold Star Mothers' Day", October fifth, to be known as "Raoul Wallenberg Day", October eleventh, to be known as "New Netherland Day in the State of New York", October eighteenth, to be known as "Disabilities History Day", October twenty-seventh, to be known as "Theodore Roosevelt Day", November ninth, to be known as "Witness for Tolerance Day", November twelfth, to be known as "Elizabeth Cady Stanton Day", the third Tuesday in November to be known as "New York State School-Related Professionals Recognition Day", November thirtieth, to be known as "Shirley Chisholm Day", December third, to be known as "International Day of Persons with Disabilities", December seventh, to be known as "Pearl Harbor Day", December sixteenth, to be known as "Bastogne Day" and that day of the Asian lunar calendar designated as new year to be known as "Asian New Year".
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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