What's happening
This bill requires New York to create an exclusive job website for veterans and their families, and mandates regular employment analysis reports.
Why it matters
Creates targeted job opportunities for veterans and their families. by mandating that certain job listings will be available exclusively on this new website, potentially giving veterans and their immediate circles a competitive edge in the job market.
Addresses unique employment barriers faced by veterans, caregivers, and military families. by requiring ongoing analysis and reporting on their employment status, obstacles, and success factors—potentially informing more effective policy and resource allocation.
Improves transparency and accountability. by requiring regular public reports (updated every five years) on veteran and military family employment, which could drive continuous improvements in state support programs.
Modernizes and personalizes job searching. for these groups by mandating interactive features on the website (e.g., status tracking, resume submission), making job application processes more accessible and tailored to their needs.
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Who cares
Veterans seeking work
The bill would create a restricted-access website with exclusive job listings, training materials and tools to submit resumes, apply for jobs and track applications.
Caregivers and immediate family members of disabled veterans
The bill names them among the intended users of the veterans’ jobs website.
Immediate family members of active-duty military stationed in New York
They would receive access to the website and be included in a study of employment barriers and successful employment.
State labor and veterans’ affairs officials
They would jointly develop the website and its access process, while the labor commissioner would prepare an employment report and update it every five years.
Headline styles
Create Veterans Jobs Website
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Sponsors
Senator · Senate District 14
2 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
- Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3244
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 5, 2019
Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, ADDABBO, MONTGOMERY -- 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 and the labor law, in relation to creating a veterans' jobs website
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 353 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 24 to read as follows:
24. To develop, jointly with the commissioner of labor, a website with job listings, job training materials, and job search information exclusively for veterans, care givers for disabled veterans, the immediate family members of disabled veterans and immediate family members of active duty military stationed in New York. The website shall contain employment opportunities that are only available through this website and not available on any other website, job listing, board, newspaper or forum. The website shall be interactive where applicants can provide resumes or complete job applications and check the status of their applications and report the outcomes of their job searches. The commissioner and the commissioner of labor shall develop a process for providing exclusive access to the website to veterans, care givers for disabled veterans and immediate family members of active duty military stationed in New York.
§ 2. Section 21 of the labor law is amended by adding a new subdivision 16 to read as follows:
16. Shall work with the commissioner of veterans' affairs to develop a website as set forth in section three hundred fifty-three of the executive law. In addition, the commissioner shall prepare a report analyzing the current employment of veterans, the care givers of disabled veterans and immediate family members of active duty military stationed in New York; such study shall include rates of unemployment, an analysis of the
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barriers faced in becoming gainfully employed, analysis of the conditions that lead to successful employment, and provide recommendations for removing barriers faced in finding gainful employment. Such report shall be prepared no later than January first, two thousand twenty and be updated every five years thereafter. The report shall be provided to the governor and legislature and published on the department of labor and division of veterans' affairs websites.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately. Effective immediately the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law and the labor law, in relation to creating a veterans' jobs website
Purpose
To increase employment for Veterans, care givers for disabled veterans and for the immediate family members of active duty military stationed in New York and to prepare a report on current employment of veterans.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 adds a new subdivision 23 to section 353 of the executive law to require the Commissioner of the Division of Veterans Affairs to work with the Commissioner of the Department of Labor to develop an interac- tive website with job listings that are exclusively available to veter- ans, caregivers for disabled veterans and for the immediate family members of active duty military stationed in New York. The website would allow for applicants to apply for jobs directly through the site.
Section 2 adds a new subdivision 15 to section 21 of the labor law to require the Commissioner of Labor to work with the Commissioner of the Division of Veterans Affairs to establish a website as set forth in section 1. In addition, the Commissioner of Labor shall prepare a report on employment of Veterans, caregivers for disabled veterans and for the immediate family members of active duty military stationed in New York.
Section 3 sets forth the effective date.
Justification
The unemployment rate for Veterans who have served post 9/11 is almost 10%. Our brave man and women and their families who have honorably served this country deserve better and we can do better. This legis- lation will provide a single website that will be exclusive to veterans, immediate family members of disabled veterans, and immediate family members of active duty military stationed in New York. The website will enable them to access employment opportunities that would be exclusively available to them.
Legislative history
2015-16: S.5022/A.10068 Referred to Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs. Senate Bill 3701 of 2017-18.
Fiscal implications
Minimal.
Effective date
This act shall take that the addition, amendment and/or necessary for the implementation of authorized to be made and completed effect imme- diately; provided however, repeal of any rule or regulation this act on its effective date is on or before such effective date.
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