What's happening
This bill designates November 1st as "Military Opportunities Day" in New York State to commemorate military opportunities.
Why it matters
Raises awareness of military career pathways. By establishing an official day to recognize military opportunities, the bill encourages schools, community organizations, and the public to highlight the diverse educational, professional, and personal benefits of military service.
Supports recruitment and civic engagement. A designated "Military Opportunities Day" could facilitate outreach and recruitment efforts, providing a platform for military branches to connect with potential recruits and their families in a positive, community-oriented setting.
Honors the role of the military in society. The commemoration acknowledges the contributions of service members and frames military service as a valuable and respected option among the state’s youth and workforce.
Potential for statewide educational programming. With formal recognition, schools and organizations may be more likely to host informational events, career fairs, or speaker series about military service, leading to a broader understanding of the military’s role and the opportunities it provides.
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Create Military Opportunities Day
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Sponsors
Senator · Senate District 8
2 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to governmental operations
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.253
- Referred to finance
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to governmental operations
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
Show 3 earlier actions
- Ordered to third reading cal.1357
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to finance
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Create Military Opportunities Day
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Operations · Sponsor Michael DenDekker
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6057
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 16, 2019
Introduced by Sen. BROOKS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing November first of each year as a day of commemoration known as "Military Opportunities 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", August twentyfourth, to be known as "Ukrainian Independence Day", August twentysixth, 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
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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 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 first, to be known as "Military Opportunities 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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Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing November first of each year as a day of commemoration known as "Military Opportunities Day"
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill establishes November 1st as Military Opportunities Day in New York State.
Summary of provisions
Section 1. amends subdivision 3 section 168-a of the Executive Law, by designating November 1" as "Military Opportunities Day" in New York State.
Section 2. is the enacting clause.
Justification
Every Fall, Military Recruiters provide information to students through- out New York State about the educational and career opportunities avail- able to them through the U.S. Military. By designating November 1st as "Military Opportunities Day," we can increase awareness and promote the value of military service as an alternative educational opportunity and career avenue. Each person seeking to enlist is critical to bolstering our national defense. In recognizing Military Opportunities Day, we show our support and encouragement of both military recruiters and those special students who seek to serve and defend America's freedom.
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
None to the State.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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