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NY A08095
Bill
Status
11/11/2019
Primary Sponsor
Didi Barrett
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AI Summary
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Establishes a discharge upgrade advisory board program within the Division of Veterans' Services to provide written non-binding advisory opinions to New York veterans appealing their military discharge character.
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Allows veterans to submit applications with supporting evidence and relevant documents for review by the advisory board in a timely manner.
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Requires the board to issue a written opinion advocating for the federal discharge review board or board for corrections of military records if it finds a veteran's application meritorious.
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Mandates the Division post information about the discharge upgrade advisory board program on its official webpage and include case statistics in annual reports, including the number of cases reviewed and found meritorious.
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Takes effect 60 days after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Directs the division of veterans' services to maintain a discharge upgrade advisory board program to provide written non-binding advisory opinions to veterans of the state of New York who are appealing their character of discharge from the discharge review board or the board for corrections of military or naval records for their branch of service on the federal level.
Last Action
signed chap.481
11/11/2019