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NY S05991
Bill
Status
11/11/2019
Primary Sponsor
Anna Kaplan
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AI Summary
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Establishes a "women veterans coordinator" position within the Division of Veterans' Services to develop and coordinate statewide programs and services for women veterans.
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Adds advocacy for all women veterans in the state as a specific duty of the coordinator.
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Requires the coordinator to include information about women veterans' contributions to the United States and New York State on the division's official website.
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Expands coordinator responsibilities to promote veteran human rights conferences, veterans benefits and resources events, and cultural competence training.
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Requires the coordinator to prepare reports on women veterans demographics, county-by-county population numbers, and unique needs of the women veterans population.
Legislative Description
Increases the duties of the women veterans coordinator to include: advocating for all women veterans in the state; and the inclusion of the contributions women veterans have made on behalf of the United States and this state on the division's official website.
Last Action
approval memo.16
11/11/2019