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NY A00164
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Catalina Cruz
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AI Summary
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Establishes a military pro bono program through the Attorney General to provide free legal assistance to active-duty U.S. military personnel, deployed service members, and their family members domiciled or stationed in New York
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Covers legal assistance in civil law, family law, estate planning, employment law, immigration law, debtor-creditor law, and military administrative law
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Creates a military family legal assistance advisory committee co-chaired by the state judge advocate and the chair of the NY Interest on Lawyer Account Fund board of trustees
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Advisory committee includes representatives from military installation legal offices, NY State Bar Association veterans committee, Division of Veterans' Services, Office of Court Administration, and veterans/military support organizations
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Authorizes the Attorney General and Adjutant General to receive grants, gifts, and donations to support the program, with funds deposited in the NY Interest on Lawyer Account Fund
Legislative Description
Provides that the attorney general, in consultation with the adjutant general and the chair of the board of trustees of the New York interest on lawyer account fund, establish a military pro bono program to provide legal assistance without charge to those in active military service of the United States and those military personnel who have been deployed for active duty other than training, and their family members domiciled or stationed in the state; makes related provisions.
Last Action
referred to governmental operations
1/7/2026