Revises the New York state veteran's memorial and monument registry such that it is easier to navigate and has deadlines for the submission of memorials and monuments and the updating of the registry.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3397
SPONSOR: Raga TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to revising the
New York state veteran's memorial and monument registry
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This legislation would require all New York veteran monuments and memo-
rials to be included on the New York State Veterans Memorial Registry
site.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one amends Section 29-a of the veterans' services law, as added
by chapter 14 of the laws of 2023, so that:
Subsection 1 changes the name of the Department of Veterans' Services'
memorial registry site from `New York Veterans Memorial Registry' to
`New York State Veteran's Memorial and Monument Registry.' Subsection 1
also states the registry is to be maintained by the Department of Veter-
ans Services in collaboration with the director of the New York State
Military Museum and Veterans Resource Center, the Commissioner of the
Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic preservation, the Commissioner
of the Office of General Services
and, the State Historian, and
respective agencies and veteran organizations within New York towns,
villages, counties and cities.
Subsection 2 defines the parameters of the filterable database, includ-
ing details about the location, history, significance, specific veter-
ans, appropriate images, and other relevant information.
Subsection 3 describes the manner in which the information and data are
to be obtained from cities, counties, towns, villages, and other rele-
vant organizations. Municipalities with a population with over a million
people will have no more than one year to submit requested information.
Municipalities with a population with less than one million will have
120 days. The Department of Veterans' Services will have no more than 60
days to upload the received information to the website.
Section two would set forth the effective date. JUSTIFICATION:
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024 - Referred to Veterans' Affairs
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately
