Directs the division of veterans' services to conduct a study on converting the division of veterans' services to an administrative agency independent of the executive department.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A9149
SPONSOR: Ashby TITLE OF BILL:
An act in relation to directing the division of veterans' services to
conduct a study on converting the division of veterans' services to an
administrative agency independent of the executive department; and
providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To direct the division of veterans' services to conduct a study on
converting the division of veterans' services to an administrative agen-
cy independent of the executive department and providing for the repeal
of such provisions upon expiration thereof.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. The division of veterans' services shall conduct a study on
converting the division of veterans' services into an administrative
agency independent of the executive department. The study shall include
but is not limited to:
i. Replacing the director of veterans' services with a
cabinet-level commissioner of veterans' services;
ii. What effects, if any, such conversion would have on the
veterans living in New York state;
iii. Determining which current veterans programs operated
by the state could be assumed by the division upon conversion
to an administrative agency; and
iv. The costs associated with conversion of the division
into an administrative agency.
On or before one year from the effective date of this act, the division
of veterans' services shall submit such study to the Governor, the
Temporary President of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly, all
members of the Senate committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, and
Military Affairs, and the Assembly committee on Veterans' Affairs.
The division of Veterans' Services may request and receive any informa-
tion from any information from any state agency that is relevant and
material to the completion of such study.
JUSTIFICATION:
This study is to investigate whether converting the division of veter-
ans' services into an administrative agency will be a strategic and
fiscally responsible transition on behalf of our veterans and the people
of New York State.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and
be deemed repealed one year after such effective date.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9149
IN ASSEMBLY
January 23, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. ASHBY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs
AN ACT in relation to directing the division of veterans' services to
conduct a study on converting the division of veterans' services to an
administrative agency independent of the executive department; and
providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. 1. (a) The division of veterans' services shall conduct a
2 study on converting the division of veterans' services into an adminis-
3 trative agency independent of the executive department.
4 (b) Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
5 (i) replacing the director of veterans' services with a cabinet-level
6 commissioner of veterans' services;
7 (ii) what effects, if any, such conversion would have on the veterans
8 living in New York state;
9 (iii) determining which current veterans programs operated by the
10 state could be assumed by the division upon conversion to an administra-
11 tive agency; and
12 (iv) the costs associated with conversion of the division into an
13 administrative agency.
14 2. On or before one year from the effective date of this act, the
15 division of veterans' services shall submit such study to the governor,
16 the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, all
17 members of the senate committee on veterans, homeland security and mili-
18 tary affairs, and the assembly committee on veterans' affairs.
19 3. The division of veterans' services may request, and is authorized
20 to receive, any information from any state agency that is relevant and
21 material to the completion of such study. Such information received by
22 the division of veterans' services shall be subject to the same require-
23 ments for confidentiality and limitations on use, if any, as are appli-
24 cable to such state agency's use of such information.
25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
26 deemed repealed one year after such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14229-01-9
