Senate Bill S651

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Awards annuity to recipients of purple heart medals

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S651 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §369, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2738
2011-2012: S1537

2013-S651 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Awards annuity to recipients of purple heart medals, who are identified as recipients under executive order 11016 and are New York state residents, annually for the amount of one thousand dollars.

2013-S651 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S651 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   651

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  awarding  an  annual
  annuity to recipients of purple heart medals

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 369 to
read as follows:
  S 369.  PAYMENT TO RECIPIENTS OF PURPLE  HEART  MEDALS.    1.  ANNUITY
ESTABLISHED.    (A)  A  RECIPIENT  OF  A  PURPLE HEART (AUTHORIZED TO BE
AWARDED PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER 11016), SHALL  UPON  APPLICATION  TO
THE STATE DIRECTOR, BE PAID AN ANNUAL ANNUITY OUT OF THE TREASURY OF THE
STATE  FOR THE SUM OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR SUCH TERM AS SUCH RECIPI-
ENT SHALL BE ENTITLED THERETO UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
  (B) THE ENTITLEMENT OF ANY  RECIPIENT  OF  A  PURPLE  HEART  MEDAL  TO
RECEIVE  THE  ANNUITY  HEREIN  PROVIDED  SHALL TERMINATE UPON HIS OR HER
DEATH OR UPON HIS OR HER CEASING TO CONTINUE TO BE A RESIDENT AND  DOMI-
CILED  IN  THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT SUCH ENTITLEMENT MAY BE REINSTATED
UPON APPLICATION TO THE STATE DIRECTOR, IF SUCH RECIPIENT  SHALL  THERE-
AFTER RESUME HIS OR HER RESIDENCE AND DOMICILE OF THE STATE.
  (C)  THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF AN AWARD OF THE ANNUITY TO A RECIPIENT OF A
PURPLE HEART MEDAL SHALL BE THE DAY AFTER THE AWARDING OF A PURPLE HEART
MEDAL IF THE APPLICATION THEREFOR IS RECEIVED WITHIN ONE YEAR  FROM  THE
DATE OF AWARDING THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL.  IF THE APPLICATION IS RECEIVED
AFTER  THE EXPIRATION OF THE FIRST YEAR FOLLOWING THE DATE OF THE AWARD-
ING OF THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF  AN  AWARD  OF  THE
ANNUITY  TO  A  RECIPIENT  OF  A PURPLE HEART MEDAL SHALL BE THE DATE OF
RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION BY THE STATE DIRECTOR. IF THE APPLICATION  IS
DENIED  BUT IS GRANTED AT A LATER DATE UPON AN APPLICATION FOR RECONSID-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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