Assembly Bill A938

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Grants status of combat veteran to veterans who served in the armed forces during operation restore hope in Somalia for the purposes of obtaining certain benefits

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  • 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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2011-A938 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §369, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7620
2013-2014: A2569
2015-2016: A8469
2017-2018: A4403
2019-2020: A3789

2011-A938 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants status as a combat veteran to veterans who served in the armed forces in Somalia during Operation Restore Hope in Somalia for the purposes of obtaining any privileges and benefits that are available to combat veterans.

2011-A938 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   938

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ORTIZ,  SCHROEDER, CASTELLI -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to veterans  who  partic-
  ipated in operation restore hope in Somalia

  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. OPERATION RESTORE HOPE; COMBAT STATUS. ANY VETERAN OF THE ARMED
FORCES WHO SERVED IN SOMALIA DURING OPERATION RESTORE  HOPE  SHALL,  FOR
THE  PURPOSES  OF  OBTAINING  ELIGIBILITY  FOR  ANY PRIVILEGE OR BENEFIT
GRANTED TO COMBAT  VETERANS  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  CHAPTER  OR  ANY  OTHER
PROVISION  OF  LAW,  BE  GRANTED  THE STATUS OF COMBAT VETERAN AND SHALL
OBTAIN ELIGIBILITY FOR ANY SUCH PRIVILEGE OR BENEFIT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04023-01-1

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