Assembly Bill A1206

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to use of personal confidential information received from veterans or family members of veterans receiving services from the state

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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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2017-A1206 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6610
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §354-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11154, S8075
2011-2012: A2920, S3968
2013-2014: A3348, S2826, S6277
2015-2016: A5514, S2793
2019-2020: S4614
2021-2022: S4995

2017-A1206 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to use of personal confidential information received from veterans or family members of veterans receiving services from the state and political subdivisions thereof.

2017-A1206 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1206
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CUSICK, BARRETT, BRINDISI, DiPIETRO, LUPARDO,
   MAGNARELLI, SEPULVEDA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  LUPINACCI  --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to personal confidential
   information obtained from  veterans  or  family  members  of  veterans
   receiving services from the state and political subdivisions thereof
 
   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  354-e
 to read as follows:
   § 354-E. USE OF PERSONAL CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM VETER-
 ANS  OR FAMILY MEMBERS OF VETERANS RECEIVING SERVICES FROM THE STATE AND
 POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS THEREOF.   1.  DEPARTMENTS,  DIVISIONS,  BUREAUS,
 BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND AGENCIES OF THE STATE AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
 THEREOF,  WHICH  PROVIDE ASSISTANCE, TREATMENT, COUNSELING, CARE, SUPER-
 VISION OR CUSTODY IN SERVICE  AREAS  INVOLVING  HEALTH,  MENTAL  HEALTH,
 FAMILY  SERVICES,  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE  OR EMPLOYMENT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO
 SOLICIT INFORMATION ON WHETHER THEIR CUSTOMER OR CLIENT IS A VETERAN  AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW OR FAMILY MEMBER
 OF  A  VETERAN.  ANY  NEW FORMS CREATED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: "HAVE YOU SERVED  IN  THE
 UNITED  STATES  ARMED FORCES?" "HAS SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY SERVED IN THE
 UNITED STATES MILITARY?"
   2. INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES AS HAVING SERVED IN THE MILITARY
 OR A FAMILY MEMBER SHALL BE  ADVISED  THAT  THE  DIVISION  OF  VETERANS'
 AFFAIRS  AND  LOCAL  VETERANS  SERVICE  AGENCIES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
 SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE PROVIDE ASSISTANCE  TO
 VETERANS  REGARDING  BENEFITS  UNDER  FEDERAL AND STATE LAW. INFORMATION
 REGARDING VETERANS AND MILITARY STATUS PROVIDED  BY  ASSISTED    PERSONS
 SOLELY  TO  IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION SHALL BE PROTECTED AS PERSONAL CONFI-
 DENTIAL MATERIAL, AND USED ONLY TO ASSIST IN THE  DIAGNOSIS,  TREATMENT,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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