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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4649--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 4, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR, BARRETT, BUTTENSCHON, MILLER, HAWLEY,
DURSO, STERN, SEAWRIGHT, TAGUE, McDONOUGH, MORINELLO, SANTABARBARA --
read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to certificates
of honorable separation from or service in the armed forces of the
United States
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 4 of the veterans' services law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 40 to read as follows:
40. TO RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OR DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY
WHICH WAS ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND DELIVERED TO THE
DEPARTMENT, AND SHALL FORWARD SUCH CERTIFICATE WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF
RECEIPT TO THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL VETERANS' SERVICE AGENCY, BASED UPON
THE MAILING ADDRESS AFTER SEPARATION NOTED ON SUCH CERTIFICATE. SUCH
TRANSMISSION MAY BE MADE ELECTRONICALLY. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN SUCH
CERTIFICATES SHALL BE PROTECTED AS PERSONAL CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
UNDER ARTICLE SIX-A OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW AGAINST DISCLOSURE OF
CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL, AND USED ONLY FOR INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE WITH
REGARDS TO STATE BENEFITS AND ENTITLEMENTS UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE LAW.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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