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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8475
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 16, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs
AN ACT to amend the elder law, the mental hygiene law, and the state
finance law, in relation to making technical corrections relating to
the title of the commissioner of veterans' services
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 15 of section 202 of the elder law, as amended
by section 1 of subpart J of part XX of chapter 55 of the laws of 2020,
is amended to read as follows:
15. to periodically, in consultation with the state [director] COMMIS-
SIONER of veterans' services, review the programs operated by the office
to ensure that the needs of the state's aging veteran population are
being met and to develop improvements to programs to meet such needs;
§ 2. Subdivision (i) of section 19.07 of the mental hygiene law, as
amended by section 31-a of part AA of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019, is
amended to read as follows:
(i) The office of [alcoholism and substance abuse services] ADDICTION
SERVICES AND SUPPORTS shall periodically, in consultation with the state
[director] COMMISSIONER of veterans' services: (1) review the programs
operated by the office to ensure that the needs of the state's veterans
who served in the U.S. armed forces and who are recovering from alcohol
and/or substance abuse are being met and to develop improvements to
programs to meet such needs; and (2) in collaboration with the state
[director] COMMISSIONER of veterans' services and the commissioner of
the office of mental health, review and make recommendations to improve
programs that provide treatment, rehabilitation, relapse prevention, and
recovery services to veterans who have served in a combat theatre or
combat zone of operations and have a co-occurring mental health and
alcoholism or substance abuse disorder.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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§ 3. Subdivisions 1 and 5 of section 99-v of the state finance law, as
amended by section 17 of part AA of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019, are
amended to read as follows:
1. There is hereby established in the joint custody of the commission-
er of taxation and finance, the New York state [director] COMMISSIONER
of veterans' services and the comptroller, a special fund to be known as
the "homeless veterans assistance fund".
5. Moneys shall be paid out of the fund on the audit and warrant of
the comptroller on vouchers approved and certified by the New York state
[director] COMMISSIONER of veterans' services. Any interest received by
the comptroller on moneys on deposit in the homeless veterans assistance
fund shall be retained in and become part of such fund.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record.