S 2623 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the employment of veterans with disabilities

This bill, S 2623, enhances employment assistance for veterans, particularly those with disabilities, by updating the Veterans' Services Law. It mandates the Department of Veterans' Services to maintain an online portal providing virtual links to federal and state employment programs. Additionally, the bill clarifies that both state and local veterans' service agencies must inform and assist veterans with employment and re-employment services, specifically including the employment of veterans with disabilities program under section fifty-five-c of the civil service law.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Jan 2025

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Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action May 14, 2025

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S2623 → S2623A · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends the veterans' services law to update the duties of state and local veterans' service agencies, clarifying their roles in assisting veterans and military families with various services including employment, health care, and discharge upgrades. The changes reflect recent legislative updates from 2024 and streamline the agency responsibilities to better support veterans with disabilities and their families.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on veterans' services but updates the specific duties and references to align with recent laws and current civil service provisions.

REQUIREMENT

Updated the state veterans' service agency duties to reference section fifty-five-c of the civil service law instead of fifty-five-s, reflecting current employment programs for veterans with disabilities.

Added specific duties for local veterans' service agencies to assist families of reserve component members and organized militia ordered into active duty with available support services.

Incorporated new assistance for the discharge upgrade application process to the discharge upgrade advisory board for veterans.

TECHNICAL

Bill number updated from S 2623 to S 2623-A and page numbers adjusted to reflect amended version.

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Feb 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 2623A

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Feb 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

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Jan 21, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

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1 primary · 3 co-sponsors