This bill expands eligibility for New York's veterans tuition awards program to include Purple Heart recipients. It adds "Purple Heart recipient" to the list of qualifying veterans under the education law, defining it as someone awarded the Purple Heart under federal military law (10 U.S.C. §§ 1129 or 1129-a). The change allows Purple Heart recipients to access the same tuition assistance benefits previously available to other veterans, including up to eight full-time semesters of coverage at approved schools. The bill modifies existing eligibility language to explicitly include this group without creating new funding or altering benefit amounts.
Relates to participation by veterans with respect to state contracts by expanding Article 3 of the veterans' services law to cover all veteran-owned business enterprises instead of only service-disabled veteran-owned business enterprises; makes related corrections in law.
This bill waives vehicle license renewal fees for veterans who served during wartime with an honorable discharge. It defines "veteran" as any person (of any gender) who served in active U.S. military or naval service during a war and was honorably discharged or furloughed to reserve. The waiver applies specifically to renewal fees under the Vehicle and Traffic Law, eliminating the cost for qualifying veterans. The law takes effect immediately upon enactment.
S 2600 waives renewal fees for vehicle operator licenses for veterans. It directly affects veterans who served in active U.S. military or naval service during a war, were honorably discharged, or were furloughed to reserve. The bill adds a new provision to vehicle and traffic law requiring license renewal fees to be waived for qualifying veterans. The policy change takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Relates to establishing discount programs for veterans; provides that utilities, waterworks corporations, telephone corporations and cable television companies shall create discount programs that provide a 10 percent discount to veterans; defines terms.
This bill requires private housing developers building affordable units to reserve 5% of new units specifically for veterans. It directly affects all companies, corporations, and programs operating under the state's housing finance law. The key provision mandates that developers must set aside these units at the time of construction, with "veterans" defined by existing civil service law. The law takes effect immediately upon passage.
Allows current, active and retired military service members and reserve units of the state to qualify for distinctive license plates; allows the spouse to also qualify for such distinctive plates.
Relates to veterans' health care; creates a veteran health care review to ensure veterans and their families have access to health and mental health treatment, including for post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, military sexual trauma, reproductive and mental health conditions, and suicide prevention.
Includes the Space Force as being members of the armed forces or veterans eligible for certain credits and benefits that are available to other active and veteran members of the armed forces.
Exempts qualified military benefits from inclusion in a resident's adjusted gross income, including any allowance or in-kind benefit other than personal use of a vehicle, received by any former member of the uniformed services of the United States or any dependent of such member by reason of such member's status or service as a member of such uniformed services.
