S 10540 NY
Establishes a women veteran's peer to peer program
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This bill amends New York's Veterans' Services Law to establish a women veteran's peer to peer support program. The law requires the Division of Veterans' Services to coordinate with the Office of Mental Health, Office of Addiction Services and Supports, Department of Labor, and Department of Civil Service to develop and implement the peer support program specifically designed for women veterans. The program aims to provide support services tailored to the unique needs and experiences of women veterans in New York. The law also requires advocacy on behalf of women veterans to ensure state and federal programs remain open to women and recognize their unique veteran experiences. The bill takes effect April 1 following passage, with regulations authorized to be adopted immediately.
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Establishes a women veteran's peer to peer program.
Sponsor (1)
- Kevin S. Parker Democratic · primary
Action history (1)
- May 19, 2026 REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS · upper
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S10540 Summary: BILL NO S10540   SAME AS SAME AS A08477
  SPONSOR PARKER   COSPNSR   MLTSPNSR   Amd §§19 & 20, Veterans' Services L   Establishes a women veteran's peer to peer program.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
10540
IN SENATE
May 19, 2026 ___________
Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi- ty and Military Affairs
AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to establishing a women veteran's peer to peer program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 19 of the veterans' services law 2 is amended by adding a new paragraph (k) to read as follows: 3 (k) coordination with other agencies, including but not limited to the 4 office of mental health, the office of addiction services and supports, 5 the department of labor and department of civil service, for the devel- 6 opment and implementation of a peer to peer support service program 7 specifically for women veterans. 8 § 2. Subparagraphs (vii) and (viii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 9 9 of section 20 of the veterans' services law are amended and a new 10 subparagraph (ix) is added to read as follows: 11 (vii) providing outreach regarding available resources for veterans 12 with a qualifying condition as defined in section one of this article; 13 [ and ] 14 (viii) advocating on behalf of women veterans to ensure that the 15 programs and policies of this state and of the United States department 16 of veterans' affairs remain open to women and mindful of the elements of 17 the experience of a veteran that are unique to women[ . ] ; and 18 (ix) establishing a women veteran's peer to peer program. 19 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first day of April next 20 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective 21 immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regu- 22 lation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective 23 date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective 24 date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13115-01-5
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