2019 New York Laws
EXC - Executive
Article 17 - Veterans' Services
361-B - Women Veterans Coordinator.

§ 361-b. Women  veterans  coordinator.  1.  Definitions. (a) "Veteran"
shall have the same meaning as provided in subdivision  one  of  section
three hundred sixty-four of this article.
  (b) "Division" shall mean the state division of veterans' services.
  (c) "Women veterans coordinator" shall be a veteran.
  2. Such women veterans coordinator shall be appointed by the director.
  * 3.  Establishment  of  women  veterans  coordinator. There is hereby
established within the division,  a  "women  veterans  coordinator"  who
shall  work  under  the direction of the director and whose duties shall
include, but not be limited to, the:
  (a)   identification,   development,   planning,   organization    and
coordination of all statewide programs and services to meet the needs of
women veterans;
  (b)  recommendation  to  the  director  to  ensure compliance with all
existing division policies and regulations pertaining to  the  needs  of
women  veterans  on the state and federal level and make recommendations
regarding the improvement of benefits and services to women veterans;
  (c) liaison between the division,  the  United  States  department  of
veterans affairs center for women veterans, the United States department
of veterans affairs advisory committee on women veterans, state veterans
nursing  homes,  state  agencies,  community groups, advocates and other
veterans and military organizations and interested parties;
  (d) development and maintenance of a clearinghouse for information and
resources for women veterans;
  (e) promote events and activities that recognize,  educate  and  honor
women  veterans,  including  but  not limited to seminars required under
subdivision four-b of section three hundred fifty-three of this article;
and
  (f) preparation of reports to the director  on  the  status  of  women
veterans within New York state.
  * NB Effective until February 9, 2020
  * 3.  Establishment  of  women  veterans  coordinator. There is hereby
established within the division,  a  "women  veterans  coordinator"  who
shall  work  under  the direction of the director and whose duties shall
include, but not be limited to, the:
  (a)   identification,   development,   planning,   organization    and
coordination of all statewide programs and services to meet the needs of
women veterans;
  (b)  recommendation  to  the  director  to  ensure compliance with all
existing division policies and regulations pertaining to  the  needs  of
women  veterans  on the state and federal level and make recommendations
regarding the improvement of benefits and services to women veterans;
  (c) liaison between the division,  the  United  States  department  of
veterans affairs center for women veterans, the United States department
of veterans affairs advisory committee on women veterans, state veterans
nursing  homes,  state  agencies,  community groups, advocates and other
veterans and military organizations and interested parties;
  (d) advocating for all women veterans in the state;
  (e) development and maintenance of a clearinghouse for information and
resources for women veterans;
  (f) promote events and activities that recognize,  educate  and  honor
women  veterans,  including  but  not limited to seminars required under
subdivision four-b of section three hundred fifty-three of this article,
veteran  human  rights  conferences,  veterans  benefits  and  resources
events, and veterans cultural competence training;
  (g)  inclusion of the contributions women veterans have made on behalf
of the United States and this state on the division's official  website;
and
  (h)  preparation  of  reports on topics including, but not limited to,
the demographics of women veterans, the number of women veterans  listed
by  county, and the unique needs of the women veterans population to the
director on the status of women veterans within New York state.
  * NB Effective February 9, 2020
  4.  Reports.  The  women veterans coordinator shall submit a report to
the director each year after the effective date of  this  section.  Such
report  shall include, but not be limited to, a description of the women
veterans coordinator's activities for the calendar year and the programs
developed pursuant to the provisions of this section. The director shall
submit the report or a  synopsis  of  the  report  to  the  governor  in
accordance  with  the provisions of section three hundred fifty-three of
this article.