The New York City Council - File #: Int 0394-2018

• File #: Int 0394-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Creating veterans resource centers.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Laid Over in Committee
• File created: 1/31/2018
• In control: Committee on Veterans
• On agenda: 1/31/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating veterans resource centers
• Sponsors: Eric A. Ulrich, Justin L. Brannan, Kalman Yeger
• Indexes: Oversight, Report Required

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/19/2018	*	Committee on Veterans	Hearing Held by Committee
6/19/2018	*	Committee on Veterans	Laid Over by Committee
1/31/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
1/31/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 394

By Council Members Ulrich, Brannan and Yeger

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating veterans resource centers

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1.  Title 31 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 31-106 to read as follows:

      §31-106 Veterans Resource Centers.  a. The commissioner shall ensure that at least one veterans resource center is established and operational in each borough of the city by no later than June 1, 2018.  Each such center shall be located in a geographic area that is easily accessible and in close proximity to public transportation.  Each such center shall provide veterans with up-to-date information, free of charge, regarding (i) matters within its purview pursuant to this title, chapter 75 of the charter and state executive law section 358; (ii) housing; (iii) social services offered by public agencies and charitable and private organizations, including but not limited to the provision of specific contact information with respect to such agencies and organizations; and (iv) financial assistance and tax exemptions available to veterans.

      b. The commissioner shall, beginning January 1, 2019 and every six months thereafter, submit a report to the mayor and the speaker of the council regarding the operation of the veterans resource centers established pursuant to this subdivision.  Such report shall include but not be limited to the following information for the prior six month period, disaggregated by each such center: (i) the number of veterans utilizing such center; (ii) a summary of the services offered by such center; (iii) a description of the services and/or information most frequently requested by veterans utilizing such center; (iv) the number of full-time and part-time staff persons working at such center; (v) the amount of funding allocated to such center; and (vi) the number of complaints received by such center from veterans regarding the services offered by such center, and a general description of the nature of such complaints.

§ 2.  This local law takes effect immediately.

MWC/ENB

LS 660

LS 3776/Intro. 0298-2006/Intro. 0111-2010/Int. No. 829-2015

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