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Int 0391-2018
| * | Eric A. Ulrich | | | Benefits counseling services for veterans. | Introduction | This bill would require the Department of Veterans’ Services to provide counseling services, including advice, evaluation, and information to veterans seeking assistance with federal, state, and city benefits that they may be entitled to based on their military service. Services would be provided by trained staff and would be available, at a minimum, in at least one location in each of the five boroughs, including at each veterans resource center. | Hearing Held by Committee | |
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Int 0391-2018
| * | Eric A. Ulrich | | | Benefits counseling services for veterans. | Introduction | This bill would require the Department of Veterans’ Services to provide counseling services, including advice, evaluation, and information to veterans seeking assistance with federal, state, and city benefits that they may be entitled to based on their military service. Services would be provided by trained staff and would be available, at a minimum, in at least one location in each of the five boroughs, including at each veterans resource center. | Laid Over by Committee | |
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Int 0394-2018
| * | Eric A. Ulrich | | | Creating veterans resource centers. | Introduction | This bill would require the Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS) to establish at least one Veterans Resource Center in each borough by June 1, 2019. Each center is required to be located in an area easily accessible and in close proximity to public transportation. DVS is also required to provide each borough with a minimum of 20 hours of service per week, including a minimum of 10 hours at each Veterans Resource Center. The Centers would provide veterans with free, current information on the matters described above, as well as housing, public and private social services, and financial assistance and tax exemptions available to veterans. The Centers would also be staffed with a benefits counselor and make available a veterans resource guide. The commissioner of DVS will commence outreach and education efforts to inform veterans about these Centers. Additionally, DVS would be required, beginning January 1, 2020 and every six months thereafter, to submit a report to the Mayor and Council Speaker on the number of veterans utilizing each center, the services offered by each center, those services and/or information most frequently requested by veterans at each center, the number of full and part-time staff working at each center, the amount of funding allocated to each center, and the feedback received by each center with a general description of such feedback. | Hearing Held by Committee | |
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Int 0394-2018
| * | Eric A. Ulrich | | | Creating veterans resource centers. | Introduction | This bill would require the Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS) to establish at least one Veterans Resource Center in each borough by June 1, 2019. Each center is required to be located in an area easily accessible and in close proximity to public transportation. DVS is also required to provide each borough with a minimum of 20 hours of service per week, including a minimum of 10 hours at each Veterans Resource Center. The Centers would provide veterans with free, current information on the matters described above, as well as housing, public and private social services, and financial assistance and tax exemptions available to veterans. The Centers would also be staffed with a benefits counselor and make available a veterans resource guide. The commissioner of DVS will commence outreach and education efforts to inform veterans about these Centers. Additionally, DVS would be required, beginning January 1, 2020 and every six months thereafter, to submit a report to the Mayor and Council Speaker on the number of veterans utilizing each center, the services offered by each center, those services and/or information most frequently requested by veterans at each center, the number of full and part-time staff working at each center, the amount of funding allocated to each center, and the feedback received by each center with a general description of such feedback. | Laid Over by Committee | |
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Int 0396-2018
| * | Eric A. Ulrich | | | Creation of a veterans resource guide. | Introduction | This bill would require the New York City Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS) to maintain and regularly update a resource guide for veterans. This guide would be available on the DVS website and in written format, if requested. The guide would contain information about eligibility and the process of applying for federal, state, and city veterans’ benefits, special rights accorded to veterans under the law, health programs and services, legal and housing services, small business support, educational and employment opportunities, and other available resources for veterans. | Hearing Held by Committee | |
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Int 0396-2018
| * | Eric A. Ulrich | | | Creation of a veterans resource guide. | Introduction | This bill would require the New York City Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS) to maintain and regularly update a resource guide for veterans. This guide would be available on the DVS website and in written format, if requested. The guide would contain information about eligibility and the process of applying for federal, state, and city veterans’ benefits, special rights accorded to veterans under the law, health programs and services, legal and housing services, small business support, educational and employment opportunities, and other available resources for veterans. | Laid Over by Committee | |
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Int 0647-2018
| * | Mathieu Eugene | | | Peer support services for veterans. | Introduction | This bill would require the Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS) to coordinate with veteran service organizations to establish a hotline to provide peer support services and information to veterans. | Hearing Held by Committee | |
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Int 0647-2018
| * | Mathieu Eugene | | | Peer support services for veterans. | Introduction | This bill would require the Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS) to coordinate with veteran service organizations to establish a hotline to provide peer support services and information to veterans. | Laid Over by Committee | |
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