N.Y. Veterans' Services Law § 13: State veterans' service agency

§ 13. State veterans' service agency. 1. A state veterans' service

agency established by the department pursuant to this article shall have

power and it shall be its duty to inform military and naval authorities

of the United States and assist members of the uniformed services and

veterans, who are residents of this state, and their families, in

relation to (1) matters pertaining to educational training and

retraining services and facilities, (2) health, medical and

rehabilitation services and facilities, (3) provisions of federal, state

and local laws and regulations affording special rights and privileges

to members of the uniformed services and veterans and their families,

(4) employment and re-employment services, including the employment of

veterans with disabilities program under section fifty-five-c of the

civil service law, and (5) other matters of similar, related or

appropriate nature. The state veterans' service agency also shall

perform such other duties as may be assigned by the state commissioner.

2. The state commissioner may, with the approval of the governor,

appoint and remove a director of the state veterans' service agency. The

state commissioner may from time to time establish, alter or abolish

state veterans' service agency districts within the state, establish or

abolish offices therefor, and appoint and at pleasure remove a deputy

director of the state veterans' service agency for each such district

office. With the approval of the state commissioner, the director of the

veterans' service agency may appoint such officers, consultants, clerks

and other employees as may be necessary to administer the functions of

the state veterans' service agency, fix their compensation within the

limitation provided by law, and prescribe their duties.