N.Y. Veterans' Services Law § 3-a: Veterans employment task force

§ 3-a. Veterans employment task force. 1. There shall be in the

department a task force on veterans employment opportunities which shall

consist of the following thirteen members: the state commissioner, or

his or her designee, who shall serve as the chair of the task force; the

commissioner of the office of general services, or his or her designee;

the president of the state civil service commission, or his or her

designee; the commissioner of labor, or his or her designee; the

adjutant general for the state of New York, or his or her designee; two

members appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be a representative

from the private sector; two members appointed by the temporary

president of the senate, one of whom shall be a representative from the

private sector; two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly,

one of whom shall be a representative from the private sector; one

member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and one member

appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.

2. No member of the task force shall be disqualified from holding any

public office or employment, nor shall he or she forfeit any such office

of employment by virtue of his or her appointment pursuant to this

section.

3. Members of the task force shall receive no compensation for their

services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses

incurred in the performance of their functions pursuant to this section.

4. On an annual basis, the task force shall hold at least two public

hearings. To the extent practicable, such hearings shall be held in

different regions of the state. During the public hearings, the task

force shall hear the testimony of voluntary witnesses, and may request

the production of any documents which are subject to article six of the

public officers law and that the task force deems reasonably necessary

to carry out its responsibilities.

5. The task force shall issue a report no later than March

thirty-first, two thousand twenty-four, and every two years after such

date, to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the

speaker of the assembly. Such report shall include but not be limited

to:

(a) recommendations on the development of new methods and programs

aimed at assisting the state's veterans in finding and maintaining

meaningful employment opportunities;

(b) an analysis of the current methods and programs;

(c) the impact on veterans employment by professional licensing;

(d) the impact of veterans contractor programs;

(e) the impact of tax credits and municipal grants for hiring

unemployed veterans; and

(f) any private sector initiatives.