{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-3102","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Charter § 3102","heading":"Section 3102. Powers and duties.","body":"a. Except as otherwise provided by law, the commissioner shall have such powers as provided by the commissioner of the state department of veterans' services and shall have the duty to inform military and naval authorities of the United States and assist members of the armed forces and veterans, who are residents of the city, and their families, in relation to: (1) matters pertaining to educational training and retraining services and facilities, (2) health, medical and rehabilitation service and facilities, (3) provisions of federal, state and local laws and regulations affording special rights and privileges to members of the armed forces and veterans and their families, (4) employment and re-employment services, and (5) other matters of similar, related or appropriate nature. The commissioner shall also assist families of members of the reserve components of the armed forces and the organized militia ordered into active duty to ensure that they are made aware of and are receiving all appropriate support available to them. The department also shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the state commissioner of the department of veterans' services.\n\nb. The commissioner shall utilize, so far as possible, the services, commissions, boards, bureaus, institutions and other agencies of the state and of the political subdivisions thereof and all such officers and agencies shall cooperate with and extend such services and facilities to the department as it may require.\n\n(L.L. 2015/113, 12/10/2015, eff. 4/8/2016; Am. 2019 N.Y. Laws Ch. 56, 4/12/2019, eff. 4/12/2019; Am. 2022 N.Y. Laws Ch. 56, 4/9/2022, eff. 4/1/2022)","path":["New York City Charter","Chapter 75: Department of Veterans' Services"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Charter/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:59Z","sha256":"5395457720d6b6d00aa3ca79bade305291beb814f8d56f04ac4238b553952c23","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":true,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-3101","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-3103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}