§ 3-a. Veterans employment task force.
1.There shall be in the\ndepartment a task force on veterans employment opportunities which shall\nconsist of the following thirteen members: the state commissioner, or\nhis or her designee, who shall serve as the chair of the task force; the\ncommissioner of the office of general services, or his or her designee;\nthe president of the state civil service commission, or his or her\ndesignee; the commissioner of labor, or his or her designee; the\nadjutant general for the state of New York, or his or her designee; two\nmembers appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be a representative\nfrom the private sector; two members appointed by the temporary\npresident of the senate, one of whom shall be a representative from the\nprivate sector; two me
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§ 3-a. Veterans employment task force. 1. There shall be in the\ndepartment a task force on veterans employment opportunities which shall\nconsist of the following thirteen members: the state commissioner, or\nhis or her designee, who shall serve as the chair of the task force; the\ncommissioner of the office of general services, or his or her designee;\nthe president of the state civil service commission, or his or her\ndesignee; the commissioner of labor, or his or her designee; the\nadjutant general for the state of New York, or his or her designee; two\nmembers appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be a representative\nfrom the private sector; two members appointed by the temporary\npresident of the senate, one of whom shall be a representative from the\nprivate sector; two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly,\none of whom shall be a representative from the private sector; one\nmember appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and one member\nappointed by the minority leader of the assembly.\n 2. No member of the task force shall be disqualified from holding any\npublic office or employment, nor shall he or she forfeit any such office\nof employment by virtue of his or her appointment pursuant to this\nsection.\n 3. Members of the task force shall receive no compensation for their\nservices, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses\nincurred in the performance of their functions pursuant to this section.\n 4. On an annual basis, the task force shall hold at least two public\nhearings. To the extent practicable, such hearings shall be held in\ndifferent regions of the state. During the public hearings, the task\nforce shall hear the testimony of voluntary witnesses, and may request\nthe production of any documents which are subject to article six of the\npublic officers law and that the task force deems reasonably necessary\nto carry out its responsibilities.\n 5. The task force shall issue a report no later than March\nthirty-first, two thousand twenty-four, and every two years after such\ndate, to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the\nspeaker of the assembly. Such report shall include but not be limited\nto:\n (a) recommendations on the development of new methods and programs\naimed at assisting the state's veterans in finding and maintaining\nmeaningful employment opportunities;\n (b) an analysis of the current methods and programs;\n (c) the impact on veterans employment by professional licensing;\n (d) the impact of veterans contractor programs;\n (e) the impact of tax credits and municipal grants for hiring\nunemployed veterans; and\n (f) any private sector initiatives.\n