NY Exec L § 361-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 17 - Veterans' Services 361-B - Women Veterans Coordinator.

§ 361-b. Women  veterans  coordinator.  1.  Definitions. (a) "Veteran" shall have the same meaning as provided in subdivision  one  of  section three hundred sixty-four of this article.  (b) "Division" shall mean the state division of veterans' services.  (c) "Women veterans coordinator" shall be a veteran.   2. Such women veterans coordinator shall be appointed by the director.   3.  Establishment  of  women  veterans  coordinator.  There  is hereby established within the division,  a  "women  veterans  coordinator"  who shall  work  under  the direction of the director and whose duties shall include, but not be limited to, the:  (a)   identification,   development,   planning,   organization    and coordination of all statewide programs and services to meet the needs of women veterans;  (b)  recommendation  to  the  director  to  ensure compliance with all existing division policies and regulations pertaining to  the  needs  of women  veterans  on the state and federal level and make recommendations regarding the improvement of benefits and services to women veterans;   * (c) liaison between the division, the United  States  department  of veterans affairs center for women veterans, the United States department of veterans affairs advisory committee on women veterans, state veterans nursing  homes,  state  agencies,  community groups, advocates and other veterans and military organizations and interested parties;   * NB Effective until March 11, 2022   * (c) liaison between the division, the United  States  department  of veterans affairs center for women veterans, the United States department of veterans affairs advisory committee on women veterans, state veterans nursing homes, state agencies, community groups, women veterans advisory committee pursuant to section three hundred sixty-one-c of this article, advocates  and  other veterans and military organizations and interested parties;   * NB Effective March 11, 2022  (d) advocating for all women veterans in the state;  (e) development and maintenance of a clearinghouse for information and resources for women veterans;  (f) promote events and activities that recognize,  educate  and  honor women  veterans,  including  but  not limited to seminars required under subdivision four-b of section three hundred fifty-three of this article, veteran  human  rights  conferences,  veterans  benefits  and  resources events, and veterans cultural competence training;  (g)  inclusion of the contributions women veterans have made on behalf of the United States and this state on the division's official  website; and  (h)  preparation  of  reports on topics including, but not limited to, the demographics of women veterans, the number of women veterans  listed by county, and the unique needs of the women veterans population, to the extent  such  information is available, to the director on the status of women veterans within New York state.   4. Reports. The women veterans coordinator shall submit  a  report  to the  director  each  year after the effective date of this section. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, a description of the  women veterans coordinator's activities for the calendar year and the programs developed pursuant to the provisions of this section. The director shall submit  the  report  or  a  synopsis  of  the  report to the governor in accordance with the provisions of section three hundred  fifty-three  of this article.