2023 New York Laws › VET - Veterans' Services Law › Article 1 - Department of Veterans' Services › 5 - Veteran Speaker Education Program.

§ 5. Veteran speaker education program. 1. There is hereby established
  within  the  department  a  veteran  speaker  education  program  to  be
  developed and implemented by the commissioner in consultation  with  the
  commissioner of the New York state military museum and veterans resource
  center  and  in  accordance  with  the  provisions of this section. Such
  program shall provide school districts within this state with a  listing
  of  available  veteran  speakers  willing  to  visit  classrooms for the
  purpose of discussing their military experience.
2. The department, from its  available  resources,  shall  develop  an
  informational   pamphlet   to   be   distributed   either   by  mail  or
  electronically to school districts which provides a general overview  of
  the program including its purpose and how to participate. The department
  shall,   in   consultation   with   congressionally  chartered  veterans
  organizations and local veterans services agencies, appoint and create a
  listing of veteran speakers coordinators for each county  of  the  state
  who  shall be listed in the informational pamphlet. The veteran speakers
  coordinators' duties shall include but  not  be  limited  to  contacting
  veterans   who   reside   in  their  county  including  those  who  have
  participated in the veteran's oral history program at the New York state
  military museum or the West Point oral history project or  the  veterans
  history  project  of  the  American  Folklore Center or any similar oral
  history project with information about this program and inquiring as  to
  whether  such  persons would be willing to participate as speakers or in
  any other capacity. The listing shall  include  the  names  and  contact
  information  for such veterans including information describing the type
  of military service performed by each such person, the time  and  length
  of  service, geographic area or areas where such person served and rank.
  The veteran speakers coordinators shall annually update such information
  regarding the availability of such veterans.
3. No teacher or veteran shall be  required  to  participate  in  this
  program.  Any  teacher  who  wishes  to  supplement his or her classroom
  instruction concerning a particular era in American military history may
  contact a participating veteran personally to request that  such  person
  visit  a  classroom to discuss his or her military experience. A teacher
  shall  be  responsible  for  ascertaining  the  appropriateness  of  any
  proposed  speaker  based  upon  the age of the children and the intended
  subject matter. Nothing in this section shall be intended  to  supersede
  any  particular  or  general  school  rules or regulations or other laws
  relating to curriculum.
4. The department shall require a  certified  copy  of  the  veteran's
  discharge  papers  to  participate  in the veteran speaker program. Such
  form shall be filed with the department to serve as evidence  that  such
  person is a veteran who served in the United States military honorably.
5.  The department shall implement a procedure for evaluations of each
  speaker to be completed by teachers  and  students,  and  maintain  such
  evaluations  and  make them available upon request to other teachers who
  plan to participate.
6. The department may consult with other  veterans  organizations  and
  any branch of the U.S. military in the development of this program.