State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > New-york > Exc > Article-17 > 365-e§ 365-e. Veterans' hall of fame; criteria for nomination. 1. A nominee must be an honorably discharged veteran, as defined in section eighty-five of the civil service law and a resident of New York state. The nominee shall have made significant contributions at the local, state, or national level by achieving excellence through actions above and beyond the required level in their selected field or profession, as determined by the council, or shall have made a significant contribution voluntarily to all veterans and the military, as determined by the council. The council shall solicit the opinions of the superintendent of the United States military academy, the secretary of the army, the secretary of the navy, the secretary of the air force, the commandant of the marine corps, and the commandant of the coast guard. At least one inductee from each of the following categories must be inducted each year inductions take place: World War II; Korean conflict; Vietnam war; Persian Gulf war; Iraq conflict; Afghanistan conflict and other wars and conflicts as the council shall deem appropriate. Posthumous inductions may be made. Other specific criteria shall be established by the council. 2. Those not eligible for induction include members of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the federal, state, or local governments until two years after they cease such employment or service, unless they have reached the age of seventy-five. Current members who serve on the council, the veterans' affairs commission established pursuant to section three hundred fifty-two of this article, the New York state veterans' home board of visitors pursuant to section twenty-six hundred thirty-one of the public health law and chapter four hundred two of the laws of nineteen hundred eighty-four, the New York state veterans' military heritage institute board of directors and board of advisors, the New York state military museum and veterans' research center, the veterans' interagency council created by the state director, and the state director shall not be eligible until five years after they cease such service.
