S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3043
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 10, 2009
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Introduced by Sens. SEWARD, BONACIC, O. JOHNSON, LARKIN, MORAHAN -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Local Government
AN ACT to direct the New York state office of real property services to
develop a program to determine eligibility for the enhanced STAR
exemption without necessitating the collection of personal information
by the assessor
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
the New York state office of real property services is hereby directed
to develop a program which provides for the determination of eligibility
for the enhanced STAR exemption pursuant to subdivision 4 of section 425
of the real property tax law, without requiring the collection of
personal information or documentation, including, but not limited to,
social security numbers, income tax returns or other income verification
information by the assessor.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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