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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Jan 31, 2013 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S3218
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S3218 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S3218 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3218 TITLE OF BILL: An act to authorize the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal to prescribe certain forms in different languages PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To provide that some legal forms of the housing division also be distributed in languages other than English. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The bill authorizes the Commissioner to distribute housing forms in languages spoken by at least one percent of the population. The languages to be used are as the commissioner consid- er suitable. JUSTIFICATION: This bill is necessary to protect those in the state of New York who cannot read in the English language. It will help them better understand the forms needed to obtain proper housing. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2011-12: S.1127 - Referred to Housing, Construction & Community Development 2010: S.7293 Referred to Housing, Construction & Community Development A.4520 Referred to Housing 2008: A.4629 Referred to Housing 2006: A.3941 Referred to Housing 2002: A.10449 Referred to Housing FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: To be determined.
2013-S3218 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3218 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 31, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development AN ACT to authorize the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal to prescribe certain forms in different languages THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal is authorized to prescribe for legal forms and applications to be translated into Spanish and any other languages as such commissioner deems appropriate, as long as such language is spoken by at least one percent of the population. Such commissioner shall further cause such translated forms and applications to be prepared, printed and dissem- inated. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal shall make and complete the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regu- lation necessary for the implementation of this act on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06813-01-3
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