Assembly Bill A3084B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for an increase in the rates of compensation for gold star parents

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-A3084 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1199
Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §367, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8953, S6679
2017-2018: A2799, S1124

2015-A3084 - Summary

Provides for an increase in the rates of compensation for gold star parents.

2015-A3084 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3084

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Veterans' Affairs

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to providing for an
  increase in the rates of compensation for gold star parents

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 367 of the execu-
tive  law,  as  added  by chapter 399 of the laws of 2007, is amended to
read as follows:
  (a) A parent, identified in 10 USC 1126 as a gold star  parent,  of  a
veteran  who heretofore has died or parent of a veteran dying hereafter,
shall upon application to the state director, be paid an annual  annuity
out of the treasury of the state for the sum of five hundred dollars for
such  term as such parent shall be entitled thereto under the provisions
of this article. [In no event shall such annual annuity  payment  exceed
one  thousand  dollars  per  veteran]  THE AMOUNT OF ANY ANNUITY PAYABLE
UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE THE SAME AMOUNT AS THE  ANNUITY  PAYABLE  IN
THE  PRECEDING  YEAR, INCREASED BY THE SAME PERCENTAGE AS THE PERCENTAGE
BY WHICH BENEFIT AMOUNTS PAYABLE UNDER TITLE II OF THE  SOCIAL  SECURITY
ACT  (42  USC  401  ET SEQ.) ARE INCREASED EFFECTIVE DECEMBER FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND FIFTEEN.  The term "parent" for the purposes  of  this  section
includes mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, mother through adoption
and father through adoption.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02575-01-5

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2015-A3084A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1199
Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §367, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8953, S6679
2017-2018: A2799, S1124

2015-A3084A - Summary

Provides for an increase in the rates of compensation for gold star parents.

2015-A3084A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3084--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. McDONALD, CRESPO, RAIA, McLAUGHLIN, STEC, STECK,
  KEARNS, LAWRENCE, GOTTFRIED, PAULIN, CERETTO, GUNTHER, CUSICK, THIELE,
  SIMANOWITZ, TEDISCO, RA, HAWLEY -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
  HOOPER,  MOSLEY,  RAMOS  -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Veterans' Affairs  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to providing for an
  increase in the rates of compensation for gold star parents

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 367 of the execu-
tive  law,  as  added  by chapter 399 of the laws of 2007, is amended to
read as follows:
  (a) A parent, identified in 10 USC 1126 as a gold star  parent,  of  a
veteran  who heretofore has died or parent of a veteran dying hereafter,
shall upon application to the state director, be paid an annual  annuity
out of the treasury of the state for the sum of five hundred dollars for
such  term as such parent shall be entitled thereto under the provisions
of this article. [In no event shall such annual annuity  payment  exceed
one  thousand  dollars  per  veteran]  THE AMOUNT OF ANY ANNUITY PAYABLE
UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE THE SAME AMOUNT AS THE  ANNUITY  PAYABLE  IN
THE  PRECEDING  YEAR,  INCREASED  BY  A  PERCENTAGE  TO BE DETERMINED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH A FORMULA  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  DIVISION  OF  VETERAN'S
AFFAIRS. THE FORMULA SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL FACTORS THE DIVISION OF
VETERAN'S AFFAIRS DEEMS NECESSARY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO FACTORS
SUCH  AS  THE PERCENTAGE BY WHICH BENEFIT AMOUNTS PAYABLE UNDER TITLE II
OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT (42 USC 401 ET SEQ.) ARE INCREASED  EFFECTIVE
DECEMBER  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  FIFTEEN.    The  term  "parent" for the
purposes of this section includes mother,  father,  stepmother,  stepfa-
ther, mother through adoption and father through adoption.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02575-03-5

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multi-Sponsors

2015-A3084B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1199
Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §367, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8953, S6679
2017-2018: A2799, S1124

2015-A3084B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for an increase in the rates of compensation for gold star parents.

2015-A3084B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3084--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. McDONALD, CRESPO, RAIA, McLAUGHLIN, STEC, STECK,
  KEARNS, LAWRENCE, GOTTFRIED, PAULIN, CERETTO, GUNTHER, CUSICK, THIELE,
  SIMANOWITZ, TEDISCO, RA, HAWLEY,  SKOUFIS,  RUSSELL,  CROUCH,  BUTLER,
  BARCLAY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HOOPER, LOPEZ, MOSLEY, RAMOS
  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  recommitted  to the Committee on
  Veterans' Affairs in accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the executive law,  in  relation  to  providing  for  an
  increase in the rates of compensation for gold star parents

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 367 of the execu-
tive law, as added by chapter 399 of the laws of  2007,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  (a)  A  parent,  identified in 10 USC 1126 as a gold star parent, of a
veteran who heretofore has died or parent of a veteran dying  hereafter,
shall  upon application to the state director, be paid an annual annuity
out of the treasury of the state for the sum of five hundred dollars for
such term as such parent shall be entitled thereto under the  provisions
of  this  article. [In no event shall such annual annuity payment exceed
one thousand dollars per veteran] THE  AMOUNT  OF  ANY  ANNUITY  PAYABLE
UNDER  THIS  SECTION  SHALL BE THE SAME AMOUNT AS THE ANNUITY PAYABLE IN
THE PRECEDING YEAR, INCREASED  BY  A  PERCENTAGE  TO  BE  DETERMINED  IN
ACCORDANCE  WITH  A  FORMULA  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE DIVISION OF VETERANS'
AFFAIRS. THE FORMULA SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL FACTORS THE DIVISION OF
VETERANS' AFFAIRS DEEMS NECESSARY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO FACTORS
SUCH AS THE PERCENTAGE BY WHICH BENEFIT AMOUNTS PAYABLE UNDER  TITLE  II
OF  THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT (42 USC 401 ET SEQ.) ARE INCREASED EFFECTIVE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02575-05-6

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