Assembly Bill A2799A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A2799 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1124
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §367, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8953, S6679
2015-2016: A3084, S1199

2017-A2799 - Summary

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

2017-A2799 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2799
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. McDONALD, CRESPO, RAIA, McLAUGHLIN, STEC, STECK,
   KEARNS, LAWRENCE, GOTTFRIED, PAULIN, GUNTHER, CUSICK, THIELE, SIMANOW-
   ITZ, RA, HAWLEY, SKOUFIS, JENNE, CROUCH, BUTLER, COLTON,  DiPIETRO  --
   Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  BRAUNSTEIN, HOOPER, LOPEZ, MAGEE,
   MOSLEY, RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee 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  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
 DECEMBER  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN.    The term "parent" for the
 purposes of this section includes mother,  father,  stepmother,  stepfa-
 ther, mother through adoption and father through adoption.
   § 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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2017-A2799A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1124
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §367, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8953, S6679
2015-2016: A3084, S1199

2017-A2799A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A2799A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2799--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. McDONALD, CRESPO, RAIA, STEC, STECK, LAWRENCE,
   GOTTFRIED, PAULIN,  GUNTHER,  CUSICK,  THIELE,  RA,  HAWLEY,  SKOUFIS,
   JENNE, CROUCH, BUTLER, COLTON, DiPIETRO, ORTIZ, GIGLIO, HUNTER, SANTA-
   BARBARA,   ABBATE,   D'URSO,  BLANKENBUSH,  JONES,  MORINELLO,  BLAKE,
   B. MILLER, BARNWELL, ENGLEBRIGHT,  MONTESANO,  SCHIMMINGER,  PICHARDO,
   NORRIS,   MOSLEY,   MURRAY,  DICKENS,  BRAUNSTEIN,  WALSH,  CASTORINA,
   BUCHWALD, COOK, ERRIGO, ARROYO, DenDEKKER, LAVINE, AUBRY,  HYNDMAN  --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BARCLAY, CARROLL, GALEF, HIKIND, HOOP-
   ER,  MAGEE,  McDONOUGH,  RAMOS, SIMON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Veterans' Affairs --  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.] COMMENCING IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND
 NINETEEN, THE AMOUNT OF ANY ANNUITY PAYABLE UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL  BE
 THE  SAME  AMOUNT  AS  THE  ANNUITY PAYABLE IN THE PRECEDING YEAR PLUS A
 PERCENTAGE ADJUSTMENT EQUAL TO THE ANNUAL PERCENTAGE INCREASE,  IF  ANY,
 FOR  COMPENSATION AND PENSION BENEFITS ADMINISTERED BY THE UNITED STATES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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