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Jan 09, 2019 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
Senate Bill S234
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs 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
2019-S234 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S234 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S234 SPONSOR: KENNEDY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to veterans' eligibility for public housing PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The legislation amends the eligibility provisions of the public housing law to expand eligibility to veterans, and their surviving spouses, who served or are serving in United States Armed Forces from September 14, 2001 to December 31, 2020. The legislation also requires public housing authorities to grant preference to eligible veterans or families of veterans who have a military service related disability. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends subparagraph 1 of paragraph b of subdivi- sion I of section 156 of the public housing law, as amended by chapter 179 of the laws of 2006, by expanding the eligibility requirements to veterans who served in the armed forces of the United States for a peri-
2019-S234 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 234 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi- ty and Military Affairs AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to veterans' eligi- bility for public housing THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 156 of the public housing law, as amended by chapter 179 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: (1) have served in the armed forces of the United States for a period of at least six months (or any shorter period which terminated due to death or injury incurred in such service), provided some portion of the period of service was between the twenty-eighth day of February, nine- teen hundred sixty-one to the seventh day of May, nineteen hundred seventy-five, OR BETWEEN THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND ONE TO THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, and § 2. Section 156 of the public housing law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 8. AN AUTHORITY SHALL GRANT A PREFERENCE IN THE SELECTION OF TENANTS TO VETERANS OR FAMILIES OF VETERANS WHO HAVE A MILITARY SERVICE CONNECTED DISABILITY PROVIDED THAT SUCH VETERANS OR FAMILIES OF VETERANS OTHERWISE QUALIFY FOR OCCUPANCY IN SUCH AN AUTHORITY'S PROJECTS AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT SUCH AUTHORITY HAS COMPLIED WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 960.206 OF TITLE 24 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS RELATING TO SUCH PREFERENCES. § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05521-01-9
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