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                                   7036
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. KAPLAN, RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the hire
   a vet grant program; and providing for the repeal of  such  provisions
   upon expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 17-A of the executive law is amended  by  adding  a
 new section 369-f to read as follows:
   § 369-F. HIRE A VET GRANT. 1. ALLOWANCE OF GRANT. A MUNICIPALITY SHALL
 BE ALLOWED A GRANT EQUIVALENT TO THE CREDIT PROVIDED TO ELIGIBLE TAXPAY-
 ERS IN THE "HIRE A VET CREDIT" AS ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-NINE
 OF  SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED  TEN-B OF THE TAX LAW, WHERE SUCH MUNICIPALITY
 HIRES AND EMPLOYS, FOR NOT LESS THAN ONE YEAR  AND  FOR  NOT  LESS  THAN
 THIRTY-FIVE  HOURS  EACH WEEK, A QUALIFIED VETERAN WITHIN THE STATE. THE
 MUNICIPALITY MAY CLAIM THE GRANT IN THE  YEAR  IN  WHICH  THE  QUALIFIED
 VETERAN COMPLETES ONE YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE MUNICIPALITY.
   2. QUALIFIED VETERAN. A QUALIFIED VETERAN IS AN INDIVIDUAL:
   (A)  WHO  SERVED  ON  ACTIVE DUTY IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY, NAVY, AIR
 FORCE, MARINE CORPS, COAST GUARD OR THE RESERVES THEREOF, OR WHO  SERVED
 IN  ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY
 NATIONAL GUARD, AIR NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK GUARD  OR  NEW  YORK  NAVAL
 MILITIA;  WHO  WAS  RELEASED  FROM  ACTIVE  DUTY BY GENERAL OR HONORABLE
 DISCHARGE AFTER SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE;
   (B) WHO COMMENCES EMPLOYMENT WITH THE MUNICIPALITY ON OR AFTER JANUARY
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, AND BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWEN-
 TY-TWO; AND
   (C) WHO CERTIFIES BY SIGNED AFFIDAVIT, UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY,  THAT
 HE OR SHE HAS NOT BEEN EMPLOYED FOR THIRTY-FIVE OR MORE HOURS DURING ANY
 WEEK  IN  THE  ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAY PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO HIS OR
 HER EMPLOYMENT BY THE MUNICIPALITY.
   3. PROHIBITION. A MUNICIPALITY SHALL NOT  DISCHARGE  AN  EMPLOYEE  AND
 HIRE  A QUALIFYING VETERAN SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF QUALIFYING FOR THIS
 
              

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03933-01-9

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 GRANT. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO AMEND,  MODIFY  OR  SUPERSEDE
 ANY  OTHER  LAW  WHICH PRESCRIBES THE QUALIFICATIONS WHICH A PERSON MUST
 HAVE TO BE APPOINTED TO A POSITION SUBJECT TO THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
   4.  AMOUNT  OF  GRANT. THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT SHALL BE TEN PERCENT OF
 THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF WAGES PAID  TO  THE  QUALIFIED  VETERAN  DURING  THE
 VETERAN'S FIRST FULL YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT, IF THE
 QUALIFIED  VETERAN IS A DISABLED VETERAN, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE  CIVIL  SERVICE  LAW,  THE
 AMOUNT  OF  THE  GRANT  SHALL  BE FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF
 WAGES PAID TO THE QUALIFIED VETERAN DURING THE VETERAN'S FIRST FULL YEAR
 OF EMPLOYMENT. THE GRANT ALLOWED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL  NOT
 EXCEED  IN ANY YEAR, FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ANY QUALIFIED VETERAN AND
 FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ANY QUALIFIED VETERAN  WHO  IS  A  DISABLED
 VETERAN.
   5. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "MUNICIPALITY" MEANS ANY
 COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed January 1, 2023.