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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         1859--B
                                                                Cal. No. 792
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 9, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. MILLMAN, SIMANOWITZ, MILLER, ROSENTHAL, ROBINSON,
          DINOWITZ, GOLDFEDER, CYMBROWITZ, WEINSTEIN, BROOK-KRASNY, GOTTFRIED --
          Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. ABBATE, GIGLIO, JACOBS, PERRY -- read

          once and referred to the Committee on Aging  --  ordered  to  a  third
          reading  --  committed to Aging -- committee discharged, bill amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
          reported  and  referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- reported
          from committee, advanced to  a  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
          reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  real property tax law, in relation to outreach,
          status and time limits relating to the tax abatement program for rent-
          controlled and rent-regulated property occupied by senior citizens  or
          persons with disabilities
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 467-b of the real property tax law  is  amended  by

     2  adding three new subdivisions 10, 11 and 12 to read as follows:
     3    10.  An  entity that administers the tax abatement program pursuant to
     4  this section shall implement and  administer  a  program  that  develops
     5  outreach  initiatives  to  identify individuals who meet the eligibility
     6  criteria for the tax abatement program who are not participating in  the
     7  program  and  ensure that they have information regarding the tax abate-
     8  ment program.   Such outreach program may  include,  but  shall  not  be
     9  limited  to,  mailings,  advertisements,  public  service announcements,
    10  literature dissemination, internet technology, social  media,  community
    11  outreach,  and  partnerships with other municipal entities and agencies.

    12  An entity that administers the tax abatement program  may  consult  with
    13  any  other  person  or  entity  deemed pertinent to develop the outreach
    14  initiative.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    11. Any municipality that adopts a local law, resolution, or ordinance
     2  pursuant to subdivision two of this section shall develop a  program  to
     3  allow  applicants  and  participants  to ascertain the status of any tax
     4  abatement or the status of any form that has been filed by  such  appli-

     5  cant or participant on the applicant or participant's behalf pursuant to
     6  this  section.  Such  program  shall  include  provisions to ensure that
     7  applicants and participants whose primary language is not  English,  who
     8  may  have  communication restrictions due to partial or total blindness,
     9  deafness, speech impediment, or cognitive impairment,  and/or  who  lack
    10  access to the internet may ascertain such status.
    11    12. a. Within ten days of receiving any form for application, renewal,
    12  or  adjustment  of  abatement  for  the  tax abatement program, a letter
    13  acknowledging receipt of such form shall be sent to the applicant.  Such
    14  letter shall include the date the form was received.

    15    b.  Within  thirty  days  of  the receipt of an application or renewal
    16  application from an applicant,  the  entity  that  administers  the  tax
    17  abatement  program  shall approve the application or renewal application
    18  for the tax abatement program, deny the application or renewal  applica-
    19  tion  for  the  tax abatement program, or request further information or
    20  documentation from the applicant. If  a  request  is  made  for  further
    21  information or documentation, the entity that administers the tax abate-
    22  ment  program shall have fifteen days after such information or documen-
    23  tation requested is received by the entity to either approve or deny the
    24  application or renewal application.

    25    c. Within thirty days of the receipt of any form other than an  appli-
    26  cation  or  renewal  application form from an applicant, the entity that
    27  administers the program shall act on such form.
    28    d. Within ten days of approving or rejecting an application or renewal
    29  application pursuant to paragraph b of this subdivision or  acting  upon
    30  any  other  form  pursuant to paragraph c of this subdivision, a written
    31  notification shall be sent to the individual who made  such  application
    32  or  renewal  application  or  sent  such form. Such written notification
    33  shall include the action taken  by  the  entity  administering  the  tax
    34  abatement  program,  the  date  such  action was taken, what recourse is

    35  available should the individual be dissatisfied with  such  action,  and
    36  how to pursue the recourse available.
    37    §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
    38  the amendments to section 467-b of the real property  tax  law  made  by
    39  section  one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section
    40  and shall be deemed to expire therewith.