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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6215
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 15, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RAMOS,  MAGNARELLI,  HAWLEY -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
 
        AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in  relation  to  authorizing
          the  commissioner  of  taxation and finance to develop in consultation
          with the director of the New York state division of veterans'  affairs

          a  listing  of documents to be used to establish veterans' eligibility
          for certain property tax exemptions
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Section  458  of  the real property tax law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
     3    10. The commissioner shall develop in consultation with  the  director
     4  of  the  New York state division of veterans' affairs a listing of docu-
     5  ments to be used to establish eligibility under this section,  including
     6  but  not  limited  to  a certificate of release or discharge from active
     7  duty  also  known  as  a   DD-214   form   or   an   Honorable   Service
     8  Certificate/Report  of  Causality  from the department of defense.  Such

     9  information shall be made  available  to  each  county,  city,  town  or
    10  village  assessor's  office, or congressional chartered veterans service
    11  officers who request such information. The listing of  acceptable  mili-
    12  tary  records  shall  be  made available on the internet websites of the
    13  division of veterans' affairs  and  the  office  of  real  property  tax
    14  services.
    15    § 2. Section 458-a of the real property tax law is amended by adding a
    16  new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
    17    9. The commissioner shall develop in consultation with the director of
    18  the  New York state division of veterans' affairs a listing of documents
    19  to be used to establish eligibility under this  section,  including  but

    20  not  limited  to  a certificate of release or discharge from active duty
    21  also known as a DD-214 form or an Honorable  Service  Certificate/Report
    22  of  Causality from the department of defense.  Such information shall be
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07945-01-3
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     1  made available to each county, city, town or village assessor's  office,
     2  or  congressional  chartered  veterans service officers who request such
     3  information. The listing of acceptable military records  shall  be  made

     4  available  on the internet websites of the division of veterans' affairs
     5  and the office of real property tax services.
     6    § 3. Section 458-b of the real property tax law is amended by adding a
     7  new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
     8    8. The commissioner shall develop in consultation with the director of
     9  the New York state division of veterans' affairs a listing of  documents
    10  to  be  used  to establish eligibility under this section, including but
    11  not limited to a certificate of release or discharge  from  active  duty
    12  also  known  as a DD-214 form or an Honorable Service Certificate/Report
    13  of Causality from the department of defense.  Such information shall  be
    14  made  available to each county, city, town or village assessor's office,

    15  or congressional chartered veterans service officers  who  request  such
    16  information.  The  listing  of acceptable military records shall be made
    17  available on the internet websites of the division of veterans'  affairs
    18  and the office of real property tax services.
    19    § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    20  it  shall  have  become a law; provided that, effective immediately, the
    21  commissioner of the department of taxation and finance and the  director
    22  of  the  New York state division of veterans' affairs are authorized and
    23  directed to promulgate and implement any rules and regulations necessary
    24  for the implementation of the provisions of this act on  or  before  its
    25  effective date.