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A08641 Summary:

A08641 Actions:

A08641 Committee Votes:

Committee:VETERANS' AFFAIRS   Chair:DenDekker      
DATE:06/02/2016AYE/NAY:17/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
DenDekker
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Aye
McDonough
Aye
Cusick
Aye
Curran
Aye
Schimel
Excused
Tenney
Aye
Russell
Aye
Lalor
Aye
Miller
Aye
Brindisi
Aye
Ryan
Aye
Barrett
Aye
Santabarbara
Aye
Skoufis
Aye
Blake
Aye
Hunter
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:06/06/2016AYE/NAY:28/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Aye
Kolb
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Tedisco
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Farrell
Aye
Butler
Aye
Gantt
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Finch
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Raia
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Duprey
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Cook
Aye
Glick
Aye
Morelle
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Wright
Excused
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Excused
Perry
Aye
Markey
Aye

A08641 Floor Votes:

A08641 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         8641--B
                                                                    R. R. 61
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     January 7, 2016
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. HEVESI, DenDEKKER, COOK, JEAN-PIERRE, MOSLEY,
          SEAWRIGHT, GALEF, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY,
          CROUCH, HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
          Affairs -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
          amended  and  recommitted  to said committee -- passed by Assembly and
          delivered to the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote  reconsidered,
          bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place on the special
          order of third reading
 
        AN ACT to amend the social services law and  the  not-for-profit  corpo-
          ration  law,  in  relation  to inquiring into past military service on
          applications for public welfare
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Subdivision 3 of section 20 of the social services law is
     2  amended by adding a new paragraph (j) to read as follows:
     3    (j) to ensure the provision, on any form required to be  completed  at
     4  application  or  recertification  for the purpose of obtaining financial
     5  assistance pursuant to this chapter, the form shall contain a  check-off
     6  question asking whether the applicant or recipient or a member of his or
     7  her family served in the United States military, and an option to answer
     8  in  the  affirmative.  Where  the  applicant or recipient answers in the
     9  affirmative to such question, the office  of  temporary  and  disability
    10  assistance  shall ensure that contact information for the state division
    11  of veterans' affairs is provided to  such  applicant  or  recipient,  in
    12  addition to any other materials provided.
    13    §  2.  Section 202 of the not-for-profit corporation law is amended by
    14  adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
    15    (g) Every corporation receiving any kind of state funding shall ensure
    16  the provision on any form required to be  completed  at  application  or
    17  recertification for the purpose of obtaining financial assistance pursu-
    18  ant to this chapter, that the application form shall contain a check-off
    19  question asking whether the applicant or recipient or a member of his or
    20  her family served in the United States military, and an option to answer
    21  in  the  affirmative.  Where  the  applicant or recipient answers in the
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13367-06-6
        A. 8641--B                          2

     1  affirmative to  such  question,  the  not-for-profit  corporation  shall
     2  ensure  that  contact  information  for  the state division of veterans'
     3  affairs is provided to such applicant or recipient in  addition  to  any
     4  other materials provided.
     5    §  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
     6  have become a law.