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S02944 Summary:

BILL NO	S02944
SAME AS	SAME AS A05512
SPONSOR	KAVANAGH
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Amd §131, Soc Serv L
Prohibits requiring that an individual have a court proceeding initiated against him or her in order to qualify for a rent arrears grant or ongoing rental assistance.

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S02944 Actions:

BILL NO	S02944
01/26/2023	REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
05/09/2023	REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
01/03/2024	REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

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S02944 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2944
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    January 26, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
 
        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to prohibiting  the
          requirement  that  a  court  proceeding  has been initiated against an
          individual in order for such individual to qualify for a rent  arrears
          grant or ongoing rental assistance
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 131 of the  social  services  law,  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 21 to read as follows:
     3    21. Notwithstanding any other section of law to the contrary, proof of
     4  a  court  proceeding  that  has  been initiated against the applicant or
     5  recipient shall not be required to qualify for emergency  assistance  to
     6  cover  rent  arrears  or  public  assistance  to  provide ongoing rental
     7  support.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05549-01-3

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