Bill Text: NJ S2994 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires COAH to promulgate rules and regulations providing for veterans' affordable housing assistance preference.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-08 - Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee [S2994 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2010-S2994-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 2994

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

214th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED JULY 7, 2011

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  BOB SMITH

District 17 (Middlesex and Somerset)

Senator  JAMES BEACH

District 6 (Camden)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires COAH to promulgate rules and regulations providing for veterans' affordable housing assistance preference.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee on December 8, 2011, with amendments.

  

An Act concerning affordable housing for veterans and supplementing P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.).

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    a.  The Council on Affordable Housing, ¹or its successor,¹ in consultation with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, shall promulgate rules and regulations to provide a preference for veterans who qualify for affordable housing assistance and to hold harmless military personnel from any affordable housing application deadlines which may have lapsed during their period of deployment in active military service.

     b.  For purposes of this section, "veteran" means a "veteran" as defined under subsection (h) of section 1 of P.L.1963, c.171 (C.54:4-8.10).

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.