Bill Text: NY A01462 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to increasing the availability of emergency rent assistance

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to social services [A01462 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A01462-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1462
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WRIGHT, COLTON, JAFFEE, GREENE, ESPAILLAT --
         Multi-Sponsored by -- M.   of A. BRENNAN, DIAZ,  HOOPER,  ROBINSON  --
         read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services
       AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to increasing the
         availability of emergency rent assistance
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 131-w of the social services law, as added by chap-
    2  ter 41 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
    3    S  131-w.  Limitations in the payment of rent arrears. Districts shall
    4  not provide assistance to pay rent arrears, property taxes, or  mortgage
    5  arrears  for  persons  not  eligible  for [home relief, aid to dependent
    6  children] SAFETY NET, TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES, emergency
    7  assistance to needy families with children, or emergency assistance  for
    8  aged,  blind,  and  disabled  persons, except to persons who are without
    9  income or resources immediately available to meet  the  emergency  need,
   10  whose  [gross] NET household income does not exceed [one hundred twenty-
   11  five] TWO HUNDRED percent of the federal income  official  poverty  line
   12  [and  who].  FOR  THOSE  PERSONS  WITH NET INCOMES EXCEEDING TWO HUNDRED
   13  PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL INCOME OFFICIAL  POVERTY  LINE,  SUCH  ASSISTANCE
   14  SHALL  NOT  BE AVAILABLE UNLESS THEY sign a repayment agreement agreeing
   15  to repay the assistance in a period  not  to  exceed  [twelve]  EIGHTEEN
   16  months.    The  districts  shall enforce the repayment agreements by any
   17  legal method available to a creditor, in addition to any rights  it  has
   18  pursuant to this chapter. The department shall promulgate regulations to
   19  implement this section, which shall, among other things, establish stan-
   20  dards  for  the contents of repayment agreements and establish standards
   21  to ensure that assistance is provided only in  emergency  circumstances;
   22  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT THERE SHALL NOT BE A REQUIREMENT TO SHOW PROOF
   23  OF ABILITY TO MEET THE TERMS OF THE REPAYMENT AGREEMENT.
   24    S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2010.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00333-01-9