Bill Text: NY A02005 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 2005 (Prior Session Legislation)

NY State Legislature page for A02005

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizes the legislature to require a state or municipal entity to enact a period of residency requirement for persons applying for certain social services.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-31 - opinion referred to judiciary [A02005 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A02005-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2005
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 17, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, GIGLIO -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Social Services
                    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
        proposing an amendment to article 17 of the constitution, in relation to
          a residency period prior to receipt of certain social services
     1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That  article  17  of  the
     2  constitution be amended by adding a new section 8 to read as follows:
     3    §  8.  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of this constitution, the
     4  legislature may direct the state, a municipality or other entity  acting
     5  as  an  instrumentality  of  the  state  or a municipality, to require a
     6  specific period of residency within the state as a prerequisite  to  any
     7  person seeking the provision of such services set forth in this article.
     8    §  2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
     9  referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
    10  next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
    11  conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
    12  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD89059-01-7