Bill Text: NY S04098 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that persons living with clinical/symptomatic HIV or AIDS, and who are receiving shelter assistance or an emergency shelter allowance, shall not be required to pay more than 30% of the household's monthly unearned and/or earned income towards shelter costs, including rent and utilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-21 - RECOMMITTED TO RULES [S04098 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S04098-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4098 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 17, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DUANE -- 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 limiting the percentage of income payable towards shelter costs by persons with HIV or AIDS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 131-a of the social services law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 14 to read as follows: 3 14. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, EACH PERSON LIVING 4 WITH CLINICAL/SYMPTOMATIC HIV ILLNESS OR AIDS WHO IS RECEIVING SHELTER 5 ASSISTANCE OR AN EMERGENCY SHELTER ALLOWANCE AND WHO RESIDES IN A HOUSE- 6 HOLD THAT RECEIVES UNEARNED AND/OR EARNED INCOME SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED 7 TO PAY MORE THAN THIRTY PERCENT OF THE HOUSEHOLD'S MONTHLY UNEARNED 8 AND/OR EARNED INCOME TOWARDS SHELTER COSTS INCLUDING RENT AND UTILITIES, 9 WITH THE REMAINDER PAID BY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, LESS ANY FEDERAL FUNDS 10 WHICH ARE BEING USED BY THE LOCALITIES TO PAY FOR HOUSING ACCOMMO- 11 DATIONS. 12 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01136-01-1