S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4926
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 27, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. MONTGOMERY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, the state finance law and the civil prac-
tice law and rules, in relation to displaced homemakers
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 825 of
2 the labor law, as added by chapter 717 of the laws of 1977, is amended
3 to read as follows:
4 Upon receipt of federal funding designated to assist displaced home-
5 makers, AS AUGMENTED BY REVENUES RECEIVED FROM THE DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS
6 FUND AS PROVIDED IN SECTION NINETY-NINE-Q OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, the
7 commissioner shall establish multipurpose service centers for displaced
8 homemakers which shall provide the following:
9 S 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-q to
10 read as follows:
11 S 99-Q. DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS FUND. 1. ALL MONIES RECEIVED BY THE COMP-
12 TROLLER PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHTEEN
13 OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES SHALL CONSTITUTE A STATE SPECIAL
14 REVENUE FUND, TO BE HELD BY THE COMPTROLLER AND TO BE KNOWN AS THE
15 DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS FUND. SUCH STATE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND SHALL BE
16 DEPOSITED TO THE CREDIT OF THE COMPTROLLER IN ONE OR MORE STATE BANKS,
17 TRUST COMPANIES OR SAVINGS BANKS AS MAY BE DESIGNATED BY THE COMPTROLLER
18 AT SUCH RATE OF INTEREST, IF ANY, AS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY BE AGREED
19 UPON BY THE DEPOSITORIES AND THE COMPTROLLER.
20 2. MONIES OF THE FUND SHALL BE AVAILABLE GENERALLY FOR COSTS AND
21 EXPENSES OF THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR IN ADMINISTERING THE PROVISIONS OF
22 ARTICLE TWENTY-THREE-B OF THE LABOR LAW.
23 3. THE MONIES SHALL BE PAID OUT OF THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT
24 OF THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS CERTIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR OR
25 HIS OR HER DULY DESIGNATED OFFICER.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 S 3. Subdivision (a) of section 8018 of the civil practice law and
2 rules is amended by adding a new paragraph 4 to read as follows:
3 4. IN ADDITION TO THE FEES OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SUBDIVISION A
4 COUNTY CLERK SHALL COLLECT FROM ANY PERSON INSTITUTING A MATRIMONIAL
5 ACTION AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN DOLLARS. SUCH ADDITIONAL FEE SHALL BE
6 REMITTED TO THE COMPTROLLER AND DEPOSITED IN THE DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS
7 FUND PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-NINE-Q OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
8 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, SUCH ADDITIONAL FEE SHALL NOT BE COLLECTED FROM A
9 POOR PERSON WHO PROCEEDS PURSUANT TO SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ONE OF THIS
10 CHAPTER.
11 S 4. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
12 the date on which it shall have become a law.