Bill Text: NY S07057 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Senate Bill 7057 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Relates to outreach, status and time limits relating to the tax abatement program for rent-controlled and rent-regulated property occupied by senior citizens or persons with disabilities.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-18 - SUBSTITUTED BY A1859B [S07057 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        7057--B
           Cal. No. 641
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 23, 2014
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  Sens.  GOLDEN, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed,
         and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging -- reported
         favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second  report,
         ordered  to  a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
         its place in the order of third reading -- again amended  and  ordered
         reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  real property tax law, in relation to outreach,
         status and time limits relating to the tax abatement program for rent-
         controlled and rent-regulated property occupied by senior citizens  or
         persons with disabilities
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 467-b of the real property tax law  is  amended  by
    2  adding three new subdivisions 10, 11 and 12 to read as follows:
    3    10.  AN  ENTITY THAT ADMINISTERS THE TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO
    4  THIS SECTION SHALL IMPLEMENT AND  ADMINISTER  A  PROGRAM  THAT  DEVELOPS
    5  OUTREACH  INITIATIVES  TO  IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS WHO MEET THE ELIGIBILITY
    6  CRITERIA FOR THE TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM WHO ARE NOT PARTICIPATING IN  THE
    7  PROGRAM  AND  ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE INFORMATION REGARDING THE TAX ABATE-
    8  MENT PROGRAM.   SUCH OUTREACH PROGRAM MAY  INCLUDE,  BUT  SHALL  NOT  BE
    9  LIMITED  TO,  MAILINGS,  ADVERTISEMENTS,  PUBLIC  SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS,
   10  LITERATURE DISSEMINATION, INTERNET TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL  MEDIA,  COMMUNITY
   11  OUTREACH,  AND  PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER MUNICIPAL ENTITIES AND AGENCIES.
   12  AN ENTITY THAT ADMINISTERS THE TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM  MAY  CONSULT  WITH
   13  ANY  OTHER  PERSON  OR  ENTITY  DEEMED PERTINENT TO DEVELOP THE OUTREACH
   14  INITIATIVE.
   15    11. ANY MUNICIPALITY THAT ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW, RESOLUTION, OR ORDINANCE
   16  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL DEVELOP A  PROGRAM  TO
   17  ALLOW  APPLICANTS  AND  PARTICIPANTS  TO ASCERTAIN THE STATUS OF ANY TAX
   18  ABATEMENT OR THE STATUS OF ANY FORM THAT HAS BEEN FILED BY  SUCH  APPLI-
   19  CANT OR PARTICIPANT ON THE APPLICANT OR PARTICIPANT'S BEHALF PURSUANT TO
   20  THIS  SECTION.  SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL  INCLUDE  PROVISIONS TO ENSURE THAT
   21  APPLICANTS AND PARTICIPANTS WHOSE PRIMARY LANGUAGE IS NOT  ENGLISH,  WHO
   22  MAY  HAVE  COMMUNICATION RESTRICTIONS DUE TO PARTIAL OR TOTAL BLINDNESS,
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02002-05-4
       S. 7057--B                          2
    1  DEAFNESS, SPEECH IMPEDIMENT, OR COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT,  AND/OR  WHO  LACK
    2  ACCESS TO THE INTERNET MAY ASCERTAIN SUCH STATUS.
    3    12. A. WITHIN TEN DAYS OF RECEIVING ANY FORM FOR APPLICATION, RENEWAL,
    4  OR  ADJUSTMENT  OF  ABATEMENT  FOR  THE  TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM, A LETTER
    5  ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF SUCH FORM SHALL BE SENT TO THE APPLICANT.  SUCH
    6  LETTER SHALL INCLUDE THE DATE THE FORM WAS RECEIVED.
    7    B.  WITHIN  THIRTY  DAYS  OF  THE RECEIPT OF AN APPLICATION OR RENEWAL
    8  APPLICATION FROM AN APPLICANT,  THE  ENTITY  THAT  ADMINISTERS  THE  TAX
    9  ABATEMENT  PROGRAM  SHALL APPROVE THE APPLICATION OR RENEWAL APPLICATION
   10  FOR THE TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM, DENY THE APPLICATION OR RENEWAL  APPLICA-
   11  TION  FOR  THE  TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM, OR REQUEST FURTHER INFORMATION OR
   12  DOCUMENTATION FROM THE APPLICANT. IF  A  REQUEST  IS  MADE  FOR  FURTHER
   13  INFORMATION OR DOCUMENTATION, THE ENTITY THAT ADMINISTERS THE TAX ABATE-
   14  MENT  PROGRAM SHALL HAVE FIFTEEN DAYS AFTER SUCH INFORMATION OR DOCUMEN-
   15  TATION REQUESTED IS RECEIVED BY THE ENTITY TO EITHER APPROVE OR DENY THE
   16  APPLICATION OR RENEWAL APPLICATION.
   17    C. WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE RECEIPT OF ANY FORM OTHER THAN AN  APPLI-
   18  CATION  OR  RENEWAL  APPLICATION FORM FROM AN APPLICANT, THE ENTITY THAT
   19  ADMINISTERS THE PROGRAM SHALL ACT ON SUCH FORM.
   20    D. WITHIN TEN DAYS OF APPROVING OR REJECTING AN APPLICATION OR RENEWAL
   21  APPLICATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH B OF THIS SUBDIVISION OR  ACTING  UPON
   22  ANY  OTHER  FORM  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH C OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A WRITTEN
   23  NOTIFICATION SHALL BE SENT TO THE INDIVIDUAL WHO MADE  SUCH  APPLICATION
   24  OR  RENEWAL  APPLICATION  OR  SENT  SUCH FORM. SUCH WRITTEN NOTIFICATION
   25  SHALL INCLUDE THE ACTION TAKEN  BY  THE  ENTITY  ADMINISTERING  THE  TAX
   26  ABATEMENT  PROGRAM,  THE  DATE  SUCH  ACTION WAS TAKEN, WHAT RECOURSE IS
   27  AVAILABLE SHOULD THE INDIVIDUAL BE DISSATISFIED WITH  SUCH  ACTION,  AND
   28  HOW TO PURSUE THE RECOURSE AVAILABLE.
   29    S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
   30  the amendments to section 467-b of the real property  tax  law  made  by
   31  section  one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section
   32  and shall be deemed to expire therewith.