Assembly Bill A5909

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to shelter allowance calculation for participants in the federal housing choice voucher program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A5909 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §131-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A6037

2017-A5909 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to shelter allowance calculation for participants in the federal housing choice voucher program.

2017-A5909 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5909
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Social Services
 
 AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the calculation
   of the shelter allowance for individuals and families receiving public
   assistance and participating in the Section 8 voucher program

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 2 of section 131-a of
 the  social  services  law,  as relettered by chapter 598 of the laws of
 2007, are relettered paragraphs (e) and (f) and a new paragraph  (d)  is
 added to read as follows:
   (D) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER OR OF ANY OTHER LAW
 OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STANDARD
 OF  NEED  FOR  SHELTER  FOR  AN  ELIGIBLE TENANT WHO PARTICIPATES IN THE
 FEDERAL SECTION 8 HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM SHALL  BE  THE  MAXIMUM
 SHELTER  ALLOWANCE  PRESCRIBED BY REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR NON-
 PARTICIPANTS IN SUCH VOUCHER PROGRAM RESIDING  IN  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PARTICIPANT IN SUCH VOUCHER PROGRAM RESIDES.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02934-01-7

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