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S04098 Summary:

BILL NOS04098
 
SAME ASSAME AS A06275
 
SPONSORDUANE
 
COSPNSRAVELLA, HASSELL-THOMPSON, MONTGOMERY, OPPENHEIMER, PERKINS, RIVERA, SAVINO, SERRANO, SQUADRON
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd S131-a, Soc Serv L
 
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.
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S04098 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          4098
 
                               2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     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    § 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
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