Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 16, 2010 |
tabled |
Aug 13, 2010 |
vetoed memo.6761 |
Aug 03, 2010 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 10, 2010 |
returned to assembly passed senate |
Jun 09, 2010 |
3rd reading cal.939 substituted for s7800 |
May 17, 2010 |
referred to housing, construction and community development delivered to senate passed assembly |
May 13, 2010 |
advanced to third reading cal.859 |
May 10, 2010 |
reported |
Apr 27, 2010 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 21, 2010 |
referred to housing |
Assembly Bill A9757
Vetoed By Governor2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BING
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
Joan Millman
Audrey Pheffer
Felix Ortiz
Harvey Weisenberg
multi-Sponsors
Greg Ball
Nancy Calhoun
Jane Corwin
Michael J. Fitzpatrick
2009-A9757 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A9757 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9757 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to requiring any program or activity relating to housing which receives federal financial assistance to comply with the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To ensure that housing protections offered to people with disabilities under Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act are also offered, and therefore enforceable, on the state level as well. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends the public housing law by adding a new section 223-c to require any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance to adhere to requirements set forth in Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act and its imple- menting regulations as it pertains to housing. Section two defines the enactment date. JUSTIFICATION: New York's disability advocates have identified a lack of enforcement of Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act in New York State. Specifically, advocates have noted that some single and multi-fa- mily projects that have received federal monies through the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR), local partic- ipating jurisdictions and the Housing Finance Agency (HFA) are not in compliance with Section 504. Even in circumstances where these federal-
2009-A9757 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9757 I N A S S E M B L Y January 21, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BING, MILLMAN, PHEFFER, ORTIZ, WEISENBERG, KOON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BALL, CALHOUN, CORWIN, FITZPATRICK, GLICK, JORDAN, LIFTON, LUPARDO, McENENY, MOLINARO, REILICH, TEDISCO, TOWNSEND -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to requiring any program or activity relating to housing which receives federal finan- cial assistance to comply with the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a new section 223-c to read as follows: S 223-C. NON-DISCRIMINATION UNDER PROJECTS RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSIST- ANCE. 1. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION THE TERMS "PROGRAM OR ACTIV- ITY" AND "FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS PROVIDED IN THE FEDERAL REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 AND ITS IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS. 2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY RELATING TO HOUSING WHICH RECEIVES FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSIST- ANCE SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SECTION FIVE HUNDRED FOUR OF THE FEDERAL REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 AS AMENDED. 3. THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL AND ALL OTHER AGEN- CIES, AUTHORITIES, AND OTHER INSTRUMENTALITIES OF THE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHICH DISTRIBUTE OR ADMINISTER FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SHALL APPLY AND ENFORCE THE PROVISION OF THIS SECTION AND SHALL AMEND ALL APPLICABLE RULES AND REGULATIONS ACCORDINGLY. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- tation of this act on its effective date is authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05996-02-9
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