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Senate Bill S7780

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to veterans housing benefits

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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2009-S7780 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง235-b, Mil L

2009-S7780 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to veterans housing benefits; prohibits a residency requirement or prior term of residency upon veterans receiving any housing benefits from state, local or public authority sources.

2009-S7780 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7780 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7780

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 10, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LEIBELL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to veterans housing  bene-
  fits

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The military law is amended by adding a new  section  235-b
to read as follows:
  S  235-B.  VETERANS  RESIDENCY  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  STUDENT OR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM HOUSING. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT  PROVISION
OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY, ANY PROGRAM FOR THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR
VETERANS, WHICH RECEIVES FUNDING OR ASSISTANCE FROM ANY STATE  OR  LOCAL
SOURCE OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY, SHALL NOT IMPOSE A REQUIREMENT OR PRIOR TERM
OF  RESIDENCY  UPON THE VETERAN WHO IS TO RECEIVE ANY BENEFIT AWARDED BY
SUCH HOUSING PROGRAM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A REDUCED COST  HOUS-
ING BENEFIT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD17264-01-0

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