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                                  4644

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2009
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Introduced  by  M. of A. V. LOPEZ, SEMINERIO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. CLARK -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Social
  Services

AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law and the state finance law, in
  relation to establishing a revolving  loan  program  whereunder  short
  term  loans are made available to families receiving public assistance
  who are threatened with eviction; and making an appropriation therefor

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

  Section  1.    Article  2-A  of  the social services law is amended by
adding a new title 5 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 5
                         REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM
SECTION 53. REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM.
  S 53. REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  OFFICE  OF
TEMPORARY  AND  DISABILITY  ASSISTANCE  IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED, WITHIN THE
LIMITS OF FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM FUND ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-TWO-H OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, TO ENTER INTO
CONTRACTS WITH UP TO TWENTY SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE  FINAN-
CIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF LOANS TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS WHO
ARE  IN  DANGER  OF  BECOMING HOMELESS. SUCH GRANTS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO
CREATE A REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE  LOCAL  DISTRICT  TO
PROVIDE  SHORT TERM LOANS TO FAMILIES RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PURSU-
ANT TO ARTICLE FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER WHO ARE IN IMMINENT DANGER OF  HOME-
LESSNESS BY REASON OF EVICTION. SUCH LOANS:
  (A) SHALL BE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS PER LOAN;
  (B) SHALL BE INTEREST FREE AND FIVE YEARS IN DURATION;
  (C) SHALL BE LIMITED TO ONE SUCH LOAN PER ELIGIBLE FAMILY; AND
  (D)  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT
BETWEEN THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY SERVICES AND  THE  SOCIAL
SERVICES DISTRICT.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06234-01-9
              

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  2.  FROM TIME TO TIME, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF  HOUSING
AND  COMMUNITY RENEWAL, MAY ISSUE REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS AND APPLICATION
FORMS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS  TITLE.  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES
DISTRICTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM SHALL BE SELECTED
COMPETITIVELY  FROM  REQUESTS  FOR  PROPOSALS. THE APPLICATION FORMS MAY
REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION OF SUCH INFORMATION AS THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE
OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE DEEMS NECESSARY.
  S  2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 92-h to
read as follows:
  S 92-H. REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN
THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXA-
TION AND FINANCE A SPECIAL FUND TO  BE  KNOWN  AS  THE  "REVOLVING  LOAN
PROGRAM FUND".
  2.  THE  REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM FUND SHALL CONSIST OF MONEYS APPROPRI-
ATED TO IT FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND ALLOCATED PURSUANT TO A CERTIFICATE
OF APPROVAL OF AVAILABILITY ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET AND ALL
OTHER MONEYS CREDITED, APPROPRIATED  OR  TRANSFERRED  THERETO  FROM  ANY
OTHER FUND OR SOURCES.
  3. MONEYS OF THE FUND, FOLLOWING APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE, MAY
BE EXPENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE FIVE OF ARTICLE TWO-A OF THE SOCIAL
SERVICES  LAW,  PURSUANT  TO  A  CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL OF AVAILABILITY
ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET.
  4. MONEYS OF THE FUND MAY BE INVESTED BY  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER  AND
INCOME FROM SUCH INVESTMENTS SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE GENERAL FUND.
  S 3. The sum of three million dollars ($3,000,000), or so much thereof
as  may  be  necessary,  is  hereby  appropriated  to the revolving loan
program fund established pursuant to section 92-h of the  state  finance
law  from  any  moneys  in the state treasury in the general fund to the
credit of the state purposes account not otherwise appropriated for  the
purposes  of  making  short  term  loans available to families receiving
public assistance who are in imminent danger of homelessness  by  reason
of  eviction.  Such sum shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the
state comptroller on  vouchers  certified  or  approved  in  the  manner
prescribed by law.
  S 4. This act shall take effect January 1, 2010.