NY State Senate Bill 2009-S4926

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Jan 06, 2010	referred to labor
Apr 27, 2009	referred to labor

2009-S4926 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Labor
Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §825, Lab L; add §99-q, St Fin L; amd §8018, CPLR
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:: S2329

2009-S4926 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that certain monies received by the comptroller be deposited into a special revenue fund to be known as the displaced homemakers fund; institutes an additional $10 fee for initiating a matrimonial action, such funds shall be deposited in the fund; provides further that such monies be made available generally for costs and expenses of the commissioner of labor in administering the provisions of the displaced homemakers act.

2009-S4926 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4926

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the labor law, the state finance law and the civil
practice law and rules, in relation to displaced homemakers


 PURPOSE :
In order to increase revenues for the displaced homemaker program.
This bill:  (1 )amends the state finance law to establish a displaced
homemaker fund from fees collected from divorce filings: such monies
will be available to the Industrial Commissioner, subject to
legislative authorization, to augment revenues received by these
programs from other sources and (2)amends CPLR to require a $10 fee on
all divorce filings. Funds will be under the State Comptroller's
jurisdiction.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 825, subdivision 1 of the labor law and adds a new section
99-q to the finance law.

 JUSTIFICATION :
Many individuals, left on their own through divorce, separation or
death of a spouse, are forced into the business world but lack the
necessary skills to find a job. This legislation would set up a fund,
through a $10 divorce filing fee, for these "displaced homemakers" to

learn skills which would enable them to enter or re-enter the work
force. They would be then self supporting and this would eliminate the
need for public assistance Similar legislation was passed in the
States of Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Utah and
Washing- ton. A needs assessment program conducted by the State
Education Department documents the fact that there are approximately
1,008,816 displaced homemakers in the State, but due to lack of funds
only 90,000 have been reached by the program. Passage of this
legislation would be most cost effective because it would generate
approximately $629,240.00 that would allow hundreds of displaced
homemakers to utilize the program thus removing them from public
assistance and saving taxpayers thousands of dollars each year This
figure is achieved by multiplying the number of divorces for 1988:
62,924 by $10 a divorce.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
2007-2008 S.4763 Died in Committee
2005-2006 S.1794 Died in Committee
2003-2004 S.3005 Died in Committee
2001-2002 S.2442 Died in Committee
1999-2000 S.2438 Died in Committee
1997-1998 S.3262 Died in Committee
1995-1996 S.2635 Died in Committee

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become a law.

2009-S4926 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4926

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the labor law, the state finance law and the civil prac-
  tice law and rules, in relation to displaced homemakers

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

  Section  1.  The  opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 825 of
the labor law, as added by chapter 717 of the laws of 1977,  is  amended
to read as follows:
  Upon  receipt  of federal funding designated to assist displaced home-
makers, AS AUGMENTED BY REVENUES RECEIVED FROM THE DISPLACED  HOMEMAKERS
FUND  AS PROVIDED IN SECTION NINETY-NINE-Q OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, the
commissioner shall establish multipurpose service centers for  displaced
homemakers which shall provide the following:
  S  2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-q to
read as follows:
  S 99-Q. DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS FUND. 1. ALL MONIES RECEIVED BY THE COMP-
TROLLER PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION EIGHT  THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN
OF  THE  CIVIL  PRACTICE  LAW AND RULES SHALL CONSTITUTE A STATE SPECIAL
REVENUE FUND, TO BE HELD BY THE COMPTROLLER  AND  TO  BE  KNOWN  AS  THE
DISPLACED  HOMEMAKERS  FUND.  SUCH  STATE  SPECIAL REVENUE FUND SHALL BE
DEPOSITED TO THE CREDIT OF THE COMPTROLLER IN ONE OR MORE  STATE  BANKS,
TRUST COMPANIES OR SAVINGS BANKS AS MAY BE DESIGNATED BY THE COMPTROLLER
AT  SUCH  RATE  OF  INTEREST, IF ANY, AS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY BE AGREED
UPON BY THE DEPOSITORIES AND THE COMPTROLLER.
  2. MONIES OF THE FUND SHALL  BE  AVAILABLE  GENERALLY  FOR  COSTS  AND
EXPENSES OF THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR IN ADMINISTERING THE PROVISIONS OF
ARTICLE TWENTY-THREE-B OF THE LABOR LAW.
  3.  THE  MONIES SHALL BE PAID OUT OF THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT
OF THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS CERTIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR OR
HIS OR HER DULY DESIGNATED OFFICER.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11550-01-9

S. 4926                             2

  S 3. Subdivision (a) of section 8018 of the  civil  practice  law  and
rules is amended by adding a new paragraph 4 to read as follows:
  4.  IN  ADDITION  TO THE FEES OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SUBDIVISION A
COUNTY CLERK SHALL COLLECT FROM ANY  PERSON  INSTITUTING  A  MATRIMONIAL
ACTION  AN  ADDITIONAL  FEE OF TEN DOLLARS. SUCH ADDITIONAL FEE SHALL BE
REMITTED TO THE COMPTROLLER AND DEPOSITED IN  THE  DISPLACED  HOMEMAKERS
FUND  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  NINETY-NINE-Q  OF  THE  STATE  FINANCE LAW.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, SUCH ADDITIONAL FEE SHALL NOT  BE  COLLECTED  FROM  A
POOR  PERSON WHO PROCEEDS PURSUANT TO SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ONE OF THIS
CHAPTER.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the first of April next  succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee

2009-S4926 (ACTIVE) - Details

2009-S4926 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-S4926 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4926 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee

2009-S4926 (ACTIVE) - Details

2009-S4926 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-S4926 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4926 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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