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Assembly Bill A6275

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that certain persons living with HIV or AIDS shall not be required to pay more than 30% of the household income towards shelter costs

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2011-A6275 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4098
Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง131-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2565, S2664
2013-2014: A7782, S3022

2011-A6275 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2011-A6275 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6275

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GLICK, GOTTFRIED, MAISEL, MILLMAN, PERRY, WRIGHT,
  ROSENTHAL,  CASTRO,  TITONE,  BOYLAND,  COOK, JAFFEE, ORTIZ, JEFFRIES,
  COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BING,  BRENNAN,  GUNTHER,
  JACOBS,  LENTOL, V. LOPEZ, MARKEY, McENENY, NOLAN, O'DONNELL, PHEFFER,
  PRETLOW, ROBERTS, SCARBOROUGH, TOWNS,  WEISENBERG  --  read  once  and
  referred 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:

  Section  1.  Section  131-a  of  the social services law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
  14. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF  LAW,  EACH  PERSON  LIVING
WITH  CLINICAL/SYMPTOMATIC  HIV ILLNESS OR AIDS WHO IS RECEIVING SHELTER
ASSISTANCE OR AN EMERGENCY SHELTER ALLOWANCE AND WHO RESIDES IN A HOUSE-
HOLD THAT RECEIVES UNEARNED AND/OR EARNED INCOME SHALL NOT  BE  REQUIRED
TO  PAY  MORE  THAN  THIRTY  PERCENT OF THE HOUSEHOLD'S MONTHLY UNEARNED
AND/OR EARNED INCOME TOWARDS SHELTER COSTS INCLUDING RENT AND UTILITIES,
WITH THE REMAINDER PAID BY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE,  LESS  ANY  FEDERAL  FUNDS
WHICH  ARE  BEING  USED  BY  THE  LOCALITIES TO PAY FOR HOUSING ACCOMMO-
DATIONS.
  S 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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