The New York State Senate

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                                  6462

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2016
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Introduced  by  Sens. RANZENHOFER, DeFRANCISCO, GALLIVAN, LITTLE, SEWARD
  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
  the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the  hire
  a  vet  grant program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
  upon expiration thereof

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

  Section  1.  Article  17-A of the executive law is amended by adding a
new section 369-f to read as follows:
  S 369-F. HIRE A VET GRANT. 1. ALLOWANCE OF GRANT. A MUNICIPALITY SHALL
BE ALLOWED A GRANT EQUIVALENT TO THE CREDIT PROVIDED TO ELIGIBLE TAXPAY-
ERS IN THE "HIRE A VET CREDIT" AS ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-NINE
OF SECTION 210-B OF THE TAX  LAW,  WHERE  SUCH  MUNICIPALITY  HIRES  AND
EMPLOYS,  FOR  NOT  LESS THAN ONE YEAR AND FOR NOT LESS THAN THIRTY-FIVE
HOURS EACH WEEK, A QUALIFIED VETERAN WITHIN THE STATE. THE  MUNICIPALITY
MAY CLAIM THE GRANT IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE QUALIFIED VETERAN COMPLETES
ONE YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE MUNICIPALITY.
  2. QUALIFIED VETERAN. A QUALIFIED VETERAN IS AN INDIVIDUAL:
  (A)  WHO  SERVED  ON  ACTIVE DUTY IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY, NAVY, AIR
FORCE, MARINE CORPS, COAST GUARD OR THE RESERVES THEREOF, OR WHO  SERVED
IN  ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY
NATIONAL GUARD, AIR NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK GUARD  OR  NEW  YORK  NAVAL
MILITIA;  WHO  WAS  RELEASED  FROM  ACTIVE  DUTY BY GENERAL OR HONORABLE
DISCHARGE AFTER SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE;
  (B) WHO COMMENCES EMPLOYMENT WITH THE MUNICIPALITY ON OR AFTER JANUARY
FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN; AND
  (C) WHO CERTIFIES BY SIGNED AFFIDAVIT, UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY,  THAT
HE OR SHE HAS NOT BEEN EMPLOYED FOR THIRTY-FIVE OR MORE HOURS DURING ANY
WEEK  IN  THE  ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAY PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO HIS OR
HER EMPLOYMENT BY THE MUNICIPALITY.
  3. PROHIBITION. A MUNICIPALITY SHALL NOT  DISCHARGE  AN  EMPLOYEE  AND
HIRE  A QUALIFYING VETERAN SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF QUALIFYING FOR THIS
GRANT.

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

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  4. AMOUNT OF GRANT. THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT SHALL BE  TEN  PERCENT  OF
THE  TOTAL  AMOUNT  OF  WAGES  PAID  TO THE QUALIFIED VETERAN DURING THE
VETERAN'S FIRST FULL YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT, IF THE
QUALIFIED VETERAN IS A DISABLED VETERAN, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (B)  OF
SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION  EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW, THE
AMOUNT OF THE GRANT SHALL BE FIFTEEN PERCENT  OF  THE  TOTAL  AMOUNT  OF
WAGES PAID TO THE QUALIFIED VETERAN DURING THE VETERAN'S FIRST FULL YEAR
OF  EMPLOYMENT. THE GRANT ALLOWED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT
EXCEED IN ANY YEAR, FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ANY QUALIFIED VETERAN  AND
FIFTEEN  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  FOR  ANY QUALIFIED VETERAN WHO IS A DISABLED
VETERAN.
  S 2. Section 369-a of the executive law is amended  by  adding  a  new
closing paragraph to read as follows:
  THE  LEGISLATURE  FURTHER DECLARES IT TO BE IMPORTANT TO ENCOURAGE THE
HIRING OF VETERANS BY MUNICIPALITIES IN THE STATE.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
deemed repealed January 1, 2021.

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                                 6462--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. RANZENHOFER, CROCI, DeFRANCISCO, GALLIVAN, LITTLE,
  MARCHIONE, RITCHIE, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs -- reported favorably from said committee  and
  committed  to  the  Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the hire
  a vet grant program; and providing for the repeal of  such  provisions
  upon expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. Article 17-A of the executive law is amended  by  adding  a
new section 369-f to read as follows:
  S 369-F. HIRE A VET GRANT. 1. ALLOWANCE OF GRANT. A MUNICIPALITY SHALL
BE ALLOWED A GRANT EQUIVALENT TO THE CREDIT PROVIDED TO ELIGIBLE TAXPAY-
ERS IN THE "HIRE A VET CREDIT" AS ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-NINE
OF  SECTION  210-B  OF  THE  TAX  LAW, WHERE SUCH MUNICIPALITY HIRES AND
EMPLOYS, FOR NOT LESS THAN ONE YEAR AND FOR NOT  LESS  THAN  THIRTY-FIVE
HOURS  EACH WEEK, A QUALIFIED VETERAN WITHIN THE STATE. THE MUNICIPALITY
MAY CLAIM THE GRANT IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE QUALIFIED VETERAN COMPLETES
ONE YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE MUNICIPALITY.
  2. QUALIFIED VETERAN. A QUALIFIED VETERAN IS AN INDIVIDUAL:
  (A) WHO SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE UNITED  STATES  ARMY,  NAVY,  AIR
FORCE,  MARINE CORPS, COAST GUARD OR THE RESERVES THEREOF, OR WHO SERVED
IN ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES AS A MEMBER OF THE  ARMY
NATIONAL  GUARD,  AIR  NATIONAL  GUARD, NEW YORK GUARD OR NEW YORK NAVAL
MILITIA; WHO WAS RELEASED FROM  ACTIVE  DUTY  BY  GENERAL  OR  HONORABLE
DISCHARGE AFTER SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE;
  (B) WHO COMMENCES EMPLOYMENT WITH THE MUNICIPALITY ON OR AFTER JANUARY
FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN; AND
  (C)  WHO CERTIFIES BY SIGNED AFFIDAVIT, UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY, THAT
HE OR SHE HAS NOT BEEN EMPLOYED FOR THIRTY-FIVE OR MORE HOURS DURING ANY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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WEEK IN THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAY PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR  TO  HIS  OR
HER EMPLOYMENT BY THE MUNICIPALITY.
  3.  PROHIBITION.  A  MUNICIPALITY  SHALL NOT DISCHARGE AN EMPLOYEE AND
HIRE A QUALIFYING VETERAN SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF QUALIFYING FOR  THIS
GRANT.
  4.  AMOUNT  OF  GRANT. THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT SHALL BE TEN PERCENT OF
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF WAGES PAID  TO  THE  QUALIFIED  VETERAN  DURING  THE
VETERAN'S FIRST FULL YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT, IF THE
QUALIFIED  VETERAN IS A DISABLED VETERAN, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF
SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE  CIVIL  SERVICE  LAW,  THE
AMOUNT  OF  THE  GRANT  SHALL  BE FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF
WAGES PAID TO THE QUALIFIED VETERAN DURING THE VETERAN'S FIRST FULL YEAR
OF EMPLOYMENT. THE GRANT ALLOWED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL  NOT
EXCEED  IN ANY YEAR, FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ANY QUALIFIED VETERAN AND
FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ANY QUALIFIED VETERAN  WHO  IS  A  DISABLED
VETERAN.
  5. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "MUNICIPALITY" MEANS ANY
COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
  S  2.  Section  369-a  of the executive law is amended by adding a new
closing paragraph to read as follows:
  THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER DECLARES IT TO BE IMPORTANT TO  ENCOURAGE  THE
HIRING OF VETERANS BY MUNICIPALITIES IN THE STATE.
  S  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed January 1, 2021.