| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
| Jan 25, 2017 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S3639
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee
Actions
2017-S3639 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S3639 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3639
TITLE OF BILL : An act to authorize the commissioner of the division
of housing and community renewal to prescribe certain forms in
different languages
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
To provide that some legal forms of the housing division also be
distributed in languages other than English.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
The bill authorizes the Commissioner to distribute housing forms in
languages spoken by at least one percent of the population. The
languages to be used are as the commissioner consider suitable.
JUSTIFICATION :
This bill is necessary to protect those in the state of New York who
cannot read in the English language. It will help them better
understand the forms needed to obtain proper housing.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
2015-16:S.1537 -Referred to Housing
2013-14:S.3218 -Referred to Housing
2017-S3639 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
3639
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 25, 2017
___________
Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
Community Development
AN ACT to authorize the commissioner of the division of housing and
community renewal to prescribe certain forms in different languages
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The commissioner of the division of housing and community
renewal is authorized to prescribe for legal forms and applications to
be translated into Spanish and any other languages as such commissioner
deems appropriate, as long as such language is spoken by at least one
percent of the population. Such commissioner shall further cause such
translated forms and applications to be prepared, printed and dissem-
inated.
ยง 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the
commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal shall make
and complete the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regu-
lation necessary for the implementation of this act on or before such
effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06611-01-7
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