The New York State Senate

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  4902

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 29, 2019
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Introduced  by  Sens.  RANZENHOFER, ADDABBO, AKSHAR, CARLUCCI, GALLIVAN,
  LITTLE, RITCHIE, SERINO, 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. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  369-f
to read as follows:
  § 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 NINETEEN; 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.
  §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed January 1, 2024.