NY State Senate Bill 2021-S142A

Senate Bill S142A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the hire a vet grant program

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May 10, 2022	print number 142c
May 10, 2022	amend and recommit to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Mar 30, 2022	print number 142b
Mar 30, 2022	amend and recommit to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Jan 05, 2022	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
May 19, 2021	reported and committed to finance
May 12, 2021	print number 142a
May 12, 2021	amend and recommit to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Jan 06, 2021	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Votes

- May 19, 2021 - Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee Vote
  S142A
  
  9
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee Vote: May 19, 2021
      
      aye (9)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Brooks
      
      Harckham
      
      Jordan
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Serrano
      
      Weik

Bill Amendments

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2021-S142 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8465
Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Add §369-f, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S6462
2017-2018: S3879
2019-2020: S4902, S7036
2023-2024: S4060, A2285
2025-2026: S6005, A401

2021-S142 - Summary

Establishes the hire a vet grant program; provides grants to municipalities where a veteran is hired and employed, for not less than twelve continuous and uninterrupted months in a full-time or part-time position.

2021-S142 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S142

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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

 
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:

To encourage public employers to hire veterans.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
  §  1-  Amends  Article  17-A of the Executive Law to add a new section
369-f which would provide for grants  to  municipalities  equal  to  the
credit  provided to eligible taxpayers in the "hire a vet credit" estab-
lished in subdivision twenty-nine of section 210-B of the Tax  Law.  The
section  identifies  qualified veterans, sets forth certain restrictions
and specifies the amount of the grant available. Grants would range from
$5,000 to $15,000 for a disabled veteran.  The  specifications  for  the

grants minor the provisions set forth in the hire a vet tax credit.

  § 2- Effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New  York  State  has long recognized the sacrifices made by veterans in
the service of their country. This recognition takes many forms, includ-
ing extra recognition on civil service  exams  and  pension  provisions.
This  bill  would  add an additional incentive to municipalities to hire
veterans, much like the hire a vet tax credit encourages  private  busi-
nesses  to hire veterans, by offering grants to municipalities when they
hire a veteran. The amount of the grants is similar to the amount of tax
credits a private business could receive, and the prerequisites for  the
grants are similar to the prerequisites for the tax credits.

 
PRIOR  LEGISLATIVE  HISTORY:   S. 7036/A. 5167 of 2019/20; Referred to
Senate Finance Committee 2017-2018: A.4325-B/S.3879-B;

2015-2016: A.9409- A/S.6462-A

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:    To  be  deter-
mined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be-deemed

2021-S142 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    142
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty 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 TWO HUNDRED TEN-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 TWENTY-TWO, AND BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-FOUR; 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.
                                                            LBD01751-01-1

 S. 142                              2
 
 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.  THIS  SECTION  SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO AMEND, MODIFY OR SUPERSEDE
 ANY OTHER LAW WHICH PRESCRIBES THE QUALIFICATIONS WHICH  A  PERSON  MUST
 HAVE TO BE APPOINTED TO A POSITION SUBJECT TO THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
   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, 2025.

2021-S142A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8465
Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Add §369-f, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S6462
2017-2018: S3879
2019-2020: S4902, S7036
2023-2024: S4060, A2285
2025-2026: S6005, A401

2021-S142A - Summary

2021-S142A - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S142A

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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

 
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:

To encourage public employers to hire veterans.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

§ 1- Amends Article 17-A of the Executive Law to add a new section 369-f
which would provide for grants to municipalities equal to the credit
provided to eligible taxpayers in the "hire a vet credit" established in
subdivision twenty-nine of section 210-8 of the Tax Law. The section
identifies qualified veterans, sets forth certain restrictions and spec-
ifies the amount of the grant available. Grants would range from $5,000

to $15,000 for a disabled veteran. The specifications for the grants
minor the provisions set forth in the hire a vet tax credit.

§ 2- Effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York State has long recognized the sacrifices made by veterans in
the service of their country. This recognition takes many forms, includ-
ing extra recognition on civil service exams and pension provisions.
This bill would add an additional incentive to municipalities to hire
veterans, much like the hire a vet tax credit encourages private busi-
nesses to hire veterans, by offering grants to municipalities when they
hire a veteran. The amount of the grants is similar to the amount of tax
credits a private business could receive, and the prerequisites for the
grants are similar to the prerequisites for the tax credits.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.7036/A.5167 of 2019/20; Referred to Senate Finance Committee
2017-2018: A.4325-B/S.3879-B;

2015-2016: A.9409- A/S.6462-A

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed

2021-S142A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  142--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 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 TWO HUNDRED TEN-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 (I) WAS RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY BY GENERAL  OR  HONORABLE
 DISCHARGE  AFTER  SEPTEMBER  ELEVENTH,  TWO  THOUSAND ONE; OR (II) HAS A
 QUALIFYING CONDITION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY OF  THIS
 CHAPTER,  AND  HAS  RECEIVED  A  DISCHARGE  OTHER  THAN  BAD  CONDUCT OR
 DISHONORABLE FROM SUCH SERVICE AFTER SEPTEMBER  ELEVENTH,  TWO  THOUSAND
 ONE;  OR (III) IS A DISCHARGED LGBT VETERAN, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01751-02-1

 S. 142--A                           2
 
 HUNDRED FIFTY OF THIS CHAPTER, AND HAS RECEIVED A DISCHARGE  OTHER  THAN
 BAD  CONDUCT OR DISHONORABLE FROM SUCH SERVICE AFTER SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH,
 TWO THOUSAND ONE;
   (B) WHO COMMENCES EMPLOYMENT WITH THE MUNICIPALITY ON OR AFTER JANUARY
 FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO, AND BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-FOUR; 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. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO AMEND,  MODIFY  OR  SUPERSEDE
 ANY  OTHER  LAW  WHICH PRESCRIBES THE QUALIFICATIONS WHICH A PERSON MUST
 HAVE TO BE APPOINTED TO A POSITION SUBJECT TO THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
   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, 2025.

co-Sponsors

2021-S142B - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8465
Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Add §369-f, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S6462
2017-2018: S3879
2019-2020: S4902, S7036
2023-2024: S4060, A2285
2025-2026: S6005, A401

2021-S142B - Summary

2021-S142B - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S142B

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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

 
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:

To encourage public employers to hire veterans.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

§ 1- Amends Article 17-A of the Executive Law to add a new section 369-f
which would provide for grants to municipalities equal to the credit
provided to eligible taxpayers in the "hire a vet credit" established in
subdivision twenty-nine of section 210-8 of the Tax Law. The section
identifies qualified veterans, sets forth certain restrictions and spec-
ifies the amount of the grant available. Grants would range from $5,000
to $15,000 for a disabled veteran. The specifications for the grants

minor the provisions set forth in the hire a vet tax credit.

§ 2- Effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York State has long recognized the sacrifices made by veterans in
the service of their country. This recognition takes many forms, includ-
ing extra recognition on civil service exams and pension provisions.
This bill would add an additional incentive to municipalities to hire
veterans, much like the hire a vet tax credit encourages private busi-
nesses to hire veterans, by offering grants to municipalities when they
hire a veteran. The amount of the grants is similar to the amount of tax
credits a private business could receive, and the prerequisites for the
grants are similar to the prerequisites for the tax credits.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.7036/A.5167 of 2019/20; Referred to Senate Finance Committee

2017-2018: A.4325-B/S.3879-B;

2015-2016: A.9409- A/S.6462-A

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed

2021-S142B - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  142--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --  recommitted
   to  the  Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs
   in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- 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. 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  TWO  HUNDRED  TEN-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  (I) WAS RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY BY GENERAL OR HONORABLE
 DISCHARGE AFTER SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND  ONE;  OR  (II)  HAS  A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD01751-04-2
 S. 142--B                           2
 
 QUALIFYING  CONDITION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY OF THIS
 CHAPTER, AND  HAS  RECEIVED  A  DISCHARGE  OTHER  THAN  BAD  CONDUCT  OR
 DISHONORABLE  FROM  SUCH  SERVICE AFTER SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND
 ONE;  OR (III) IS A DISCHARGED LGBT VETERAN, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED FIFTY OF THIS CHAPTER, AND HAS RECEIVED A DISCHARGE  OTHER  THAN
 BAD  CONDUCT OR DISHONORABLE FROM SUCH SERVICE AFTER SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH,
 TWO THOUSAND ONE;
   (B) WHO COMMENCES EMPLOYMENT WITH THE MUNICIPALITY ON OR AFTER JANUARY
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, AND BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-FIVE; 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. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO AMEND,  MODIFY  OR  SUPERSEDE
 ANY  OTHER  LAW  WHICH PRESCRIBES THE QUALIFICATIONS WHICH A PERSON MUST
 HAVE TO BE APPOINTED TO A POSITION SUBJECT TO THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
   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, 2026.

co-Sponsors

2021-S142C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8465
Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Add §369-f, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S6462
2017-2018: S3879
2019-2020: S4902, S7036
2023-2024: S4060, A2285
2025-2026: S6005, A401

2021-S142C (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S142C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S142C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  142--C
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KAPLAN, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Veterans,  Homeland
   Security  and  Military Affairs -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
   recommitted  to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Mili-
   tary Affairs in accordance with Senate Rule 6,  sec.  8  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 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 TWO HUNDRED TEN-B OF THE TAX  LAW,  WHERE  SUCH  MUNICIPALITY
 HIRES AND EMPLOYS, FOR NOT LESS THAN TWELVE CONTINUOUS AND UNINTERRUPTED
 MONTHS (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE "TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD") IN A FULL-
 TIME  OR  PART-TIME  POSITION, A QUALIFIED VETERAN WITHIN THE STATE. THE
 MUNICIPALITY MAY CLAIM THE GRANT IN THE  YEAR  IN  WHICH  THE  QUALIFIED
 VETERAN COMPLETES THE TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE MUNICI-
 PALITY.
   2. QUALIFIED VETERAN. A QUALIFIED VETERAN IS AN INDIVIDUAL:
   (A)  WHO  SERVED  ON  ACTIVE DUTY IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY, NAVY, AIR
 FORCE, SPACE FORCE, MARINE CORPS, COAST GUARD OR THE  RESERVES  THEREOF,
 OR  WHO  SERVED  IN  ACTIVE  MILITARY  SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES AS A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD01751-06-2
 S. 142--C                           2
 
 MEMBER OF THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, AIR NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK GUARD OR
 NEW YORK NAVAL MILITIA, OR WHO SERVED IN THE ACTIVE  UNIFORMED  SERVICES
 OF  THE  UNITED  STATES  AS  A  MEMBER  OF THE COMMISSIONED CORPS OF THE
 NATIONAL  OCEANIC  AND  ATMOSPHERIC  ADMINISTRATION  OR THE COMMISSIONED
 CORPS OF THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; WHO (I)  WAS  RELEASED
 FROM ACTIVE DUTY BY GENERAL OR HONORABLE DISCHARGE; OR (II) HAS A QUALI-
 FYING CONDITION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY OF THIS CHAP-
 TER, AND HAS RECEIVED A DISCHARGE OTHER THAN BAD CONDUCT OR DISHONORABLE
 FROM  SUCH SERVICE; OR (III) IS A DISCHARGED LGBT VETERAN, AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION THREE  HUNDRED  FIFTY  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  AND  HAS  RECEIVED  A
 DISCHARGE OTHER THAN BAD CONDUCT OR DISHONORABLE FROM SUCH SERVICE;
   (B) WHO COMMENCES EMPLOYMENT WITH THE MUNICIPALITY ON OR AFTER JANUARY
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, AND BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-FIVE; 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.  THIS  SECTION  SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO AMEND, MODIFY OR SUPERSEDE
 ANY OTHER LAW WHICH PRESCRIBES THE QUALIFICATIONS WHICH  A  PERSON  MUST
 HAVE TO BE APPOINTED TO A POSITION SUBJECT TO THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
   4.  AMOUNT  OF  GRANT.  (A)  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 TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD 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  TWENTY  PERCENT
 OF  THE  TOTAL  AMOUNT OF WAGES PAID TO THE QUALIFIED VETERAN DURING THE
 VETERAN'S FIRST TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT.
   (B) THE GRANT ALLOWED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT EXCEED IN
 ANY YEAR:
   (I) FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ANY QUALIFIED VETERAN, OTHER  THAN  A
 DISABLED  VETERAN,  EMPLOYED  IN  A  FULL-TIME POSITION FOR ONE THOUSAND
 EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY OR MORE HOURS IN ONE TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD;
   (II) TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ANY QUALIFIED VETERAN WHO IS A  DISA-
 BLED  VETERAN  EMPLOYED  IN  A FULL-TIME POSITION FOR ONE THOUSAND EIGHT
 HUNDRED TWENTY OR MORE HOURS IN ONE TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD;
   (III) SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR ANY  QUALIFIED  VETERAN,
 OTHER  THAN  A DISABLED VETERAN, EMPLOYED IN A PART-TIME POSITION FOR AT
 LEAST ONE THOUSAND FORTY HOURS BUT NOT  MORE  THAN  ONE  THOUSAND  EIGHT
 HUNDRED NINETEEN HOURS IN ONE TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD; AND
   (IV)  TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ANY QUALIFIED VETERAN WHO IS A DISABLED
 VETERAN EMPLOYED IN A PART-TIME POSITION FOR AT LEAST ONE THOUSAND FORTY
 HOURS BUT NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETEEN HOURS IN ONE
 TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD.
   5. DEFINITION. 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, 2026.

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Senate Bill S142A

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Anna M. Kaplan

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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