Bill Text: NY A05512 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits requiring that an individual have a court proceeding initiated against him or her in order to qualify for a rent arrears grant or ongoing rental assistance.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-15 - ordered to third reading rules cal.46 [A05512 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A05512-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5512 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 15, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to prohibiting the requirement that a court proceeding has been initiated against an individual in order for such individual to qualify for a rent arrears grant or ongoing rental assistance The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 131 of the social services law, is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 21 to read as follows: 3 21. Notwithstanding any other section of law to the contrary, proof of 4 a court proceeding that has been initiated against the applicant or 5 recipient shall not be required to qualify for emergency assistance to 6 cover rent arrears or public assistance to provide ongoing rental 7 support. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05549-01-3