Bill Text: NY A06615 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Relates to certain certification required for eligibility for the real property tax exemption for persons with disabilities and limited incomes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-06 - reported referred to ways and means [A06615 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A06615-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6615--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 27, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation -- recommitted to the Committee on Real Property Taxation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the real prop- erty tax exemption for persons with disabilities and limited incomes The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The closing paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 459-c of 2 the real property tax law, as amended by chapter 265 of the laws of 3 2013, is amended to read as follows: 4 An award letter from the Social Security Administration or the Rail- 5 road Retirement Board, or a certificate from the state commission for 6 the blind, or an award letter from the United States Postal Service, or 7 an award letter from the United States department of veterans affairs 8 shall be submitted as proof of disability. If a person is unable to 9 obtain an award letter from the Social Security Administration due to 10 insufficient work credits to qualify for SSDI, a denial or disapproval 11 letter or notice of disapproved claim from the Social Security Adminis- 12 tration together with a medical certification of the individual's quali- 13 fying disability prepared by a duly licensed physician and a medical 14 certification of the individual's qualifying disability prepared by the 15 workers' compensation board shall be deemed sufficient in lieu of an 16 award letter from the Social Security Administration. Such medical 17 certification of the individual's qualifying disability as prepared by 18 the workers' compensation board pursuant to this subdivision shall take 19 into account the results of such medical determination of the individ- 20 ual's qualifying disability as was prepared by a duly licensed physician 21 pursuant to this subdivision. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09978-03-6