Bill Text: NY S02494 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the legislature to require a state or municipal entity to enact a period of residency requirement for persons applying for certain social services.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-08 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S02494 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S02494-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2494
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 24, 2011
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Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, ALESI, JOHNSON, LARKIN, LIBOUS -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to article 17 of the constitution, in relation to
a residency period prior to receipt of certain social services
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That article 17 of the
2 constitution be amended by adding a new section 8 to read as follows:
3 S 8. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CONSTITUTION, THE
4 LEGISLATURE MAY DIRECT THE STATE, A MUNICIPALITY OR OTHER ENTITY ACTING
5 AS AN INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE STATE OR A MUNICIPALITY, TO REQUIRE A
6 SPECIFIC PERIOD OF RESIDENCY WITHIN THE STATE AS A PREREQUISITE TO ANY
7 PERSON SEEKING THE PROVISION OF SUCH SERVICES SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE.
8 S 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
9 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
10 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
11 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
12 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD89034-01-1
