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
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