Bill Text: NY S04248 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a pilot program to create a legal hotline for tenants.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S04248 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S04248-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4248
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 11, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
       AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing  a  pilot
         program to create a legal hotline for tenants
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 75  to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 75. LEGAL HOTLINE FOR TENANTS PILOT PROGRAM. 1. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
    4  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A PILOT PROGRAM TO CREATE A LEGAL HOTLINE FOR TENANTS.
    5  THE PILOT PROGRAM SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
    6    2. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL RECRUIT ATTORNEYS TO PARTICIPATE IN  THE
    7  PROGRAM.  ATTORNEYS  WILL  NOT  BE COMMITTED TO REPRESENTING ANY TENANTS
    8  THAT THEY ADVISE THROUGH THE PROGRAM.
    9    3. THE LEGAL HOTLINE FOR TENANTS SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE VIA  A  TOLL-FREE
   10  PHONE  NUMBER  THAT  OPERATES,  AT  A MINIMUM, FROM 9 A.M.-5 P.M. MONDAY
   11  THROUGH FRIDAY.
   12    4. TENANTS SHALL CALL THE HOTLINE AND DESCRIBE  THEIR  PROBLEM  TO  AN
   13  INTAKE  COUNSELOR,  WHO  SHALL  REFER  THE TENANTS TO AN APPROPRIATE AND
   14  AVAILABLE VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY. AFTER THE  REFERRAL,  THE  ATTORNEY  SHALL
   15  CONTACT AND ADVISE THE TENANT.
   16    5.  ALL  COSTS  OF THE PILOT PROGRAM SHALL BE PAID FOR BY THE NEW YORK
   17  INTEREST ON LAWYER ACCOUNT FUND, PURSUANT TO SECTION  NINETY-SEVEN-V  OF
   18  THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   19    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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