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NY A04899
Bill
Status
2/13/2013
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Goodell
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AI Summary
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Amends Social Services Law Section 131-n to align the homestead exemption used for public assistance calculations with the homestead exemption specified in Civil Practice Law and Rules Section 5206(a)
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Changes the home exemption requirement from an unspecified amount to the value limit established under civil practice law for homestead exemptions
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Maintains all other existing resource exemptions for public assistance programs including vehicle, burial plot, funeral agreement, and education savings account exemptions
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Takes effect immediately but expires with the sunset of Section 131-n of the Social Services Law
Legislative Description
Requires the homestead exemption used in the calculation for the public assistance to be the same as the homestead exemption under the civil practice law and rules.
Last Action
held for consideration in social services
6/3/2014