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NY S06462
Bill
Status
6/15/2016
Primary Sponsor
Michael Ranzenhofer
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AI Summary
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Municipalities receive grants equivalent to the "hire a vet credit" for employing qualified veterans for at least one year at 35+ hours per week, claimable in the year employment completes one year.
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Qualified veterans must have served on active duty in U.S. military branches or state military service, received general or honorable discharge after September 11, 2001, and commenced employment on or after January 1, 2016.
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Veterans must certify they were not employed 35+ hours per week during the 180 days immediately before municipal employment.
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Grant amounts equal 10% of first-year wages (capped at $5,000) for qualified veterans, or 15% of first-year wages (capped at $15,000) for disabled veterans.
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Municipalities cannot discharge existing employees and hire veterans solely to qualify for the grant; program expires and is repealed January 1, 2021.
Legislative Description
Establishes the hire a vet grant program; provides grants to municipalities where a veteran is hired and employed, for not less than one year and for not less than thirty-five hours each week; grants up to $5,000 for a qualified vet and $15,000 for a qualified vet who is disabled.
Last Action
referred to veterans' affairs
6/15/2016