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NY A03042
Bill
Status
1/24/2017
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Hevesi
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AI Summary
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Establishes a rental voucher program for working families with income not exceeding 200 percent of the federal poverty level who meet mandatory work requirements and are not receiving temporary assistance.
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Families must pay rent as the highest of either 30 percent of monthly adjusted income or 10 percent of monthly income, with rental obligations capped at 90 percent of fair market rent.
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Allows families to apply through social services districts or authorized facilitated enrollment sites, with recertification required at least every six months (not requiring face-to-face interviews).
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Provides a three-month grace period for families who lose employment status to find new work before losing rental voucher eligibility, with opportunity to reapply if work requirements are later met.
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Permits state funding for the rental voucher program to count toward the federal maintenance of effort requirement for the temporary assistance for needy families block grant.
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Effective date: April 1, 2018.
Legislative Description
Establishes rental vouchers for working families; provides definitions; allows for families to make an application for rental vouchers at the appropriate social services district or any facilitated enrollment site authorized by the office of temporary and disability assistance; sets forth eligibility requirements.
Last Action
referred to social services
1/3/2018