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NY A05167
Bill
Status
2/7/2019
Primary Sponsor
Robin Schimminger
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AI Summary
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Establishes a "hire a vet grant" program allowing municipalities to receive grants equivalent to the "hire a vet credit" when employing qualified veterans for at least one year at 35+ hours per week.
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Defines qualified veterans as individuals with active duty service in U.S. military branches or National Guard units, honorably or generally discharged after September 11, 2001, who begin employment between January 1, 2020 and January 1, 2022.
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Sets grant amounts at 10 percent of total wages paid during the veteran's first year of employment, capped at $5,000 per qualified veteran and $15,000 per disabled veteran.
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Increases grant to 15 percent of wages for disabled veterans, as defined in Civil Service Law Section 85.
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Applies to municipalities including counties, cities, towns, villages, and school districts; expires and is repealed January 1, 2023.
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
1/8/2020