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NY A06934
Bill
Status
3/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Eric Brown
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AI Summary
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Provides lifetime state-paid health insurance at the gold level through the NY State of Health marketplace for Gold Star family members, including prescription drug coverage, funded by a newly established Gold Star Family Insurance Fund
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Expands state civil service employment opportunities for Gold Star family members by reclassifying positions to the noncompetitive class and mandating job training and career development programs tailored for these families
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Grants full property tax exemptions on residential real property for Gold Star families, repealing existing limitations that capped exemptions based on service type and disability ratings
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Creates free tuition programs covering pre-K through graduate school at public and private institutions for Gold Star family members, including housing, books, and related educational costs, funded by a new Gold Star Family Tuition Fund
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Exempts Gold Star family members from New York State income tax starting January 1, 2025, and establishes a Gold Star Family Program through the Housing Finance Agency to provide loans, grants, and payments to prevent homelessness, with up to $20 million in bonds authorized
Legislative Description
Enacts the "Gold Star Families Support Act"; provides a member of a Gold Star family with state paid health insurance; removes provisions relating to veterans with disabilities; expands employment of veterans to employment of veterans and members of a Gold Star family; establishes the Gold Star family tuition fund to be distributed to any public or private educational institution from grades pre-K through graduate and post-graduate school shall be deposited with any school providing free tuition to a member of a Gold Star family; makes related provisions.
Last Action
referred to veterans' affairs
1/7/2026