New York S 4529: Provides relief for senior citizens through the school tax relief program

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S04529 Summary:

BILL NOS04529 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00164

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SPONSORSCARCELLA-SPANTON

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COSPNSRHINCHEY

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §15-a, Mil L; amd §97-v, St Fin L

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Provides that the attorney general, in consultation with the adjutant general and the chair of the board of trustees of the New York interest on lawyer account fund, establish a military pro bono program to provide legal assistance without charge to those in active military service of the United States and those military personnel who have been deployed for active duty other than training, and their family members domiciled or stationed in the state; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOS04529 

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02/06/2025REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

03/04/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

05/13/20251ST REPORT CAL.1043

05/14/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/15/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

03/17/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4529

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Home-
 land Security and Military Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the military law and the state finance law, in relation
 to legal assistance for military families

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The military law is amended by adding a new section 15-a to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 15-a. Legal assistance for military families. 1. The attorney gener-
 4 al shall, in consultation with the adjutant general and the chair of the
 5 board of trustees of the New York interest on lawyer account fund,
 6 establish a military pro bono program to provide legal assistance with-
 7 out charge to those in active military service of the United States and
 8 those military personnel who have been deployed for active duty other
 9 than training, and their family members domiciled or stationed in the
 10 state.
 11 2. The assistance provided by such program shall include, but not be
 12 limited to: (a) civil law; (b) family law; (c) estate planning; (d)
 13 employment law; (e) immigration law; (f) debtor-creditor law; and (g)
 14 military administrative law.
 15 3. The attorney general and the adjutant general may apply for and
 16 receive grants, gifts, donations, bequests, or other contributions to
 17 support the military pro bono program and shall deposit such funds in
 18 the New York interest on lawyer account fund, to be used exclusively for
 19 legal assistance for military families pursuant to paragraph c of subdi-
 20 vision three of section ninety-seven-v of the state finance law.
 21 4. The adjutant general shall establish a military family legal
 22 assistance advisory committee to include, among others, representatives
 23 from each of the legal assistance offices on military installations in
 24 the state, the New York state bar association's committee on veterans,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00737-01-5

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 1 the division of veterans' services, the office of court administration,
 2 veterans service organizations, military support organizations, and
 3 organizations involved in coordinating, supporting and delivering civil
 4 legal aid and pro bono legal services in New York state. The committee
 5 shall be co-chaired by the state judge advocate or their assistants, and
 6 the chair of the board of trustees of the New York interest on lawyer
 7 account fund, or the chair's designee, and shall provide advice and
 8 assistance to the attorney general regarding program design, operation,
 9 volunteer recruitment, support strategies, service delivery objectives
 10 and priorities, and funding for the military pro bono program.
 11 5. The attorney general may promulgate rules