Bill Text: NY A02780 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the legislature to require a state or municipal entity to enact a period of residency requirement for persons applying for certain social services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-14 - opinion referred to judiciary [A02780 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A02780-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2780 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 25, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to article 17 of the constitution, in relation to a residency period prior to receipt of certain social services 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That article 17 of the 2 constitution be amended by adding a new section 8 to read as follows: 3 § 8. Notwithstanding any other provision of this constitution, the 4 legislature may direct the state, a municipality or other entity acting 5 as an instrumentality of the state or a municipality, to require a 6 specific period of residency within the state as a prerequisite to any 7 person seeking the provision of such services set forth in this article. 8 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be 9 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the 10 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in 11 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be 12 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD89037-01-9
