What's happening
This bill establishes a grant program rewarding municipalities for hiring unemployed veterans for at least one year.
Why it matters
Incentivizes municipalities to hire unemployed veterans. , creating a financial motivation for local governments to provide stable employment opportunities to a group that often faces barriers reentering the workforce.
Targets veterans recently out of work and returning from service. , as only those unemployed for at least 180 days and discharged after September 11, 2001, are eligible—focusing support on those who may be most in need.
Provides increased support for disabled veterans. , offering a higher grant rate (15% of wages, up to $15,000) compared to non-disabled veterans (10% of wages, up to $5,000), acknowledging additional challenges faced by disabled veterans.
Limits potential abuse by prohibiting employee replacement solely for grant eligibility. , ensuring the program results in genuine job creation for veterans rather than simply swapping employees to claim funds.
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Grants for Hiring Veterans
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Senator · Senate District 7
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to finance
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Give Municipalities Grants for Hiring Veterans
In Assembly Committee · Veterans' Affairs · Sponsor Robin Schimminger
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7036
IN SENATE (Prefiled)
January 8, 2020
Introduced by Sens. KAPLAN, RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the hire a vet grant program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Article 17-A of the executive law is amended by adding a new section 369-f to read as follows:
§ 369-f. Hire a vet grant. 1. Allowance of grant. A municipality shall be allowed a grant equivalent to the credit provided to eligible taxpayers in the "hire a vet credit" as established in subdivision twenty-nine of section two hundred ten-B of the tax law, where such municipality hires and employs, for not less than one year and for not less than thirty-five hours each week, a qualified veteran within the state. The municipality may claim the grant in the year in which the qualified veteran completes one year of employment with the municipality.
2. Qualified veteran. A qualified veteran is an individual:
(a) who served on active duty in the United States army, navy, air force, marine corps, coast guard or the reserves thereof, or who served in active military service of the United States as a member of the army national guard, air national guard, New York guard or New York naval militia; who was released from active duty by general or honorable discharge after September eleventh, two thousand one;
(b) who commences employment with the municipality on or after January first, two thousand twenty, and before January first, two thousand twenty-two; and
(c) who certifies by signed affidavit, under penalty of perjury, that he or she has not been employed for thirty-five or more hours during any week in the one hundred eighty day period immediately prior to his or her employment by the municipality.
3. Prohibition. A municipality shall not discharge an employee and hire a qualifying veteran solely for the purpose of qualifying for this
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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grant. This section shall not be deemed to amend, modify or supersede any other law which prescribes the qualifications which a person must have to be appointed to a position subject to the civil service law.
4. Amount of grant. The amount of the grant shall be ten percent of the total amount of wages paid to the qualified veteran during the veteran's first full year of employment. Provided, however, that, if the qualified veteran is a disabled veteran, as defined in paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section eighty-five of the civil service law, the amount of the grant shall be fifteen percent of the total amount of wages paid to the qualified veteran during the veteran's first full year of employment. The grant allowed pursuant to this subdivision shall not exceed in any year, five thousand dollars for any qualified veteran and fifteen thousand dollars for any qualified veteran who is a disabled veteran.
5. Definitions. For purposes of this section, "municipality" means any county, city, town, village or school district.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed repealed January 1, 2023.
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the hire a vet grant program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
Purpose of the bill
To encourage public employers to hire veterans.
Summary
OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
§ 1- Amends Article 17-A of the Executive Law to add a new section 369-f which would provide for grants to municipalities equal to the credit provided to eligible taxpayers in the "hire a vet credit" established in subdivision twenty-nine of section 210-B of the Tax Law. The section identifies qualified veterans, sets forth certain restrictions and spec- ifies the amount of the grant available. Grants would range from $5,000 to $15,000 for a disabled veteran. The specifications for the grants minor the provisions set forth in the hire a vet tax credit.
§ 2- Effective date.
Justification
New York State has long recognized the sacrifices made by veterans in the service of their country. This recognition takes many forms, includ- ing extra recognition on civil service exams and pension provisions. This bill would add an additional incentive to municipalities to hire veterans, much like the hire a vet tax credit encourages private busi- nesses to hire veterans, by offering grants to municipalities when they hire a veteran. The amount of the grants is similar to the amount of tax credits a private business could receive, and the prerequisites for the grants are similar to the prerequisites for the tax credits.
Prior legislative history
2017-2018: A.4325-B/S.3879-B;
2015-2016: A.9409- A/S.6462-A
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be-deemed
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