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NY Ret & SS L § 411 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 8 - New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System Title 13 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Saving and Construction Clauses 411 - Protection Against Fraud.

§ 411. Protection against fraud. a. Any person who shall:1. Knowingly make any false statement, or2.  Falsify or permit to be falsified any record of the New York state   and local police and fire retirement system, in any attempt  to  defraud   such system as the result of such act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.b.  Any  violation  of subdivision a of this section that results in a   member or beneficiary of the retirement system receiving  a  benefit  or   payment in excess of one thousand dollars more than he or she would have   been entitled to shall be a class E felony. Any violation of subdivision   a  of  this  section  that  results  in  a  member or beneficiary of the   retirement system receiving a benefit or  payment  in  excess  of  three   thousand  dollars  more than he or she would have been entitled to shall   be a class D felony.c. In the event that any change or error in any record of the New York   state and local police and fire retirement system  causes  a  member  or   beneficiary  of  such  system to receive more or less than he would have   been entitled to receive had such record been correct, the  comptroller,   upon  the  discovery  of  any  such  change or error, shall correct such   record. As far as practicable, the comptroller shall adjust payments  in   such  a  manner that the actuarial equivalent of any benefit rightly due   shall be paid.
NY Ret & SS L § 413 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 8 - New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System Title 13 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Saving and Construction Clauses 413 - Limitation of Other Statutes.

§  413.  Limitation of other statutes. a. No other provision of law in   any other statute which provides wholly or partly at the expense of  the   state  or of a participating employer for pensions, retirement benefits,   emoluments or awards for employees in  police  or  fire  service,  their   widows  or  widowers  or  other  dependents,  shall  apply to members or   beneficiaries of the police and fire retirement  system  established  by   this article, their widows, widowers or other dependents.b. This article shall not:1.  Prevent  a  person  whose salary is paid from two or more sources,   each entitling him to membership in a retirement system,  from  being  a   member in all such systems, or2. Supersede or make inoperative the provisions of section two hundred   twenty-seven  of the executive law in so far as they apply to an officer   or employee in the division of state police of the executive  department   who is a member of the retirement system.3.  Prevent  the extension of old-age and survivors insurance coverage   to members of the police and fire retirement system or  the  receipt  of   benefits therefrom by such members, their wives or husbands or widows or   widowers or their other dependents.4.  Prevent  a  member  of the police and fire retirement system whose   membership is authorized by paragraph nine of subdivision c  of  section   three  hundred  forty  of  this article, from receiving, upon his or her   subsequent retirement  from  the  police  and  fire  retirement  system,   benefits  based  on  service  not included in that upon which his or her   retirement or pension from another pension or retirement  system  is  or   would be based.5.  Prevent  payment  of a survivor's benefit, pursuant to section one   hundred fifty-four of the civil service law, on account of the death  of   a member of the retirement system.c.  The provisions of this article shall be operative, notwithstanding   any contrary provision of law.
NY Ret & SS L § 414 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 8 - New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System Title 13 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Saving and Construction Clauses 414 - Construction.

§  414.  Construction.    a.  An  act  of  the legislature of the year   nineteen hundred sixty-six or nineteen  hundred  sixty-seven  which,  in   form,  amends or repeals or purports to amend or repeal any provision or   provisions of article two of  this  chapter,  as  in  force  and  effect   immediately prior to April first, nineteen hundred sixty-seven, shall be   deemed  and  construed as an amendment or repeal, as the case may be, of   the corresponding provision or provisions of this article.b. An act of the legislature of the year nineteen hundred sixty-six or   nineteen hundred sixty-seven which  adds,  or  purports  to  add  a  new   section,  subdivision  or  other provision of law to article two of this   chapter, as in force immediately prior to April first, nineteen  hundred   sixty-seven, shall, except to the extent that the provisions of such act   are  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of this article, be deemed and   construed as having been added to this article and shall be  given  full   effect  according to its context as if the same had been added expressly   and in terms to this article, and shall be deemed and construed to  have   been  inserted  in this article in the appropriate position in regard to   and as modifying the effect of the corresponding provision or provisions   of this article.
NY Ret & SS L § 415 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 8 - New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System Title 13 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Saving and Construction Clauses 415 - Application of Provisions of Article Two of the Retirement and Social Security Law.

§  415. Application of provisions of article two of the retirement and   social security law.  All the powers and  duties  conferred  or  imposed   upon the comptroller by article two of this chapter, which are necessary   for  the  administration  of this article and not inconsistent with this   article, are to that extent made applicable to this article even  though   such provisions are not expressly made applicable to this article by the   provisions of this article.
NY Ret & SS L § 416 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 8 - New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System Title 13 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Saving and Construction Clauses 416 - Separability Clause.

§  416.  Separability  clause.    If  any clause, sentence, paragraph,   section or part of this article  shall  be  adjudged  by  any  court  of   competent jurisdiction, to be invalid or unconstitutional, such judgment   shall  not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall   be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section   or part thereof directly involved  in  the  controversy  in  which  such   judgment shall have been rendered.
NY Ret & SS L § 417 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 8 - New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System Title 13 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Saving and Construction Clauses 417 - Preservation of Rights of Certain Members.

§ 417. Preservation of rights of certain members.  Notwithstanding the   repeal by this chapter of sections eighty-one, eighty-one-a, eighty-two,   eighty-three,  eighty-three-a, eighty-four, eighty-four-a (such sections   eighty-four-a having been separately  added  by  chapters  five  hundred   sixty-five  and  five  hundred sixty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred   sixty-five), eighty-five, eighty-five-a,  eighty-six,  eighty-seven  and   eighty-eight  of  article  two  of this chapter, as amended, the rights,   privileges and immunities of  persons  who  are  members  of  the  state   employees'  retirement  system  pursuant  to  such  sections and who are   transferred to the retirement system established by this article, on the   effective date thereof, shall not be affected or impaired, but the  same   may  be enjoyed, asserted or enforced as fully and to the same extent as   if such sections had not been so repealed.
NY Ret & SS L § 418 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 8 - New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System Title 13 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Saving and Construction Clauses 418 - Additional Benefit Authorized With Respect to the City of Yonkers.

§  418.  Additional  benefit  authorized  with  respect to the city of   Yonkers. Notwithstanding any contrary provision  of  law,  the  city  of   Yonkers  may by local law, ordinance or resolution, provide a benefit of   two hundred fifty dollars a month to the widow or widower,  and  members   of  the family, of retired Yonkers' police officers and firefighters who   were members of the New York state and local police and fire  retirement   system at the time of their death; provided, however, the benefit may be   paid  only  to  survivors  who were receiving benefits pursuant to Local   Laws seven and eight of the city of Yonkers for  the  year  of  nineteen   hundred sixty-eight on or before the effective date of this section.
NY Soc Serv L § 41 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2-A - Shelter and Supported Housing Programs Title 1 - Homeless Housing and Assistance Program 41 - Legislative Findings and Purpose.

§  41.  Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature hereby finds   that large numbers of people in communities across our state are  unable   to  secure  housing  for  themselves and are living in the streets or in   emergency shelters,  despite  current  efforts  by  public  and  private   agencies to provide adequate housing for those in need; that the present   condition  is  contrary to the public interest and threatens the health,   safety, welfare, comfort and security of the people of the  state;  that   communities  across  the  state  must  each do their share to assist the   homeless; and that the public interest  requires  that  state  financial   assistance  be  provided  to construct or rehabilitate housing units for   the homeless in communities throughout New York  state  and  to  explore   alternative  means  of meeting their long-term housing needs, consistent   with the fiscal constraints faced by New York  state.  The  legislature,   therefore,  finds  that  a  special  fund should be established, to fund   capital programs sponsored by  not-for-profit  corporations,  charitable   organizations,  wholly owned subsidiaries of not-for-profit corporations   or of charitable organizations, public corporations  and  municipalities   that  will  expand  and  improve the supply of shelter and other housing   arrangements for homeless persons.
NY Soc Serv L § 42 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2-A - Shelter and Supported Housing Programs Title 1 - Homeless Housing and Assistance Program 42 - Definitions.

§  42. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall   have  the  following  meanings  unless  the  context  clearly   requires   otherwise:1. "Homeless project" shall mean a specific facility, including lands,   buildings   and   improvements   acquired,   constructed,  renovated  or   rehabilitated and operated by a not-for-profit  corporation,  charitable   organization, wholly owned subsidiary of a not-for-profit corporation or   of  a  charitable  organization, public corporation or a municipality to   increase the availability of housing for  homeless  persons,  which  may   include  other  non-housing  services such as but not limited to dining,   recreational, sanitary, social, medical and mental  health  services  as   may be deemed by the commissioner to be essential to such a project.2.  "Homeless  person" shall mean an undomiciled person  who is unable   to secure permanent and stable housing without  special  assistance,  as   determined by the commissioner.3.  "Project  cost"  shall  mean  the  cost of any or all undertakings   necessary  for  planning,  financing,  land   acquisition,   demolition,   construction, rehabilitation, equipment and site development.4.  "Not-for-profit  corporation"  and "charitable organization" shall   mean entities established pursuant to the not-for-profit corporation law   or otherwise established pursuant to law.5. "Public corporation" shall mean a municipal corporation, a district   corporation, or a public benefit corporation.
NY Soc Serv L § 45 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2-A - Shelter and Supported Housing Programs Title 2 - Single Room Occupancy Support Services Program 45 - Definitions.

§  45.  Definitions.  As used in this title, the following terms shall have  the  following  meanings  unless  the  context  clearly   requires otherwise:   1. "Eligible cost" shall mean the cost to deliver one or more services to  eligible  residents  to assist such residents to live independently, including information  and  referral,  resident  services  coordination, crisis  intervention,  and  other like services. Eligible cost shall not include: those  costs  associated  with  maintenance  and  operation  of physical   plant;  those  costs  associated  with  support  services  or maintenance provided or financially assisted by other state or municipal programs; or those costs associated with support  services  provided  in residential care programs licensed by a state department or agency. When two  or  more  eligible  projects  exist  in  the  same geographic area, services shall be  provided  in  common  among  such  projects  whenever feasible.   2.  "Eligible  applicant"  shall  mean a not-for-profit corporation or charitable organization  which  operates  single  room  occupancy  units qualifying as an eligible project.   3.  "Eligible  resident" shall mean a person residing in a single room occupancy unit who is in need of services to live independently. In  the event that the income of such resident exceeds one hundred fifty percent of  the  poverty level, the eligible project may charge a service fee to the eligible resident not to exceed fifty percent of the total  cost  of services  provided pursuant to this title in such project divided by the number of eligible residents in the project.   4. "Eligible project" shall mean those  single  room  occupancy  units occupied  by  eligible  residents,  within a building or portion thereof which is operated by an eligible applicant.   5. "Single room occupancy unit" shall mean a  private  room  providing living  and  sleeping  space for no more than two persons with access to bathing and toilet facilities, within  a  building  or  portion  thereof which  is  operated by an eligible applicant; provided, however, that in no event shall such unit be located in:  (a) hotels, motels or other dwellings occupied transiently;  (b) shelters for families or adults, as defined by the commissioner;  (c) residential facilities or institutions which are  required  to  be licensed by any state agency;  (d) college or school dormitories;  (e) clubhouses;  (f) housing intended for use primarily or exclusively by the employees of a single company or institution; or  (g) convents or monasteries.   The unit itself may contain a kitchen and/or a bathroom.   6.  "In-kind expenditures" shall mean the cash value of eligible costs that are not reimbursed under this title and  may  include  but  not  be limited to materials, equipment, space or paid or volunteer staff.
NY Soc Serv L § 45-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2-A - Shelter and Supported Housing Programs Title 2 - Single Room Occupancy Support Services Program 45-A - Single Room Occupancy Support Services Program.

§  45-a.    Single  room occupancy support services program.  There is   hereby established under the administration of the commissioner a single   room  occupancy  support  services   program,   to   provide   financial   assistance, subject to limitations stated in appropriations therefor, in   the  form  of  grants,  to  eligible  applicants  for  eligible costs of   services to assist eligible residents of single room occupancy units  to   live  independently.    The commissioner, subject to the approval of the   director of the budget and within amounts appropriated  therefor,  shall   request  proposals  from  local  social  services districts for funds to   support grants made pursuant to this title.  Copies of such requests for   proposals shall be simultaneously  distributed  to  eligible  applicants   known  to  the commissioner and the availability of such proposals shall   be publicized by the department. Local social services districts will be   chosen competitively based upon such proposals for funding. Criteria  to   be  used  by  the  commissioner  in  awarding funding among local social   services districts shall include but not be limited to  the  anticipated   need  for  single room occupancy units within each district; the ability   of the local social services district to properly supervise  the  single   room  occupancy support services program; and the appropriateness of the   support services for the population to be served.
NY Soc Serv L § 45-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2-A - Shelter and Supported Housing Programs Title 2 - Single Room Occupancy Support Services Program 45-B - Notice of Funding Availability; Contracts.

§  45-b.  Notice  of  funding  availability; contracts. A local social   services district that receives funding pursuant  to  this  title  shall   issue  notices  of  funding availability together with application forms   for financial assistance under this title, provided that  such  notices,   application  forms  and  competitive  award  procedures  are approved in   advance by the department. When  such  applications  are  approved,  the   local  social  services  official  is authorized to enter into contracts   with eligible applicants to provide financial assistance in the form  of   grants for eligible costs.
NY Soc Serv L § 45-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2-A - Shelter and Supported Housing Programs Title 2 - Single Room Occupancy Support Services Program 45-C - Direct Application by Eligible Applicants.

§  45-c.  Direct application by eligible applicants. Upon receipt of a   copy  of  the  request  for  proposals  issued   pursuant   to   section   forty-five-a  of  this title, an eligible applicant may notify the local   social services district in which its eligible project is located of its   desire to participate in the  single  room  occupancy  support  services   program.  In  the event that the local social services district does not   submit a proposal pursuant to section forty-five-a of this  title,  such   eligible  applicant that has notified the local social services district   of its desire to participate may submit an application directly  to  the   commissioner  for  financial assistance under this title. Criteria to be   used by the commissioner in awarding funding directly to  such  eligible   applicants  shall include but not be limited to the anticipated need for   single room occupancy units  within  the  district  where  the  eligible   project  is located, and the appropriateness of the support services for   the population to be served. Before directly  awarding  any  funding  to   eligible  applicants,  the  commissioner  shall  consult  with the local   social services district where the eligible project is located regarding   the need for single room  occupancy  units  within  such  district,  the   ability  of  the  eligible  project  to  provide  single  room occupancy   services and any  other  factors  which  are  necessary  to  effectively   evaluate direct application by eligible projects. When such applications   are  approved,  the  commissioner, within the amounts appropriated under   this title, and subject to the limitations set forth in this section and   section  forty-five-d  of  this  title,  is  authorized  to  enter  into   contracts  with  eligible applicants, to provide financial assistance in   the form of grants for eligible costs.
NY Soc Serv L § 45-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2-A - Shelter and Supported Housing Programs Title 2 - Single Room Occupancy Support Services Program 45-D - Operating Plans.

§ 45-d. Operating plans. 1. Contracts with not-for-profit corporations and  charitable  organizations  shall be approved by the social services district, or the commissioner in the case  of  direct  applications,  in accordance with an operational plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of subdivision two of this section.   2.  The  social  services district, or the commissioner in the case of direct applications, shall require  that,  in  order  to  receive  funds pursuant  to  this  title,  the not-for-profit corporation or charitable organization must submit an operating plan. Preference shall be given to plans which demonstrate that existing state, federal, local and  private dollars  will  be  utilized  to  the fullest extent possible to fund the service costs of the project.  Such  plans  shall  include  but  not  be limited to:  (a)  the  manner in which the capital expenses of the project shall be met;  (b) the services that  will  be  provided  to  the  residents  of  the project;  (c) the specific population that will be served by the project and how the project will address the population's special needs;  (d)  a  description  of  the  manner  in which coordination with other federal, state, local and private funding sources shall be achieved;  (e) the cost per month per eligible resident of  the  services  to  be provided; and  (f)  evidence  demonstrating that such project complies or will comply with existing local, state and federal laws and regulations.   3. Prior to entering into a  contract  pursuant  to  this  title,  the social  services  district,  or  the  commissioner in the case of direct applications, shall determine that  the  not-for-profit  corporation  or charitable organization submitting such plan is a bona fide organization which shall have demonstrated by its past and current activities that it has  the  ability  to maintain, manage or operate such project, that the organization is financially responsible, that the  proposed  project  is financially  viable  and  that  the  project  has  been determined to be appropriate for the needs of the homeless in the relevant community.
NY Soc Serv L § 45-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2-A - Shelter and Supported Housing Programs Title 2 - Single Room Occupancy Support Services Program 45-E - Reimbursement.

§ 45-e. Reimbursement. Expenditures made by a social services district for  grants made pursuant to this title shall be reimbursed by the state at the rate of fifty per centum, after  first  deducting  therefrom  any federal  funds  properly  received or to be received on account thereof; provided,  however,  that  in  lieu  of  local  financial  participation required  by this section, the commissioner may permit a social services district to  substitute  actual  or  in-kind  expenditures  incurred  by eligible  applicants  in  the  operation  of  eligible  projects  if the commissioner determines that:  (a)  local  social  services  district  financial   participation   is unavailable  in  all  or  a  portion  of such expenditures although such district  financial participation in the single room  occupancy  support services  program  equals or exceeds such financial participation in the previous program year; and  (b) such eligible projects require  financial  assistance  under  this title to ensure the financial viability of supportive services programs.   Actual or in-kind expenditures made by an eligible applicant receiving assistance  pursuant  to  section  forty-five-c  of  this title shall be reimbursed by the state at the rate of  fifty  per  centum  after  first deducting  therefrom  any  federal  funds  properly  received  or  to be received on account thereof.