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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Senate Bill S8917
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 32nd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2023-S8917 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9660
- Current Committee:
- Senate Social Services
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §21-a, Soc Serv L
2023-S8917 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8917 SPONSOR: SEPULVEDA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring any website or mobile application associated with an electronic benefit transfer system to be offered in multiple languages PURPOSE: This bill would require websites and mobile applications for EBT systems to be made available in over 100 languages. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends section 21-a adding subdivision 3: (a)any website or mobile app for EBT systems shall be made available in over 100 languages (b)any website or mobile app for EBT systems shall provide translation
2023-S8917 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8917 I N S E N A T E March 27, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring any website or mobile application associated with an electronic benefit transfer system to be offered in multiple languages THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 21-a of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3. (A) ANY COMPANION WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH AN ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION THAT IS ACCESSIBLE BY BENEFIT RECIPIENTS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN OVER ONE HUNDRED LANGUAGES, INCLUDING BOTH COMMON AND ESOTERIC LANGUAGES AS IDENTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT. (B) ANY COMPANION WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH AN ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION THAT IS ACCESSIBLE BY BENEFIT RECIPIENTS SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE TRANS- LATION OF ANY DOCUMENTS MADE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON SUCH COMPANION WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION IN OVER ONE HUNDRED LANGUAGES, INCLUDING BOTH COMMON AND ESOTERIC LANGUAGES AS IDENTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT. § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14810-01-4
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