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Assembly Bill A2417

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the assignment of social services recipients and applicants to accessible local offices

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2009-A2417 - Details

Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §134-c, Soc Serv L

2009-A2417 - Summary

Permits an applicant for public assistance or care to select the local social services office most accessible to such person's residence if such office is in the local social services district in which such person resides and such office has the capacity to accept such person; requires written notification of this provision be given to an applicant by the social services official.

2009-A2417 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2417

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. V. LOPEZ, ABBATE, CAMARA -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M.  of  A.  BRENNAN,  CLARK, GANTT, JACOBS, MAYERSOHN, McENENY -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation  to  assignment  of
  social services recipients to local offices

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
134-c to read as follows:
  S  134-C. ASSIGNMENT TO LOCAL OFFICES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF ASSIGNING A
PERSON APPLYING FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE OR CARE ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST,
TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN TO  A  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES  OFFICE,  THE  SOCIAL
SERVICES  OFFICIAL  SHALL  ALLOW  SUCH PERSON TO CHOOSE THE LOCAL SOCIAL
SERVICES OFFICE MOST ACCESSIBLE TO SUCH  PERSON'S  PLACE  OF  RESIDENCE,
PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE
LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT IN WHICH SUCH  PERSON  RESIDES,  PROVIDED
THAT  THE  CAPACITY  OF  SUCH OFFICE PERMITS THE ASSIGNMENT.  THE SOCIAL
SERVICES OFFICIAL SHALL INFORM,  IN  WRITING,  AN  APPLICANT  OF  PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE OR CARE OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that
the commissioner of the office of temporary  and  disability  assistance
shall  promulgate  such rules and regulations as are necessary to imple-
ment the provisions of this act on or before January 1, 2011.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04997-01-9

2009-A2417A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §134-c, Soc Serv L

2009-A2417A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits an applicant for public assistance or care to select the local social services office most accessible to such person's residence if such office is in the local social services district in which such person resides and such office has the capacity to accept such person; requires written notification of this provision be given to an applicant by the social services official.

2009-A2417A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A2417A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2417--A
                                                        Cal. No. 209

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. V. LOPEZ, ABBATE, CAMARA -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M.  of  A.   BRENNAN, CLARK, GANTT, JACOBS, MAYERSOHN, McENENY -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Social Services -- reported from
  committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
  retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation  to  assignment  of
  social services recipients to local offices

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
134-c to read as follows:
  S  134-C. ASSIGNMENT TO LOCAL OFFICES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF ASSIGNING A
PERSON APPLYING FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE OR CARE ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST,
TWO THOUSAND TWELVE TO  A  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES  OFFICE,  THE  SOCIAL
SERVICES  OFFICIAL  SHALL  ALLOW  SUCH PERSON TO CHOOSE THE LOCAL SOCIAL
SERVICES OFFICE MOST ACCESSIBLE TO SUCH  PERSON'S  PLACE  OF  RESIDENCE,
PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE
LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT IN WHICH SUCH  PERSON  RESIDES,  PROVIDED
THAT  THE  CAPACITY  OF  SUCH OFFICE PERMITS THE ASSIGNMENT.  THE SOCIAL
SERVICES OFFICIAL SHALL INFORM,  IN  WRITING,  AN  APPLICANT  OF  PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE OR CARE OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that
the commissioner of the office of temporary  and  disability  assistance
shall  promulgate  such rules and regulations as are necessary to imple-
ment the provisions of this act on or before January 1, 2012.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04997-03-0

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