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Assembly Bill A4381
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LOPEZ V
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2009-A4381 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S1651
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Social Services
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง141, Soc Serv L
2009-A4381 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4381 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 3, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. V. LOPEZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY, CLARK, GLICK, GREENE, HOOPER, MAYERSOHN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to burial of the dead THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 141 of the social services law, as amended by chapter 772 of the laws of 1958, is amended to read as follows: (b) Except as otherwise provided the [public welfare] SOCIAL SERVICES district, town or city which was or would have been responsible for furnishing public assistance or care to the person while alive shall provide for the care, removal and burial of the body of a recipient of public assistance or care who shall die, or of a person found dead in the [public welfare] SOCIAL SERVICES district. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT TO PROVIDE FOR THE CARE, REMOVAL, AND BURIAL OF A RECIPIENT OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND CARE WHO DIES, OR OF A PERSON FOUND DEAD IN THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT, IN AN AMOUNT WHICH SHALL EQUAL THE ACTUAL COST OF SUCH CARE, REMOVAL, AND BURIAL, PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO MAKE PAYMENT IN AMOUNTS APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE WHICH EXCEED THE AMOUNT SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION. S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 141 of the social services law is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: (C) IN NO CASE SHALL SUCH SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT PAY MORE THAN THE BALANCE REMAINING TO BE PAID AFTER THE TOTAL OF THE AMOUNTS PAID OR TO BE PAID BY ALL OTHER SOURCES, INCLUDING PAYMENTS MADE OR TO BE MADE BY SUCH LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE RELATIVES OF THE DECEASED AS ARE IN THE JUDG- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05022-01-9
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