Assembly Bill A5552

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs the office of temporary and disability assistance to study fair hearing process utilized by local districts

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2009-A5552 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §22, Soc Serv L

2009-A5552 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the office of temporary and disability assistance to study the fair hearing process utilized by local social services districts in administering the public assistance program and to report to the legislature regarding the number of withdrawals from assistance and the factors cited for such withdrawals; requires the office to set standards to ensure the uninterrupted receipt of benefits by financially eligible recipients and to make recommendations for the adjustment in reimbursement by the state for failure to achieve such standards.

2009-A5552 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5552

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. V. LOPEZ, BRENNAN, CLARK, LENTOL -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Social Services

AN  ACT  directing  the office of temporary and disability assistance to
  study the fair hearing  process  utilized  by  local  social  services
  districts  and  to  amend  the social services law, in relation to the
  duties of the office  of  temporary  and  disability  assistance  with
  respect to such fair hearing process

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

  Section 1. Legislative findings, purposes and intent. It is the  find-
ing  of  the  legislature  that  public  assistance  recipients  are too
frequently removed from the rolls due to administrative reasons that  do
not  reflect  a  change in the financial eligibility for benefits. It is
therefore the intent and purpose of this act to study certain aspects of
the present social services program with respect to the conduct of  fair
hearings  to  better protect the rights of public assistance clients and
to ensure that the basic necessities of life to which they are  entitled
are provided.
  S  2.  The office of temporary and disability assistance shall analyze
the local social services districts' fair hearing process  and  identify
factors   contributing   to  fair  hearing  withdrawals  made  by  local
districts.
  S 3. The office of temporary and disability assistance  shall  develop
performance  standards  to  ensure  adequate,  timely, and uninterrupted
receipt of benefits by financially eligible applicants for  and  recipi-
ents of public assistance and care.
  S  4.  The  office of temporary and disability assistance shall report
its findings to the governor and the legislature, on or  before  October
1, 2011.  Such report shall include but not be limited to the following:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08843-01-9

A. 5552                             2

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