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Assembly Bill A2666

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that applicants or recipients for food stamps shall not be subjected to finger imaging as a requirement of the food stamp program

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2013-A2666 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง95, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1681
2011-2012: A5303
2015-2016: A1489
2017-2018: A3044
2019-2020: A4180
2021-2022: A2367
2023-2024: A9594
2025-2026: A2538

2013-A2666 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that applicants for or recipients of food stamps shall not be subjected to finger imaging as a requirement of the food stamp program.

2013-A2666 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2666

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 17, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WRIGHT,  KELLNER,  CASTRO, PEOPLES-STOKES --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, CLARK, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, MILL-
  MAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  finger  imaging
  for food stamps recipients

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 95 of the social services  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
  (D) NO COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES SHALL REQUIRE APPLICANTS FOR OR
RECIPIENTS  OF  FOOD  STAMPS  TO  BE  SUBJECTED  TO  FINGER IMAGING AS A
REQUIREMENT OF THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect September 1, 2014.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00289-02-3

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