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Assembly Bill A6841

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that cost-of-living adjustments shall be excluded in determining eligibility for certain government assistance programs

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2013-A6841 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง34-b, Soc Serv L

2013-A6841 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that cost-of-living adjustments shall be excluded in determining eligibility for certain government assistance programs.

2013-A6841 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6841

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 19, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BOYLAND -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to excluding  cost-
  of-living adjustments in determining eligibility for certain programs

  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
34-b to read as follows:
  S  34-B.  COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS EXCLUDED IN DETERMINING ELIGIBIL-
ITY.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,
A COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT TO A CHILD SUPPORT ORDER SHALL  BE  EXCLUDED
IN  DETERMINING A PERSON'S ELIGIBILITY FOR ANY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ESTAB-
LISHED AND ADMINISTERED UNDER THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS JUDICIAL LAW, RULE OR
REGULATION REQUIRES THAT SUCH COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT BE CONSIDERED IN
DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR SUCH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10366-01-3

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