| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to social services |
| Nov 18, 2013 |
print number 5343a |
| Nov 18, 2013 |
amend and recommit to social services |
| May 16, 2013 |
referred to social services |
Senate Bill S5343A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2013-S5343 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Social Services
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §159-a, Soc Serv L
2013-S5343 - Summary
Directs the office of children and family services and the office of temporary and disability assistance to prepare a report concerning low income custodial parent's requirement to show good cause for a refusal to seek child support as a requirement for receiving a child care subsidy; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.
2013-S5343 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5343
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation
to directing the office of temporary and disability assistance to
prepare a report concerning low income custodial parents' requirement
to show good cause for a refusal to seek child support as a
requirement for receiving safety net assistance; and providing for the
repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to shed light on the certain
eligibility requirements related to the safety net assistance program,
in particular the effect that the requirement to seek child support
has on the number of applications made.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill adds a new section 159-a to the
Social Services Law requiring the Office of Temporary and Disability
Assistance to submit a report to the Legislature concerning
information related to good cause for failure to cooperate with the
certain conditions for receiving safety net assistance. These
conditions relate the applicant's efforts to locate an absent parent,
and to obtain support parents from such parent. The bill requires this
report to contain data indicating the number of applications for
safety net assistance; the number of individuals who appear to be
eligible to apply for safety net assistance; the number of those
applications denied; the number of those applicants for whom there has
been a finding that good cause for refusal to cooperate exists; and
2013-S5343 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5343
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 16, 2013
___________
Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to directing the
office of temporary and disability assistance to prepare a report
concerning low income custodial parents' requirement to show good
cause for a refusal to seek child support as a requirement for receiv-
ing safety net assistance; and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon expiration thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that
certain parties allege that paragraph (ii) of subdivision 6 of section
158 of the social services law requiring low income custodial parents to
actively seek child support from non-custodial parents or show good
cause as to why he or she cannot seek child support, as a condition of
eligibility for family assistance, constitutes such an extreme disincen-
tive to many individuals in need of such assistance and as such they
fail to pursue needed assistance. The legislature finds that this is a
serious allegation, and declares its intent to obtain information as
speedily as possible from the state agencies involved in order to take
appropriate action.
S 2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 159-a
to read as follows:
S 159-A. REPORT CONCERNING SAFETY NET ASSISTANCE AND GOOD CAUSE FOR
FAILURE TO SEEK CHILD SUPPORT. 1. THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY
ASSISTANCE, SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE COMMITTEES
ON SOCIAL SERVICES, AND CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND THE CHAIRS OF THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES ON SOCIAL SERVICES, AND CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
CONCERNING INFORMATION RELATED TO GOOD CAUSE FOR REFUSAL TO COOPERATE
WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (II) OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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2013-S5343A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Social Services
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §159-a, Soc Serv L
2013-S5343A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the office of children and family services and the office of temporary and disability assistance to prepare a report concerning low income custodial parent's requirement to show good cause for a refusal to seek child support as a requirement for receiving a child care subsidy; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.
2013-S5343A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5343A
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to
directing the office of temporary and disability assistance to prepare a
report concerning low income custodial parents' requirement to show good
cause for a refusal to seek child support as a requirement for receiving
safety net assistance; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
upon expiration thereof
PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to shed light on the certain eligi-
bility requirements related to the safety net assistance program, in
particular the effect that the requirement to seek child support has on
the number of applications made.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill adds a new section 159-a to the Social
Services Law requiring the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
to submit a report to the Legislature concerning information related to
good cause for failure to cooperate with the certain conditions for
receiving safety net assistance. These conditions relate the applicant's
efforts to locate an absent parent, and to obtain support parents from
such parent. The bill requires this report to contain data indicating
the number of applications for safety net assistance; the number of
individuals who appear to be eligible to apply for safety net assist-
ance; the number of those applications denied; the number of those
applicants for whom there has been a finding that good cause for refusal
to cooperate exists; and other relevant data. The bill provides that
2013-S5343A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5343--A
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 16, 2013
___________
Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services -- commit-
tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
mitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to directing the
office of temporary and disability assistance to prepare a report
concerning low income custodial parents' requirement to show good
cause for a refusal to seek child support as a requirement for receiv-
ing safety net assistance; and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon expiration thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that
certain parties allege that paragraph (ii) of subdivision 6 of section
158 of the social services law requiring low income custodial parents to
actively seek child support from non-custodial parents or show good
cause as to why he or she cannot seek child support, as a condition of
eligibility for family assistance, constitutes such an extreme disincen-
tive to many individuals in need of such assistance and as such they
fail to pursue needed assistance. The legislature finds that this is a
serious allegation, and declares its intent to obtain information as
speedily as possible from the state agencies involved in order to take
appropriate action.
S 2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 159-a
to read as follows:
S 159-A. REPORT CONCERNING SAFETY NET ASSISTANCE AND GOOD CAUSE FOR
FAILURE TO SEEK CHILD SUPPORT. 1. THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY
ASSISTANCE, SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE COMMITTEES
ON SOCIAL SERVICES, AND CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND THE CHAIRS OF THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES ON SOCIAL SERVICES, AND CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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