Senate Bill S2861

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Allows college coursework to be credited as a work activity which may be used toward fulfilling the employment requirements for public assistance benefits

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S2861 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8586
Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง336-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2162
2011-2012: S1062
2013-2014: S621
2017-2018: S2698, A974
2019-2020: S4870, A1918
2021-2022: S5286, A3416
2023-2024: S6696, A3253

2015-S2861 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows college coursework to be credited as a work activity which may be used toward fulfilling the employment requirements for public assistance benefits under certain conditions.

2015-S2861 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2861 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2861

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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  access  to  a
  college  education  by public assistance recipients who are subject to
  work participation requirements

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

  Section  1.  Section  336-a  of the social services law, as amended by
section 148 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, subdivision  1
as  amended by section 4 of part J of chapter 58 of the laws of 2014, is
amended to read as follows:
  S 336-a. Educational activities.  1. Social services  districts  shall
make  available  vocational  educational training and educational activ-
ities.  Such activities may include but need not  be  limited  to,  high
school  education  or  education designed to prepare a participant for a
high school  equivalency  certificate,  basic  and  remedial  education,
education  in English proficiency and no more than a total of four years
of post-secondary education (or the part-time  equivalent).  Educational
activities  pursuant  to  this  section  may  be offered with any of the
following providers which meet the performance or  assessment  standards
established  in  regulations  by  the commissioner for such providers: a
community college, licensed trade school, registered business school, or
a two-year or four-year college; provided, however, that such  post-sec-
ondary  education  must  be  necessary  to the attainment of the partic-
ipant's individual employment goal as set  forth  in  the  employability
plan  and  such goal must relate directly to obtaining useful employment
in a recognized occupation. When making any  assignment  to  any  educa-
tional  activity  pursuant to this subdivision, such assignment shall be
permitted only to the extent that such assignment is consistent with the
individual's assessment and employment plan  goals  in  accordance  with
sections  three  hundred  thirty-five and three hundred thirty-five-a of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06896-01-5
              

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