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Assembly Bill A1489

2015-2016 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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2015-A1489 (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
2013-2014: A2666
2017-2018: A3044
2019-2020: A4180
2021-2022: A2367
2023-2024: A9594
2025-2026: A2538

2015-A1489 (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.

2015-A1489 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1489

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. WRIGHT, PEOPLES-STOKES -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. CLARK, GLICK, GOTTFRIED -- 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, 2016.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04858-01-5

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