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Assembly Bill A9147

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to application to the department of agriculture for waivers for the federal supplemental nutrition assistance program

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2015-A9147 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง95, Soc Serv L

2015-A9147 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance to apply to the federal department of agriculture for any supplemental nutrition assistance program waivers that would make food stamps available to persons who would become eligible for SNAP benefits only under such waivers.

2015-A9147 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9147

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. COOK, ORTIZ, PERRY, ROBINSON -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.   GANTT, GOTTFRIED, RIVERA, WRIGHT  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the supplemental
  nutrition assistance program (SNAP)

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 95 of the social services  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
  (C)  THE  OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE, OR SUCH OTHER
AGENCY DESIGNATED BY THE GOVERNOR, SHALL APPLY TO THE SECRETARY  OF  THE
UNITED  STATES  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR WAIVERS OF FEDERAL SUPPLE-
MENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) RULES IN  ORDER  TO  MAXIMIZE
THE  AVAILABILITY  OF SNAP BENEFITS TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSE-
HOLDS. THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY  ASSISTANCE  SHALL  DIRECT
EVERY  ELIGIBLE  SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICT  TO PROVIDE SNAP BENEFITS TO
PERSONS WHO QUALIFY UNDER SUCH WAIVERS, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSONS  MEET
ALL  SNAP REQUIREMENTS OTHER THAN THOSE WAIVED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRI-
CULTURE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13584-02-6

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