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Assembly Bill A5708

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires an address as a condition of receiving assistance

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2017-A5708 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §134-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6259
2011-2012: A6620
2013-2014: A4703
2015-2016: A4900

2017-A5708 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires an applicant as a condition of receiving public assistance to present an actual address which shall be a residence, public shelter or such site as the district commissioner shall deem appropriate as a condition of receiving public assistance.

2017-A5708 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5708
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CURRAN, FINCH, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of A. BUTLER, HAWLEY -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Social Services
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the social services law, in relation to requiring an
   address as a condition of receiving assistance

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 2 of section 134-a of the social services law,
 as amended by chapter 685 of the laws of 1975, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
    2.   At the time he OR SHE applies for public assistance and care, an
 applicant shall, as a condition of receiving such aid, present proof  of
 his  OR HER identity to the social services official as the [department]
 OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE may by regulation require,
 AND AN ADDRESS WHICH SHALL BE A RESIDENCE, A  PUBLIC  SHELTER,  OR  SUCH
 SITE  AS  THE  DISTRICT  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  DEEM  APPROPRIATE  FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, and [he] THE RECIPIENT shall provide  such
 proof thereafter whenever required by such official.
   §  2.   This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08539-01-7

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