assembly Bill A5973

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to allowances for the costs of diapers

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2018 referred to ways and means
Jun 07, 2017 reported referred to ways and means
Feb 21, 2017 referred to social services

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A5973 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1318
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §350, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7809
2019-2020: A2567, S1086
2021-2022: A3451, S63
2023-2024: A2872, S1210

A5973 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allowances for the costs, up to eighty dollars, of diapers for an eligible child, two years of age or younger.

A5973 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  5973

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 21, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  allowances  for
  the costs of diapers

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 350 of the social services law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
  (C)  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT APPROVED BY
THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, ALLOWANCES GRANTED UNDER THE  PROVISIONS  OF
THIS  TITLE  MAY INCLUDE THE COSTS OF DIAPERS FOR AN ELIGIBLE CHILD, TWO
YEARS OF AGE  OR  YOUNGER.  SAID  ALLOWANCES  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED  EIGHTY
DOLLARS, EVERY THREE MONTHS, PER ELIGIBLE CHILD.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02134-01-7