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Assembly Bill A8435

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of health to establish a method by which alternative identification can be presented at a point of sale when a recipient of WIC's does not have his or her WIC's identification

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2017-A8435 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6515
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §206, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6604, S4703
2021-2022: S6723

2017-A8435 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to establish a method by which alternative identification can be presented at a point of sale when a recipient under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children does not have his or her WIC's identification in his or her possession.

2017-A8435 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8435
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DE LA ROSA  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  directing  the
   commissioner of health to establish an alternative form of identifica-
   tion for utilization of the special supplemental nutrition program for
   women, infants and children

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public  health  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (w) to read as follows:
   (W) BY RULE AND REGULATION, ESTABLISH A METHOD BY WHICH AN ALTERNATIVE
 FORM  OF IDENTIFICATION WHICH MAY BE SHOWN AT THE POINT OF SALE AT WHICH
 CHECKS OR VOUCHERS  ISSUED  UNDER  THE  SPECIAL  SUPPLEMENTAL  NUTRITION
 PROGRAM  FOR WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN MAY BE UTILIZED, IN THE EVENT A
 RECIPIENT OF SUCH PROGRAM DOES NOT HAVE THE IDENTIFICATION ISSUED PURSU-
 ANT TO THE PROGRAM IN HIS OR HER POSSESSION.
   § 2. This act shall take affect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11312-01-7

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