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Assembly Bill A85

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that the state shall take over all of the cost of the safety net program from every county

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2017-A85 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §153, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9097
2015-2016: A2201
2019-2020: A140
2021-2022: A1081

2017-A85 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the state shall take over all of the cost of the safety net program from every county throughout the state.

2017-A85 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    85
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LOPEZ,
   SKARTADOS -- read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Social
   Services
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to the full take-
   over by the state of New York of county safety net costs

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 153 of the social services law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 18 to read as follows:
   18. FROM AN AMOUNT SPECIFICALLY APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, THE COMMISSION-
 ER  OF  THE  OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE SHALL PROVIDE
 ADDITIONAL ENHANCED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF  SAFETY  NET
 ASSISTANCE  TO  EVERY SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE
 REIMBURSEMENT PROVIDED BY THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE EQUAL TO  THE  COSTS
 OF  SAFETY  NET  ASSISTANCE  INCURRED  BY  EACH SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT
 THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01601-01-7

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