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Assembly Bill A8764A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a statewide restaurant meals program as part of the supplemental nutrition assistance program

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2019-A8764 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7290
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §95, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A1524, S64

2019-A8764 - Summary

Establishes a statewide restaurant meals program as part of the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

2019-A8764 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8764
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  establishing  a
   restaurant meals program as part of the supplemental nutrition assist-
   ance program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 95 of the social services law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11.  (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
 THE OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH A RESTAURANT MEALS PROGRAM AS PART  OF  SNAP.
 UNDER  THE  RESTAURANT  MEALS  PROGRAM, HOUSEHOLDS CONTAINING ELDERLY OR
 DISABLED MEMBERS, AND THEIR SPOUSES, AS DEFINED IN 7 U.S.C. 2012(J),  OR
 HOMELESS  INDIVIDUALS,  AS  DEFINED IN 7 U.S.C.  2012(L), SHALL HAVE THE
 OPTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7 U.S.C. 2012(K) TO REDEEM THEIR SNAP BENEFITS
 AT PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENTS THAT CONTRACT WITH THE OFFICE TO  OFFER  MEALS
 FOR  ELIGIBLE  INDIVIDUALS  AT  CONCESSIONAL  PRICES SUBJECT TO 7 U.S.C.
 2018(H).
   (B) THE OFFICE SHALL  ADOPT  ANY  RULES  NECESSARY  TO  IMPLEMENT  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing 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.
                                                            LBD13915-01-9

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2019-A8764A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7290
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §95, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A1524, S64

2019-A8764A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a statewide restaurant meals program as part of the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

2019-A8764A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8764--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  REYES,  EPSTEIN,  GOTTFRIED, MOSLEY, JAFFEE,
   D. ROSENTHAL,  L. ROSENTHAL,  D'URSO,  SIMON,  AUBRY,  JOYNER,  BLAKE,
   O'DONNELL,  JEAN-PIERRE,  MONTESANO,  STIRPE, DenDEKKER, BARRON, COOK,
   TAYLOR, CRUZ, WILLIAMS, ABBATE,  DE LA ROSA,  NIOU,  HUNTER,  WOERNER,
   LAVINE  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FRONTUS, HYNDMAN, LENTOL --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services  --  recom-
   mitted to the Committee on Social Services in accordance with Assembly
   Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  establishing  a
   statewide  restaurant meals program as part of the supplemental nutri-
   tion assistance program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 95 of the social services law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,
 THE  OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE RESTAURANT MEALS PROGRAM AS PART
 OF SNAP. UNDER  THE  RESTAURANT  MEALS  PROGRAM,  HOUSEHOLDS  CONTAINING
 ELDERLY  OR  DISABLED MEMBERS, AND THEIR SPOUSES, AS DEFINED IN 7 U.S.C.
 2012(J), OR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, AS DEFINED IN 7 U.S.C.  2012(L), SHALL
 HAVE THE OPTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7 U.S.C. 2012(K) TO REDEEM THEIR SNAP
 BENEFITS AT PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENTS THAT  CONTRACT  WITH  THE  OFFICE  TO
 OFFER MEALS FOR ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AT CONCESSIONAL PRICES SUBJECT TO 7
 U.S.C. 2018(H).
   (B)  THE  OFFICE  SHALL  ADOPT  ANY  RULES  NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing 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.
                                                            LBD13915-03-0

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