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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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 23, 2020 referred to rules
delivered to senate
passed assembly
Jul 22, 2020 ordered to third reading rules cal.315
rules report cal.315
reported
reported referred to rules
Jul 15, 2020 reported referred to ways and means
Jul 09, 2020 print number 8764a
Jul 09, 2020 amend (t) and recommit to social services
Jan 08, 2020 referred to social services
Nov 25, 2019 referred to social services

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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

A8764 - Summary

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

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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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

A8764A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

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