| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to social services |
| Jan 23, 2019 |
referred to social services |
Senate Bill S2237
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee
Actions
2019-S2237 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S2237 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2237
SPONSOR: SANDERS
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the distribution
of food stamp applications to emergency feeding programs
PURPOSE:
To amend the social services law, in relation to the distribution of
food stamp applications to emergency feeding programs.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill amends the social services law by adding a new
section 95-b that states the commissioner shall arrange for the distrib-
ution of applications for the food stamp program to all state- funded
emergency feeding programs. Beginning January 1, 2017, and on the first
business day of each succeeding calendar quarter thereafter, the commis-
sion shall submit a report to the Governor and the legislature indicat-
2019-S2237 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2237
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 23, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the distribution
of food stamp applications to emergency feeding programs
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
95-b to read as follows:
§ 95-B. FOOD STAMP APPLICATIONS AT EMERGENCY FEEDING PROGRAMS. 1. THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL ARRANGE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM TO ALL STATE-FUNDED EMERGENCY FEEDING PROGRAMS. FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "EMERGENCY FEEDING PROGRAM" MEANS A FOOD
PANTRY OR SOUP KITCHEN.
2. BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, AND ON THE FIRST
BUSINESS DAY OF EACH SUCCEEDING CALENDAR QUARTER THEREAFTER, THE COMMIS-
SIONER SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE INDI-
CATING THE EMERGENCY FEEDING PROGRAMS TO WHICH IT DISTRIBUTED APPLICA-
TIONS IN THE PRIOR CALENDAR QUARTER AND THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS
DISTRIBUTED TO EACH EMERGENCY FEEDING PROGRAM.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07104-01-9
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