Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 25, 2019 |
approval memo.19 signed chap.544 |
Nov 19, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 18, 2019 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1633 substituted for s6443 |
Jun 18, 2019 |
substituted by a6753a ordered to third reading cal.1633 |
Jun 11, 2019 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6443
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 19th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6753 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2019-S6443 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6753
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §131-a, Soc Serv L
2019-S6443 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6443 SPONSOR: PERSAUD TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to exempting income earned by persons under the age of twenty-four from certain workforce development programs from the determination of need for public assistance programs SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would amend the social services law to exclude income of an individual up to the age of twenty-four earned from their participation in the summer youth employment program from the calculation of family income for the purposes of public assistance. JUSTIFICATION: In 2018, about 75,000 young people gained valuable work experience through the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP). However, for certain young people whose families rely on public benefits such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), their family's benefit could be
2019-S6443 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6443 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 11, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERSAUD -- (at request of the NYC H.R.A.) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to exempting income earned by persons under the age of twenty-four from certain workforce development programs from the determination of need for public assist- ance programs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (vii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 of section 131-a of the social services law, as amended by section 12 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows: (vii) all of the income of a dependent child living with a parent or other caretaker relative, who is receiving such aid or for whom an application for such aid has been made, which is derived from partic- ipation in (I) THE SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT IN THE CASE OF EARNED INCOME SUCH DISREGARD MUST BE APPLIED FOR AT LEAST, BUT NO LONGER THAN THE LENGTH OF SUCH PROGRAM; OR (II) a program carried out under the federal job training partnership act (P.L. 97-300) OR ANY SUCCESSOR ACT, provided, however, that in the case of earned income such disregard must be applied for at least, but no longer than, six months per calendar year for each such child. PROVIDED HOWEVER, A LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT MAY EXEMPT ALL THE INCOME OF AN INDIVID- UAL, UP TO THE AGE OF TWENTY-FOUR, WHICH IS DERIVED FROM THEIR PARTIC- IPATION IN THE SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (I) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH; § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10821-03-9
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