Assembly Bill A5540

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to certain educational requirements for public assistance

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A5540 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §131, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9185
2015-2016: A5110
2017-2018: A4357
2021-2022: A4875
2023-2024: A1732

2019-A5540 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring participation in education programs leading to a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma for those seeking public assistance.

2019-A5540 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5540
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 13, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GOODELL, RAIA, MORINELLO, FRIEND -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY,  GIGLIO,  B. MILLER  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Social Services
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social  services  law, in relation to requiring
   participation in educational programs leading to a high school diploma
   or high school equivalency diploma for those seeking public assistance
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Purpose.    The legislature hereby finds that obtaining a
 high school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma is often essen-
 tial for successful private sector employment,  and  personal  financial
 independence,  self-sufficiency  and  success.  Indeed, many occupations
 require a high school diploma or high school equivalency  diploma  as  a
 precondition  for  employment. Individuals without a high school diploma
 or high school equivalency diploma are often  relegated  to  low  paying
 jobs,  and  suffer much higher unemployment rates than those with a high
 school diploma or high school equivalency diploma. It  is  therefore  in
 the  public interest to require individuals who are capable of obtaining
 a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma to  be  engaged
 in good faith efforts to obtain that objective.
   § 2. Section 131 of the social services law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 21 to read as follows:
   21. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER OR OTHER LAW TO THE
 CONTRARY,  NO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO OR FOR ANY PERSON OVER
 FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR UNDER THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE WHO DOES NOT HAVE  A
 HIGH  SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR A HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA OR IS NOT DULY
 ENROLLED AND PARTICIPATING IN GOOD FAITH TOWARD THE ATTAINMENT OF A HIGH
 SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR A HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, UNLESS SUCH  PERSON
 HAS  BEEN  DETERMINED  BY  A  MEDICAL,  PSYCHIATRIC OR OTHER APPROPRIATE
 PROFESSIONAL TO LACK THE REQUISITE  CAPACITY  TO  COMPLETE  SUCCESSFULLY
 SUCH  A COURSE OF STUDY OR THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT DETERMINES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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