Assembly Bill A6266

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Directs the social services district to take no action to establish paternity or a child support order when the applicant or recipient has established good cause to refuse to cooperate

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2021-A6266 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2586
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §349-b, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7547
2023-2024: A2443

2021-A6266 - Summary

Directs the social services district to take no action to establish paternity or a child support order when the applicant or recipient for aid to dependent children has established good cause to refuse to cooperate.

2021-A6266 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6266
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Children and Families
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social services law, in relation to waiving the
   requirement of establishing paternity or a  child  support  order  for
   certain applicants or recipients of aid to dependent children

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 349-b of the social  services  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  WHEN  THE  APPLICANT  OR  RECIPIENT  HAS ESTABLISHED GOOD CAUSE TO
 REFUSE TO COOPERATE, THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL TAKE  NO  ACTION
 TO ESTABLISH PATERNITY OR A CHILD SUPPORT ORDER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08758-01-1



              

2021-A6266A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2586
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §349-b, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7547
2023-2024: A2443

2021-A6266A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the social services district to take no action to establish paternity or a child support order when the applicant or recipient for aid to dependent children has established good cause to refuse to cooperate.

2021-A6266A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6266--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Children  and Families -- recommitted to the Committee on Children
   and Families 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 waiving the
   requirement of establishing paternity or a  child  support  order  for
   certain applicants or recipients of aid to dependent children
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 349-b of the social  services  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  WHEN  THE  APPLICANT  OR  RECIPIENT  HAS ESTABLISHED GOOD CAUSE TO
 REFUSE TO COOPERATE, THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL TAKE  NO  ACTION
 TO ESTABLISH PATERNITY OR A CHILD SUPPORT ORDER.
   §  2.  Subdivision  6  of  section  158 of the social services law, as
 amended by section 4 of part Z of chapter 57 of the  laws  of  2008,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   6.  In  addition to other eligibility requirements, each person who is
 applying for or receiving assistance under this title, and who is other-
 wise eligible for assistance under this title, shall be required,  as  a
 further condition of eligibility for such assistance:
   (i) to assign to the state and the social services district any rights
 to  support  that accrue during the period that a family receives safety
 net assistance from any other person as such applicant or recipient  may
 have  either on their own behalf or on behalf of any other family member
 for whom the applicant or recipient is applying for or receiving assist-
 ance; [and]
   (ii) to cooperate with the state and the social services official,  in
 accordance  with  standards  established by regulations of the office of
 temporary and disability assistance  consistent  with  federal  law  and

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08758-02-2
              

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