Assembly Bill A7213

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance to establish a universal benefits form for individuals seeking 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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2021-A7213 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §152-c, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A5690

2021-A7213 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance to establish a universal benefits form for individuals seeking public assistance.

2021-A7213 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7213
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  establishing  a
   universal benefits form for individuals seeking public assistance
 
   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
 152-c to read as follows:
   §  152-C.  UNIVERSAL  BENEFITS  FORM.  1.    NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
 PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY
 ASSISTANCE SHALL ESTABLISH A UNIVERSAL APPLICATION FORM TO  BE  USED  BY
 INDIVIDUALS  APPLYING FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BENEFITS. SUCH FORM SHALL BE
 USED TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY  FOR  ALL  BENEFITS  ADMINISTERED  BY  THE
 OFFICE.
   2.  SUCH  UNIVERSAL BENEFITS FORM SHALL LIST ALL INFORMATION AND QUES-
 TIONS ON SUCH FORM IN A MANNER THAT WOULD  PERMIT  ELIGIBILITY  FOR  ALL
 PUBLIC  ASSISTANCE  BENEFITS ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND
 DISABILITY ASSISTANCE, AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE, OR REQUIRED BY  LAW,  RULE
 OR REGULATION.
   3.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, LOCAL SOCIAL
 SERVICES DISTRICTS SHALL PROVIDE ALL APPLICANTS  FOR  PUBLIC  ASSISTANCE
 WITH THE UNIVERSAL BENEFITS FORM.
   4.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, SUBSE-
 QUENT TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND
 DISABILITY ASSISTANCE SHALL REVIEW THE UNIVERSAL BENEFITS FORM, NOT LESS
 THAN ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS, AND SHALL ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  TO
 THE FORM AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE OR REQUIRED BY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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