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Assembly Bill A7534A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Exempts income earned by persons from certain job training or adult education programs from the determination of need for public assistance programs

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2021-A7534 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6589
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §131-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: A5875, S2144
2025-2026: A2572

2021-A7534 - Summary

Exempts income earned by a head of household or any person in the household from certain job training or adult education programs from the determination of need for public assistance programs.

2021-A7534 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7534
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 13, 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 exempting income
   earned by persons from certain job training programs from the determi-
   nation of need for public assistance programs

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision 8 of section 131-a of the
 social services law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (x) to  read
 as follows:
   (X)  ALL  OF  THE  INCOME  OF A HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD OR ANY PERSON IN THE
 HOUSEHOLD, WHO IS RECEIVING SUCH AID OR FOR WHOM AN APPLICATION FOR SUCH
 AID HAS BEEN MADE, WHICH IS DERIVED  FROM  PARTICIPATION  IN  A  PROGRAM
 CARRIED OUT UNDER THE FEDERAL JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT (P.L. 97-300)
 OR  ANY  SUCCESSOR  ACT OR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
 THAT IN THE CASE OF EARNED INCOME SUCH DISREGARD MUST BE APPLIED FOR  AT
 LEAST, BUT NO LONGER THAN, SIX CONSECUTIVE MONTHS FOLLOWING THE LAST DAY
 OF  THE MONTH IN WHICH SUCH PERSON COMMENCES EMPLOYMENT AFTER COMPLETING
 A QUALIFYING JOB TRAINING PROGRAM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10594-02-1

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2021-A7534A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6589
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §131-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: A5875, S2144
2025-2026: A2572

2021-A7534A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts income earned by a head of household or any person in the household from certain job training or adult education programs from the determination of need for public assistance programs.

2021-A7534A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7534--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, SOLAGES -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Social Services -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Social Services in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to exempting income
   earned by  persons  from  certain  job  training  or  adult  education
   programs from the determination of need for public assistance programs
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 8  of  section  131-a  of  the
 social  services law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (x) to read
 as follows:
   (X) ALL OF THE INCOME OF A HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD  OR  ANY  PERSON  IN  THE
 HOUSEHOLD, WHO IS RECEIVING SUCH AID OR FOR WHOM AN APPLICATION FOR SUCH
 AID  HAS  BEEN  MADE,  WHICH  IS DERIVED FROM PARTICIPATION IN A PROGRAM
 CARRIED OUT UNDER THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND  OPPORTUNITY  ACT
 (P.L.  113-128)  OR  ANY  SUCCESSOR ACT OR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE EMPLOYMENT,
 TRAINING OR SKILLS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN THE
 CASE OF EARNED INCOME SUCH DISREGARD MUST BE APPLIED FOR AT  LEAST,  BUT
 NO  LONGER  THAN,  SIX  CONSECUTIVE MONTHS FOLLOWING THE LAST DAY OF THE
 MONTH IN WHICH SUCH PERSON COMMENCES EMPLOYMENT AFTER COMPLETING A QUAL-
 IFYING JOB TRAINING OR ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10594-04-2

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