Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 20, 2022 | print number 7877a |
May 20, 2022 | amend (t) and recommit to social services |
Jan 05, 2022 | referred to social services |
May 28, 2021 | referred to social services |
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A7877 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6079
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Social Services
- Law Section:
- Civil Rights Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §79-q, Civ Rts L
A7877 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7877 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 28, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to a gender-neutral marker for the welfare management system THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 21 of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 2-A. THE WELFARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND ANY RELATED STATE SYSTEMS REQUIRED TO PROCESS APPLICATIONS FOR BENEFITS AND TO DISTRIBUTE SUCH BENEFITS SHALL RECOGNIZE "X" AS A VALID OPTION WHEN PLACED IN ANY FIELD THAT REQUESTS INFORMATION ABOUT AN APPLICANT'S GENDER OR SEX. ALL APPLI- CATION MATERIALS, INSTRUCTIONS, PUBLIC GUIDANCE, AND RELATED MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BENEFITS APPLICATION PROCESS, INCLUDING ELECTRONIC AND ONLINE MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS SHALL BE AMENDED AND UPDATED TO CLARIFY THAT ANY PERSON CAN SELECT OR INDICATE A GENDER OR SEX DESIG- NATION OF "X" WHEN SUCH INFORMATION IS REQUESTED. THE CONTENT OF THE GENDER OR SEX FIELD SHALL NOT DELAY OR OTHERWISE HINDER ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR ANY APPLICANT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION THE TERM "X" MEANS A GENDER OR SEX DESIGNATION THAT IS NOT EXCLUSIVELY MALE OR FEMALE. § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that the department of social services shall amend, distribute and make available any printed materi- als relating to benefits under any program for which the department has supervisory responsibilities, including informational and instructional materials and applications for benefits within one hundred twenty days of the date on which this act shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10804-05-1
A7877A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6079
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Social Services
- Law Section:
- Civil Rights Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §79-q, Civ Rts L
A7877A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7877--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 28, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Social Services -- recommitted to the Committee on Social Services 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 civil rights law, in relation to a gender-neutral marker on all benefits applications THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 79-q of the civil rights law is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 2-A. ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS, INSTRUCTIONS, PUBLIC GUIDANCE, AND RELATED MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH A BENEFITS APPLICATION PROCESS, INCLUDING ELECTRONIC AND ONLINE MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS SHALL BE AMENDED AND UPDATED TO CLARIFY THAT ANY PERSON CAN SELECT OR INDICATE A GENDER OR SEX DESIGNATION OF "X" WHEN SUCH INFORMATION IS REQUESTED. THE CONTENT OF THE GENDER OR SEX FIELD SHALL NOT DELAY OR OTHERWISE HINDER ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR ANY APPLICANT. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10804-07-2