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Senate Bill S6348

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs county public welfare districts to accept paperwork electronically

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2021-S6348 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9118
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §65, Soc Serv L

2021-S6348 - Summary

Authorizes and directs county public welfare districts to accept paperwork electronically.

2021-S6348 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6348 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6348
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 23, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to authorizing  and
   directing county public welfare districts to accept paperwork remotely
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 65 of the social services law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,
 EACH  COUNTY  COMMISSIONER  OF  PUBLIC  WELFARE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND
 DIRECTED TO ENSURE THAT THEIR PUBLIC WELFARE DISTRICT PROVIDES  ACCESSI-
 BLE  MEANS  FOR INDIVIDUALS SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION OR OTHER PAPERWORK
 RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE OR CARE TO DO SO REMOTELY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11025-01-1

2021-S6348A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9118
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §65, Soc Serv L

2021-S6348A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs county public welfare districts to accept paperwork electronically.

2021-S6348A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6348A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6348--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 23, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services --  recom-
   mitted  to  the Committee on Social Services in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to authorizing and
   directing county public welfare districts to  accept  paperwork  elec-
   tronically
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 65 of the social services law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,
 EACH  COUNTY  COMMISSIONER  OF  SOCIAL SERVICES IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND
 DIRECTED TO ENSURE THAT THEIR SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT  ALLOWS  INDIVID-
 UALS  SUBMITTING  AN  APPLICATION  OR OTHER PAPERWORK RELATING TO PUBLIC
 ASSISTANCE AND CARE TO DO SO ELECTRONICALLY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11025-03-2

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