Senate Bill S6361

                            
 
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                                   6361
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 23, 2021
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing the county of Monroe to establish  and
   implement a two-year universal basic income pilot program; and provid-
   ing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The county of Monroe is hereby authorized to establish  and
 implement a two-year universal basic income pilot program.
   § 2. Such pilot program shall include 1000 participants chosen random-
 ly from applicants residing in the county.  An applicant is eligible for
 participation  in  the  program  if the applicant is part of a household
 with at least one child under the age of eighteen at the time of  appli-
 cation.   Participants shall agree to fully participate in the study and
 analysis of the pilot program which shall be administered by an academic
 research partner.  Participants shall receive $500 per  month  in  addi-
 tional  income  for the duration of the program.  Any monies received by
 participants as a result of such program shall not be included in deter-
 mining eligibility for any state assistance program.
   § 3.  Such pilot program shall be funded  with  (a)  any  state  funds
 appropriated  for such program and (b) any other source of funds secured
 by the county of Monroe for such program, including but not limited  to,
 funding provided by any not-for-profit corporation.
   §  4.    No  later  than  one  year  after the conclusion of the pilot
 program, the county executive, in coordination with the chief  financial
 officer  of  the county, shall prepare and submit a report to the gover-
 nor, the temporary president of the  senate,  and  the  speaker  of  the
 assembly  on the results and findings of the program.  Such report shall
 include, but not be limited to, the following:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11014-03-1

              

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   a. information on the effects of the additional income on the  health,
 stress  levels,  and  mental health of each participant and their house-
 hold;
   b.  information  on the effects of the additional income on the income
 level of each participant, including the alleviation of poverty for  any
 participant experiencing poverty;
   c.  information regarding changes in employment or employment opportu-
 nities as a result of the additional income  for  each  participant  and
 their household;
   d.  socio-demographic  information,  including  but not limited to the
 age, race, ethnicity, education level, family composition, community  of
 residence,   housing   costs,  income  level,  and  government  benefits
 received, of each participant and their household;
   e. data on how the additional income from the program  was  allocated;
 and
   f.  recommendations  on  implementing  future  universal  income pilot
 programs, including a statewide program.
   § 5.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire  and  be
 deemed repealed two years after such date.