Assembly Bill A2488A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the unearned income of a child

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2023-A2488 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7991
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§131-a & 131-c, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8172
2019-2020: A4256, A9064, S7260
2021-2022: A3156, S8562

2023-A2488 - Summary

Relates to the unearned income of a child when the parent or non-parent caregiver chooses to exclude such child from the public assistance household.

2023-A2488 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2488
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. HEVESI, REYES -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  any  unearned
   income of a child in certain circumstances
 
   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 (xi) to read
 as follows:
   (XI)  ANY  UNEARNED  INCOME  OF  A CHILD WHEN THE PARENT OR NON-PARENT
 CAREGIVER CHOOSES TO EXCLUDE  SUCH  CHILD  FROM  THE  PUBLIC  ASSISTANCE
 HOUSEHOLD   PURSUANT   TO   SUBDIVISION   ONE  OF  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED
 THIRTY-ONE-C OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. The section heading of section 131-c of the social services  law,
 as  added  by  chapter  42  of  the  laws of 1985, is amended to read as
 follows:
   Inclusion of parents [and siblings] of a minor in the  public  assist-
 ance household.
   §  3.  Subdivision  1  of section 131-c of the social services law, as
 added by chapter 42 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
   1. For the purposes of determining eligibility for and the  amount  of
 assistance  payable, the social services district shall, when a minor is
 named as an applicant for public assistance, require  that  his  or  her
 parents  [and  minor brothers and sisters] also apply for assistance and
 be included in the household for purposes of determining eligibility and
 grant amounts, if such individuals reside in the same dwelling  unit  as
 the  minor  applying for assistance. Any income of or available for such
 parents, [brothers and sisters] which is not disregarded under  subdivi-
 sion eight of section one hundred thirty-one-a of this article, shall be
 considered  available to such household. [The provisions of] A PARENT OR
 NON-PARENT CAREGIVER MAY CHOOSE TO EXCLUDE ANY OTHER CHILD  OR  CHILDREN

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05019-01-3
              

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2023-A2488A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7991
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§131-a & 131-c, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8172
2019-2020: A4256, A9064, S7260
2021-2022: A3156, S8562

2023-A2488A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the unearned income of a child when the parent or non-parent caregiver chooses to exclude such child from the public assistance household.

2023-A2488A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2488--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. HEVESI, REYES, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, DE LOS SANTOS --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services  --  recom-
   mitted  to the Committee on Ways and Means 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 social services law, in relation to any unearned
   income of a child in certain circumstances
 
   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  (xiv)  to
 read as follows:
   (XIV)  ANY  UNEARNED  INCOME  OF A CHILD WHEN THE PARENT OR NON-PARENT
 CAREGIVER CHOOSES TO EXCLUDE  SUCH  CHILD  FROM  THE  PUBLIC  ASSISTANCE
 HOUSEHOLD   PURSUANT   TO   SUBDIVISION   ONE  OF  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED
 THIRTY-ONE-C OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. The section heading of section 131-c of the social services  law,
 as  added  by  chapter  42  of  the  laws of 1985, is amended to read as
 follows:
   Inclusion of parents [and siblings] of a minor in the  public  assist-
 ance household.
   §  3.  Subdivision  1  of section 131-c of the social services law, as
 added by chapter 42 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
   1. For the purposes of determining eligibility for and the  amount  of
 assistance  payable, the social services district shall, when a minor is
 named as an applicant for public assistance, require  that  his  or  her
 parents  [and  minor brothers and sisters] also apply for assistance and
 be included in the household for purposes of determining eligibility and
 grant amounts, if such individuals reside in the same dwelling  unit  as
 the  minor  applying for assistance. Any income of or available for such
 parents, [brothers and sisters] which is not disregarded under  subdivi-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05019-02-3
              

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