S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9660
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 27, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring any
website or mobile application associated with an electronic benefit
transfer system to be offered in multiple languages
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 21-a of the social services law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. (A) ANY COMPANION WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH AN
ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
THAT IS ACCESSIBLE BY BENEFIT RECIPIENTS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN OVER
ONE HUNDRED LANGUAGES, INCLUDING BOTH COMMON AND ESOTERIC LANGUAGES AS
IDENTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
(B) ANY COMPANION WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH AN
ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
THAT IS ACCESSIBLE BY BENEFIT RECIPIENTS SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE TRANS-
LATION OF ANY DOCUMENTS MADE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON SUCH COMPANION
WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION IN OVER ONE HUNDRED LANGUAGES, INCLUDING
BOTH COMMON AND ESOTERIC LANGUAGES AS IDENTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14810-01-4