Senate Bill S1353

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Exempts certain income and resources provided to persons enrolled in certain pilot programs in determining eligibility for public assistance benefits

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S1353 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A991
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§131-a & 36-a, Soc Serv L (as proposed in S.5759-B & A.6709-B)

2023-S1353 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts certain income and resources provided to persons enrolled in certain pilot programs in determining eligibility for public assistance benefits; requires federal waivers be sought where necessary.

2023-S1353 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1353 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1353
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BRISPORT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the  social  services  law,  in  relation  to  exempting
   certain  income  and resources provided to persons enrolled in certain
   pilot programs with direct cash transfers in  determining  eligibility
   for public assistance benefits
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph (x) of  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  8  of
 section  131-a  of the social services law, as added by a chapter of the
 laws of 2022 amending the social  services  law  relating  to  exempting
 certain  income  and  resources  provided to persons enrolled in certain
 pilot programs with direct cash transfers in determining eligibility for
 public assistance benefits, as proposed in legislative bills numbers  S.
 5759-B and A.  6709-B, is amended to read as follows.
   [(x)] (XI) Any financial assistance received by individuals as part of
 their  participation  in  a  pilot  program that has developed a plan to
 study and evaluate the impact and potential benefits    of  direct  cash
 transfers.    Such  exemption  and disregard shall be applicable for the
 length of time the individual participates in the program, but not long-
 er than sixty  months.  [The  commissioner  shall  seek  federal  waiver
 authority to disregard income for the direct cash transfer pilot program
 for the purpose of the supplemental nutrition assistance program.]
   §  2.  Section  36-a of the social services law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SEEK ANY FEDERAL WAIVER OR WAIVERS FROM  THE
 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THAT MAY BE NECESSARY TO EXCLUDE
 INCOME  PROVIDED  TO  AN  INDIVIDUAL AS PART OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN A
 PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE-A OF  THIS
 CHAPTER FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY DETER-
 MINATION PURPOSES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03969-01-3

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