NY State Senate Bill 2023-S1902

Senate Bill S1902

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires notice to unemployment applicants of the supplemental nutrition assistance program and WIC

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 24, 2023	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.208 substituted for a1245a
May 10, 2023	referred to labor delivered to assembly passed senate
May 08, 2023	advanced to third reading
May 03, 2023	2nd report cal.
May 02, 2023	1st report cal.739
Apr 24, 2023	print number 1902a
Apr 24, 2023	amend (t) and recommit to labor
Jan 17, 2023	referred to labor

Votes

- May 10, 2023 - Floor Vote
  S1902
  
  58
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  5
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 10, 2023
      
      aye (58)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Palumbo
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Walczyk
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      Weik
      
      excused (5)
      
      Cooney
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
  May 2, 2023 - Labor Committee Vote
  S1902
  
  13
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Labor Committee Vote: May 2, 2023
      
      aye (13)
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Jackson
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      Mayer
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Ryan
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Skoufis

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2023-S1902 - Details

Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §540, Lab L; add §2507-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S1902

2023-S1902 - Summary

Requires notice to unemployment applicants of the supplemental nutrition assistance program and the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC).

2023-S1902 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1902

SPONSOR: CLEARE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the labor law, in relation to providing notice to unem-
ployment applicants of the supplemental nutrition assistance program and
special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children;
and to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring an outreach
program for WIC

 
PURPOSE:

To provide additional information and increased outreach on the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one amends section 540 of the labor law.

Section two amends public health law by adding a new section 2507-a.

Section three establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Chil-
dren (WIC) provides support to many low-income women, children and
infants through food assistance, nutrition education and assistance in
accessing health care and other services. The program is available to
families whose income is at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty
level, as well as others enrolled in TANF, SNAP or Medicaid. Since its
inception, the WIC program has helped to reduce premature births, low
and very low birth-weight babies, fetal and infant deaths and incidents
of low-iron anemia.

Despite being one of the nation's most successful and cost-effective
nutrition programs, many New Yorkers who may qualify remain unaware of
the program or are unsure of how to apply for benefits. An applicant for
unemployment benefits receives information about the Supplemental Nutri-
tion Assistance Program, previously known as food stamps, but not about
the WIC program, which provides additional benefits and resources not
covered by SNAP, making it important that greater outreach is conducted.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
120 days.

2023-S1902 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1902
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to providing notice to  unem-
   ployment  applicants  of the supplemental nutrition assistance program
   and special supplemental nutrition  program  for  women,  infants  and
   children; and to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring
   an outreach program for WIC
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 540 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 251  of
 the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   §  540.  Information about [food stamp] SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSIST-
 ANCE AND SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION, utility, and rental  and  mort-
 gage  assistance  programs.  The commissioner shall establish procedures
 whereby each person who files a claim for unemployment insurance  pursu-
 ant  to  section  five hundred ninety-six of this article, shall receive
 information about the [food  stamp]  SUPPLEMENTAL  NUTRITION  ASSISTANCE
 program  provided  by  the office of temporary and disability assistance
 pursuant to subdivision six  of  section  ninety-five-a  of  the  social
 services  law,  THE  SPECIAL  SUPPLEMENTAL  NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN,
 INFANTS AND CHILDREN ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF  HEALTH  PURSUANT
 TO SECTION TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED SEVEN-A OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, and the
 utility assistance and rental and mortgage assistance programs available
 through  the division of housing and community renewal and the office of
 temporary and disability assistance. The commissioner shall also provide
 information about such programs on the department's website. Such infor-
 mation shall be prominently displayed and easily accessible by  individ-
 uals filing a claim or certifying for unemployment benefits.
   §  2.  The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2507-a
 to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04244-01-3
 S. 1902                             2

 
   § 2507-A. SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM  FOR  WOMEN,  INFANTS
 AND  CHILDREN; OUTREACH PROGRAM.  1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REQUIRE-
 MENTS AND TO THE EXTENT THAT FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS ARE  AVAILABLE,  THE
 DEPARTMENT  SHALL  DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN OUTREACH PLAN TO INFORM LOW-
 INCOME  HOUSEHOLDS  POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL
 NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN (WIC) BENEFITS OF  THE
 AVAILABILITY  AND  BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAM, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE PARTIC-
 IPATION OF ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS THAT WISH TO PARTICIPATE.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH PROCEDURES IN COOPERATION  WITH  THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF LABOR TO ENSURE THAT INFORMATIONAL
 LEAFLETS ABOUT THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL  NUTRITION  PROGRAM  FOR  WOMEN,
 INFANTS  AND  CHILDREN ARE SENT TO EACH LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICES OFFICE
 FOR DISTRIBUTION PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED  FORTY  OF  THE  LABOR
 LAW.  EACH LEAFLET SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: CONTACT INFORMA-
 TION  FOR  THE NEW YORK STATE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR
 WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN PROGRAM, ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INCOME  ELIGIBIL-
 ITY  LEVELS  BY  HOUSEHOLD SIZE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SPECIAL SUPPLE-
 MENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN PROGRAM AND THE
 AVAILABILITY OF LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE  ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM.
   3.  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS
 THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE APPROPRIATE BILINGUAL  MATERIALS  SO
 THAT  POTENTIALLY  ELIGIBLE  NON-ENGLISH  SPEAKING  INDIVIDUALS  MAY  BE
 INFORMED ABOUT THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL  NUTRITION  PROGRAM  FOR  WOMEN,
 INFANTS AND CHILDREN.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

2023-S1902A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §540, Lab L; add §2507-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S1902

2023-S1902A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires notice to unemployment applicants of the supplemental nutrition assistance program and the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC).

2023-S1902A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1902A

SPONSOR: CLEARE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the labor law, in relation to providing notice to unem-
ployment applicants of the supplemental nutrition assistance program and
special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To provide individuals filing a claim for unemployment insurance bene-
fits with information on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 would amend the Section 540 of the Labor Law to provide a
technical change, replacing the term "food stamp" with "supplemental
nutrition assistance program" in relation to information provided to
individuals filing a claim for unemployment insurance. The bill would
add the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and

Children (WIC) to the programs about which individuals receive informa-
tion when filing a claim for unemployment insurance.

Section 2 would set the effective date.

 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):

The changes made remove the provisions relating to the establishment of
an outreach program and distribution of informational materials for the
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Chil-
dren (WIC) provides support to many low-income women, children and
infants through food assistance, nutrition education and assistance in
accessing health care and other services. The program is available to
families whose income is at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty
level, as well as others enrolled in TANF, SNAP or Medicaid. Since its
inception, the WIC program has helped to reduce premature births, low
and very low birth-weight babies, fetal and infant deaths and incidents
of low-iron anemia.

Despite being one of the nation's most successful and cost-effective
nutrition programs, many New Yorkers who may qualify remain unaware of
the program or are unsure of how to apply for benefits. An applicant for
unemployment benefits receives information about the Supplemental Nutri-
tion Assistance Program, previously known as food stamps, but not about
the WIC program, which provides additional benefits and resources not
covered by SNAP. This bill would ensure that applicants for unemployment
insurance would receive beneficial information on potential eligibility
for the WIC program.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-22: A.9661 - Referred to Labor; S.9065 - Referred to Labor

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This bill would take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it
shall have become law.

2023-S1902A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1902--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Labor  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to providing notice to unem-
   ployment applicants of the supplemental nutrition  assistance  program
   and  special  supplemental  nutrition  program  for women, infants and
   children
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 540 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 251 of
 the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   § 540. Information about [food stamp utility, and rental and mortgage]
 assistance programs. The commissioner shall establish procedures whereby
 each person who files a claim for  unemployment  insurance  pursuant  to
 section  five hundred ninety-six of this article, shall receive informa-
 tion about the [food stamp] SUPPLEMENTAL  NUTRITION  ASSISTANCE  program
 provided  by  the office of temporary and disability assistance pursuant
 to subdivision six of section ninety-five-a of the social services  law,
 THE  SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHIL-
 DREN PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH  UNDER  SECTION  TWENTY-FIVE
 HUNDRED  SEVEN  OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, and the utility assistance and
 rental and mortgage assistance programs available through  the  division
 of  housing  and community renewal and the office of temporary and disa-
 bility assistance. The commissioner shall also provide information about
 such programs on the department's website.  Such  information  shall  be
 prominently  displayed  and  easily  accessible  by individuals filing a
 claim or certifying for unemployment benefits.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04244-07-3

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