Senate Bill S219

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fund; appropriation

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee


  • 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-S219 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4115
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Appropriations
Laws Affected:
Add §95-b, Soc Serv L; add §99-qq, St Fin L

2023-S219 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fund.

2023-S219 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S219 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    219
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law and the state  finance  law,  in
   relation  to  establishing  a  SNAP  and cash assistance fraud victims
   compensation fund; and making an appropriation therefor
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 95-b to read as follows:
   § 95-B. SNAP AND CASH ASSISTANCE FRAUD VICTIMS  COMPENSATION  PROGRAM.
 1. THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE SHALL ESTABLISH AND
 MAINTAIN  A  SNAP AND CASH ASSISTANCE FRAUD VICTIMS COMPENSATION PROGRAM
 TO COMPENSATE PERSONS WHO RECEIVE BENEFITS FROM THE SUPPLEMENTAL  NUTRI-
 TION  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM (SNAP) OR CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WHO HAVE HAD
 SUCH BENEFITS STOLEN OR WHO HAVE BEEN DEFRAUDED OF SUCH BENEFITS.
   2. THE SNAP AND CASH ASSISTANCE  FRAUD  VICTIMS  COMPENSATION  PROGRAM
 SHALL HAVE AN APPLICATION PROCESS WHICH SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ENGLISH AND
 LANGUAGES  OTHER THAN ENGLISH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE TEN MOST
 COMMONLY SPOKEN LANGUAGES, ASIDE FROM ENGLISH, IN THE STATE.
   3. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL WORK WITH  THE
 COMMISSIONER OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE TO DETERMINE WHETHER
 A PERSON WHO RECEIVES BENEFITS UNDER THE SNAP OR CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
 WAS  DEFRAUDED  OF  SUCH  BENEFITS  OR  IF  SUCH BENEFITS WERE OTHERWISE
 STOLEN.
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-qq to
 read as follows:
   § 99-QQ. SNAP AND CASH ASSISTANCE FRAUD VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUND.  1.
 THERE  IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  IN  THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMP-
 TROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY  AND  DISABILITY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01999-01-3
              

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