Senate Bill S6592

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York children's COVID-19 fund program

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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-S6592 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7134
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 19-I §§535 - 535-b, Exec L; add §78-c, St Fin L

2023-S6592 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York COVID-19 children's fund program to provide assistance to children whose parent, custodian, legal guardian, or related adult household member died as a result of contracting COVID-19, regardless of immigration status of such children.

2023-S6592 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6592 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6592
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the state finance law, in relation
   to establishing the New York children's COVID-19 fund program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new article 19-I
 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 19-I
                 NEW YORK COVID-19 CHILDREN'S FUND PROGRAM
 SECTION 535. DEFINITIONS.
         535-A. NEW YORK COVID-19 CHILDREN'S FUND PROGRAM BOARD.
         535-B. NEW YORK COVID-19 CHILDREN'S FUND PROGRAM.
   § 535. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "BOARD" SHALL MEAN THE NEW YORK COVID-19  CHILDREN'S  FUND  PROGRAM
 BOARD ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE-A OF THIS
 ARTICLE.
   2.  "PROGRAM" SHALL MEAN THE NEW YORK COVID-19 CHILDREN'S FUND PROGRAM
 ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE-B OF THIS ARTI-
 CLE.
   3. "FUND" SHALL MEAN THE NEW YORK COVID-19 CHILDREN'S FUND ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVENTY-EIGHT-C OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   4. "ELIGIBLE CHILD" SHALL MEAN ANY CHILD WHO IS A  MINOR  RESIDENT  OF
 NEW  YORK  WHO  IS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, HAS NOT EMANCIPATED FROM
 THEIR PARENT, CUSTODIAN, OR LEGAL GUARDIAN, AND MEETS ONE OF THE FOLLOW-
 ING QUALIFICATIONS: (I) THEY RESIDE IN NEW YORK AND THEIR PARENT, CUSTO-
 DIAN, LEGAL GUARDIAN, OR RELATED ADULT HOUSEHOLD MEMBER, DIED DURING THE
 FEDERALLY DECLARED COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY  AND  THE  CAUSE  OF
 DEATH IS LISTED AS COVID-19 ON THEIR DEATH CERTIFICATE OR THEY DIED AS A
 CONSEQUENCE  OF  HAVING LONG-TERM COVID-19 AND (II) THE ELIGIBLE CHILD'S
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11049-01-3
              

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