Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 23, 2023 |
reported and committed to finance |
May 05, 2023 |
referred to social services |
Senate Bill S6696
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2023-S6696 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3253
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §336-a, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S2162
2011-2012: S1062
2013-2014: S621
2015-2016: S2861, A8586
2017-2018: S2698, A974
2019-2020: S4870, A1918
2021-2022: S5286, A3416
2023-S6696 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6696 SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to access to a college education by public assistance recipients who are subject to work participation requirements PURPOSE: Allows individuals receiving public assistance to be able to pursue a college education. Allows college course work to be credited as a work activity, which can be used toward fulfilling the employment require- ments for public assistance benefits. Also changes the amount of time that a participant in a vocational school can spend in preparation for a GED from 25% to 50%. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Section 336-a pf the social services law, as amended by section 148 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, subdivision 1
2023-S6696 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6696 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 5, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to access to a college education by public assistance recipients who are subject to work participation requirements THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 336-a of the social services law, as amended by section 148 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 275 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows: § 336-a. Educational activities. 1. Social services districts shall make available vocational educational training and educational activ- ities. Such activities may include but need not be limited to, high school education or education designed to prepare a participant for a high school equivalency certificate, basic and remedial education, education in English proficiency, education or a course of instruction in financial literacy and personal finance that includes instruction on household cash management techniques, career advice to obtain a well paying and secure job, using checking and savings accounts, obtaining and utilizing short and long term credit, securing a loan or other long term financing arrangement for high cost items, participation in a high- er education course of instruction or trade school, and no more than a total of four years of post-secondary education (or the part-time equiv- alent). Educational activities pursuant to this section may be offered with any of the following providers which meet the performance or assessment standards established in regulations by the commissioner for such providers: a community college, licensed trade school, registered business school, or a two-year or four-year college; provided, however, that such post-secondary education must be necessary to the attainment of the participant's individual employment goal as set forth in the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07682-01-3
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