NY State Senate Bill 2023-S4578A

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Jan 03, 2024	referred to children and families
Nov 29, 2023	print number 4578a
Nov 29, 2023	amend and recommit to finance
May 16, 2023	reported and committed to finance
Feb 10, 2023	referred to children and families

Votes

- May 16, 2023 - Children And Families Committee Vote
  S4578A
  
  5
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Children And Families Committee Vote: May 16, 2023
      
      aye (5)
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Persaud
      
      Rolison

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2023-S4578 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6197
Current Committee:: Senate Children And Families
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 6 Title 4-C §409-o, amd §131-a, Soc Serv L

2023-S4578 - Summary

Establishes the mothers and infants lasting change ("MILC") allowance to provide income to eligible participants for the last three months of pregnancy and the first 18 months of the child's life; excludes income received from the MILC allowance for purposes of supplemental nutrition assistance program eligibility.

2023-S4578 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4578

SPONSOR: RAMOS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing the
mothers and infants lasting change allowance

 
PURPOSE:

To establish the Mothers and Infants Lasting Chance (MILC) allowance
which would invest in the state's most vulnerable through a guaranteed
income program for mothers and infants.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Cites the Mothers and Infants Lasting Chance (M1LC) allowance
Section 2. Legislative findings and intent

Section 3. Amends article 6 of social services law to add title 4-c
which establishes the MILC allowance, offers eligibility, outlines the
departments and local social service districts roles.

Section 4. Amends subdivision 8 of section 131-a of social services law
to exempt the MILC allowance from impacting state and federal benefits.

Section 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Child poverty in New York City and cities across New York State is
shamefully high and will likely worsen if current economic trends
continue. Half of the top six cities in the United States with the high-
est child poverty rates are in New York State, disproportionately
affecting communities and children of color. In New York City, nearly 1
in 4 children live in poverty. In Rochester and Buffalo, that number is
even higher: 1 in 2 children live in poverty

New Yorkers are unable to cover basic necessities and support their
families, particularly in the face of rising interest rates and
inflation. Most notably, the cost of childcare - which already consumes
a massive portion of family income - rose 41% during the pandemic, and
the total cost of raising a child through high school has risen to more
than $300,000 - a $26,000 increase from five years ago, and one that is
likely to present a heavier burden for low-income parents and families,
for whom expenses such as food, housing, and gas comprise an even larger
portion of their income.

New York State has an opportunity and obligation to invest in its most
vulnerable residents by leading the fight against childhood poverty -
and toward an equitable economy for all through a guaranteed income
allowance for mothers and infants.

 
FISCAL IMPACT:

$247.5 Million

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S4578 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4578
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing the
   mothers and infants lasting change allowance
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the "mothers
 and infants lasting change ("MILC") allowance".
   § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds and
 declares that child poverty in New York city and cities across New  York
 state  is  shamefully  high  and  will likely worsen if current economic
 trends continue. Half of the top six cities in the  United  States  with
 the highest child poverty rates are in New York state, disproportionate-
 ly affecting communities and children of color. In New York city, nearly
 1  in  4 children live in poverty. In Rochester and Buffalo, that number
 is even higher: 1 in 2 children live in poverty.
   The legislature hereby finds and declares that New Yorkers are  unable
 to cover their basic necessities and support their families, particular-
 ly in the face of rising interest rates and inflation. Most notably, the
 cost  of  childcare,  which already consumes a massive portion of family
 income, rose 41% during the pandemic, and the total cost  of  raising  a
 child  through  high  school has risen to more than $300,000, which is a
 $26,000 increase from five years ago and is likely to present a  heavier
 burden  for  low-income  parents  and families for whom expenses such as
 food, housing, and gas comprise an even larger portion of their income.
   The legislature  hereby  finds  and  declares  there  is  overwhelming
 evidence  that  the  prenatal-to-three  and  early childhood development
 period are critical for a child's future  prospects  and  affects  their
 physical,  mental,  emotional  and  social  outcomes  over a lifetime. A
 program targeting infants in this formative phase would help  break  the
 intergenerational cycle of poverty rather than attempting to mitigate it
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04583-03-3

 S. 4578                             2
 
 later  on,  creating  a  positive  impact on children's lives and saving
 government funds down the road.
   The  legislature  hereby  finds  and  declares it is proven that unre-
 stricted cash is a direct and effective solution to alleviating  poverty
 and  meeting needs for families. This was shown on a national level with
 the overwhelming success of the expanded Child Tax Credit, which  lifted
 millions of children out of poverty with its monthly payments and led to
 a  41%  spike  in  child  poverty  the first month it expired. The unre-
 stricted cash intervention further  proved  how  an  investment  in  the
 earliest  days  of life can have multiplying effects: studies have found
 that a permanent expansion of the expanded Child Tax Credit  would  have
 generated  10  times  as  much  revenue as it cost.   New York state has
 recently made a commitment through the Child Poverty  Reduction  Act  in
 December  2021  to  reduce  child  poverty by 50% over the course of ten
 years, with the support of the Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council,
 and there is an opportunity for unrestricted cash to support  this  goal
 and help the state reach its target.
   Therefore,  the  legislature  hereby  finds and declares that New York
 state has an opportunity and obligation to invest in its most vulnerable
 residents by leading the fight against childhood poverty, and toward  an
 equitable  economy  for  all,  through  a  guaranteed income program for
 infants.
   § 3. Article 6 of the social services law is amended by adding  a  new
 title 4-C to read as follows:
                                  TITLE 4-C
           MOTHERS AND INFANTS LASTING CHANGE ("MILC") ALLOWANCE
 SECTION 409-O. MOTHERS AND INFANTS LASTING CHANGE ALLOWANCE.
   §  409-O.  MOTHERS AND INFANTS LASTING CHANGE ALLOWANCE. 1. WITHIN ONE
 YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  ESTAB-
 LISH  A  MOTHERS  AND  INFANTS LASTING CHANGE ALLOWANCE PILOT PROGRAM TO
 SUPPORT LOW-INCOME FAMILIES FOR THREE MONTHS OF PREGNANCY  AND  EIGHTEEN
 MONTHS  OF  A  CHILD'S  LIFE.  SUCH PILOT PROGRAM SHALL BE IN EFFECT FOR
 TWENTY-ONE MONTHS.
   2. (A) THE DEPARTMENT, IN  COORDINATION  WITH  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 DISTRICTS,  SHALL  DEVELOP CRITERIA THAT LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS
 SHALL USE TO SELECT A TOTAL OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND  ELIGIBLE  FAMILIES  FOR
 PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM.
   (B) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS CHOSEN FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM SHALL
 RECEIVE  A  SUBSIDY OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER MONTH FOR THE LAST THREE
 MONTHS OF PREGNANCY AND THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF A CHILD'S LIFE AND FIVE
 HUNDRED DOLLARS PER MONTH FOR THE LAST NINE MONTHS OF  PARTICIPATION  IN
 THE PROGRAM.
   (C)  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ALLOCATE THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO LOCAL SOCIAL
 SERVICES DISTRICTS FOR SELECTED ELIGIBLE SELECTED PARTICIPANTS.
   (D) MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS SHALL  BE  MADE  BY  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 DISTRICTS  ON THE FIRST OF EACH MONTH FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROGRAM TO
 THE ELIGIBLE SELECTED PARTICIPANTS.
   3. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS SHALL:
   (A) HAVE AN INCOME WHICH IS BELOW TWO HUNDRED PERCENT OF  THE  FEDERAL
 POVERTY  LINE.  SUCH  INCOME  SHALL  BE  PROVEN  BY PROVIDING ONE OF THE
 FOLLOWING:
   (I) A FILED TAX RETURN FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR;
   (II) A LETTER FROM AN EMPLOYER DOCUMENTING THE DATES OF  WORK  OF  THE
 APPLICANT AND THE YEARLY PAY FROM THE EMPLOYER;
   (III) A W-2 OR 1099 FORM FROM THE PREVIOUS TAX YEAR; OR
 S. 4578                             3
 
   (IV)  A  WAGE  NOTICE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETY-
 FIVE OF THE LABOR LAW THAT DOCUMENTS EMPLOYMENT FOR  A  PERIOD  OF  TIME
 WITHIN  SIX  MONTHS PRIOR TO THE DATE THE APPLICANT CERTIFIES THAT HE OR
 SHE BECAME ELIGIBLE;
   (B) PARTICIPATE IN MONTHLY SURVEYS PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT; AND
   (C) MEET ANY OTHER CRITERIA DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   4. OF THE FIFTEEN THOUSAND ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS:
   (A) TEN THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS SHALL RESIDE IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION
 OF TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND OR MORE; AND
   (B) FIVE THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS SHALL RESIDE IN A RURAL AREA AS DEFINED
 IN SECTION TWENTY-NINE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   5.   THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN  COORDINATION  WITH  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 DISTRICTS, SHALL ASSIST ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS WITH ACCESS TO  RESOURCES,
 SUBSIDY  MANAGEMENT,  AND  ANYTHING ELSE DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE DEPART-
 MENT.
   6. THE DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS SHALL CONDUCT  A
 MONTHLY  SURVEY  TO  DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM. THE DEPARTMENT
 SHALL PREPARE AN INTERIM REPORT REGARDING THE FIRST TWELVE MONTHS OF THE
 PROGRAM WHICH SHALL BE COMPLETED BY THE EIGHTEENTH MONTH OF THE  PROGRAM
 AND  A  FINAL REPORT SHALL BE MADE NO LATER THAN TWELVE MONTHS AFTER THE
 COMPLETION OF THE TWENTY-ONE MONTH PROGRAM.
   § 4. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 of section  131-a  of  the  social
 services  law  is  amended  by adding a new subparagraph (xi) to read as
 follows:
   (XI) ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RECEIVED BY INDIVIDUALS FROM THE MOTHERS
 AND INFANTS LASTING CHANGE  ("MILC")  ALLOWANCE.    SUCH  EXEMPTION  AND
 DISREGARD  SHALL  BE  APPLICABLE  FOR  THE LENGTH OF TIME THE INDIVIDUAL
 RECEIVES THE ALLOWANCE.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  SEEK  FEDERAL  WAIVER
 AUTHORITY  TO  DISREGARD THE INCOME FROM THE MOTHERS AND INFANTS LASTING
 CHANGE ("MILC") ALLOWANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL  NUTRITION
 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2023-S4578A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6197
Current Committee:: Senate Children And Families
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 6 Title 4-C §409-o, amd §131-a, Soc Serv L

2023-S4578A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S4578A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4578A

SPONSOR: RAMOS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing the
mothers and infants lasting change allowance

 
PURPOSE:

To establish the Mothers and Infants Lasting Chance (MILC) allowance
which would invest in the state's most vulnerable through a guaranteed
income program for mothers and infants.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Cites the Mothers and Infants Lasting Chance (M1LC) allowance
Section 2. Legislative findings and intent

Section 3. Amends article 6 of social services law to add title 4-c
which establishes the MILC allowance, offers eligibility, outlines the
departments and local social service districts roles.

Section 4. Amends subdivision 8 of section 131-a of social services law
to exempt the MILC allowance from impacting state and federal benefits.

Section 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Child poverty in New York City and cities across New York State is
shamefully high and will likely worsen if current economic trends
continue. Half of the top six cities in the United States with the high-
est child poverty rates are in New York State, disproportionately
affecting communities and children of color. In New York City, nearly 1
in 4 children live in poverty. In Rochester and Buffalo, that number is
even higher: 1 in 2 children live in poverty New Yorkers are unable to
cover basic necessities and support their families, particularly in the
face of rising interest rates and inflation. Most notably, the cost of
childcare - which already consumes a massive portion of family income -
rose 41% during the pandemic, and the total cost of raising a child
through high school has risen to more than $300,000 - a $26,000 increase
from five years ago, and one that is likely to present a heavier burden
for low-income parents and families, for whom expenses such as food,
housing, and gas comprise an even larger portion of their income.

New York State has an opportunity and obligation to invest in its most
vulnerable residents by leading the fight against childhood poverty -
and toward an equitable economy for all through a guaranteed income
allowance for mothers and infants.

 
FISCAL PACT:

$247.5 Million

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S4578A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4578--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  RAMOS, BROUK, ASHBY, BAILEY, CHU, CLEARE, COMRIE,
   COONEY, FERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, JACKSON, KENNEDY, RIVERA, SALAZAR -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee  on  Children  and  Families -- reported favorably from said
   committee and committed to  the  Committee  on  Finance  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing the
   mothers and infants lasting change allowance
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited  as  the  "mothers
 and infants lasting change ("MILC") allowance".
   § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds and
 declares  that child poverty in New York city and cities across New York
 state is shamefully high and will  likely  worsen  if  current  economic
 trends  continue.  Half  of the top six cities in the United States with
 the highest child poverty rates are in New York state, disproportionate-
 ly affecting communities and children of color. In New York city, nearly
 1 in 4 children live in poverty. In Rochester and Buffalo,  that  number
 is even higher: 1 in 2 children live in poverty.
   The  legislature hereby finds and declares that New Yorkers are unable
 to cover their basic necessities and support their families, particular-
 ly in the face of rising interest rates and inflation. Most notably, the
 cost of childcare, which already consumes a massive  portion  of  family
 income,  rose  41%  during the pandemic, and the total cost of raising a
 child through high school has risen to more than $300,000,  which  is  a
 $26,000  increase from five years ago and is likely to present a heavier
 burden for low-income parents and families for  whom  expenses  such  as
 food, housing, and gas comprise an even larger portion of their income.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04583-04-3
 S. 4578--A                          2

 
   The  legislature  hereby  finds  and  declares  there  is overwhelming
 evidence that the  prenatal-to-three  and  early  childhood  development
 period  are  critical  for  a child's future prospects and affects their
 physical, mental, emotional and  social  outcomes  over  a  lifetime.  A
 program  targeting  infants in this formative phase would help break the
 intergenerational cycle of poverty rather than attempting to mitigate it
 later on, creating a positive impact  on  children's  lives  and  saving
 government funds down the road.
   The  legislature  hereby  finds  and  declares it is proven that unre-
 stricted cash is a direct and effective solution to alleviating  poverty
 and  meeting needs for families. This was shown on a national level with
 the overwhelming success of the expanded Child Tax Credit, which  lifted
 millions of children out of poverty with its monthly payments and led to
 a  41%  spike  in  child  poverty  the first month it expired. The unre-
 stricted cash intervention further  proved  how  an  investment  in  the
 earliest  days  of life can have multiplying effects: studies have found
 that a permanent expansion of the expanded Child Tax Credit  would  have
 generated  10  times  as  much  revenue as it cost.   New York state has
 recently made a commitment through the Child Poverty  Reduction  Act  in
 December  2021  to  reduce  child  poverty by 50% over the course of ten
 years, with the support of the Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council,
 and there is an opportunity for unrestricted cash to support  this  goal
 and help the state reach its target.
   Therefore,  the  legislature  hereby  finds and declares that New York
 state has an opportunity and obligation to invest in its most vulnerable
 residents by leading the fight against childhood poverty, and toward  an
 equitable  economy  for  all,  through  a  guaranteed income program for
 infants.
   § 3. Article 6 of the social services law is amended by adding  a  new
 title 4-C to read as follows:
                                  TITLE 4-C
           MOTHERS AND INFANTS LASTING CHANGE ("MILC") ALLOWANCE
 SECTION 409-O. MOTHERS AND INFANTS LASTING CHANGE ALLOWANCE.
   §  409-O.  MOTHERS AND INFANTS LASTING CHANGE ALLOWANCE. 1. WITHIN ONE
 YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  ESTAB-
 LISH  A  MOTHERS  AND  INFANTS LASTING CHANGE ALLOWANCE PILOT PROGRAM TO
 SUPPORT LOW-INCOME FAMILIES FOR THREE MONTHS OF PREGNANCY  AND  EIGHTEEN
 MONTHS  OF  A  CHILD'S  LIFE.  SUCH PILOT PROGRAM SHALL BE IN EFFECT FOR
 TWENTY-ONE MONTHS.
   2. (A) THE DEPARTMENT, IN  COORDINATION  WITH  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 DISTRICTS,  SHALL  DEVELOP CRITERIA THAT LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS
 SHALL USE TO SELECT A TOTAL OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND  ELIGIBLE  FAMILIES  FOR
 PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM.
   (B) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS CHOSEN FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM SHALL
 RECEIVE  A  SUBSIDY OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER MONTH FOR THE LAST THREE
 MONTHS OF PREGNANCY AND THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF A CHILD'S LIFE AND FIVE
 HUNDRED DOLLARS PER MONTH FOR THE LAST NINE MONTHS OF  PARTICIPATION  IN
 THE PROGRAM.
   (C)  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ALLOCATE THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO LOCAL SOCIAL
 SERVICES DISTRICTS FOR SELECTED ELIGIBLE SELECTED PARTICIPANTS.
   (D) MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS SHALL  BE  MADE  BY  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 DISTRICTS  ON THE FIRST OF EACH MONTH FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROGRAM TO
 THE ELIGIBLE SELECTED PARTICIPANTS.
   3. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS SHALL:
 S. 4578--A                          3
 
   (A) HAVE AN INCOME WHICH IS BELOW TWO HUNDRED PERCENT OF  THE  FEDERAL
 POVERTY  LINE.  SUCH  INCOME  SHALL  BE  PROVEN  BY PROVIDING ONE OF THE
 FOLLOWING:
   (I) A FILED TAX RETURN FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR;
   (II)  A  LETTER  FROM AN EMPLOYER DOCUMENTING THE DATES OF WORK OF THE
 APPLICANT AND THE YEARLY PAY FROM THE EMPLOYER;
   (III) A W-2 OR 1099 FORM FROM THE PREVIOUS TAX YEAR; OR
   (IV) A WAGE NOTICE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  NINETY-
 FIVE  OF  THE  LABOR  LAW THAT DOCUMENTS EMPLOYMENT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME
 WITHIN SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THE DATE THE APPLICANT CERTIFIES THAT  HE  OR
 SHE BECAME ELIGIBLE;
   (B) PARTICIPATE IN MONTHLY SURVEYS PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT; AND
   (C) MEET ANY OTHER CRITERIA DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   4. OF THE FIFTEEN THOUSAND ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS:
   (A) TEN THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS SHALL RESIDE IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION
 OF ONE HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND OR MORE; AND
   (B) FIVE THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS SHALL RESIDE IN A RURAL AREA AS DEFINED
 IN SECTION TWENTY-NINE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   5.   THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN  COORDINATION  WITH  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 DISTRICTS, SHALL ASSIST ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS WITH ACCESS TO  RESOURCES,
 SUBSIDY  MANAGEMENT,  AND  ANYTHING ELSE DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE DEPART-
 MENT.
   6. THE DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS SHALL CONDUCT  A
 MONTHLY  SURVEY  TO  DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM. THE DEPARTMENT
 SHALL PREPARE AN INTERIM REPORT REGARDING THE FIRST TWELVE MONTHS OF THE
 PROGRAM WHICH SHALL BE COMPLETED BY THE EIGHTEENTH MONTH OF THE  PROGRAM
 AND  A  FINAL REPORT SHALL BE MADE NO LATER THAN TWELVE MONTHS AFTER THE
 COMPLETION OF THE TWENTY-ONE MONTH PROGRAM.
   § 4. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 of section  131-a  of  the  social
 services  law  is  amended by adding a new subparagraph (xiv) to read as
 follows:
   (XIV) ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RECEIVED BY INDIVIDUALS FROM THE  MOTH-
 ERS  AND  INFANTS LASTING CHANGE ("MILC") ALLOWANCE.  SUCH EXEMPTION AND
 DISREGARD SHALL BE APPLICABLE FOR THE  LENGTH  OF  TIME  THE  INDIVIDUAL
 RECEIVES  THE  ALLOWANCE.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  SEEK FEDERAL WAIVER
 AUTHORITY TO DISREGARD THE INCOME FROM THE MOTHERS AND  INFANTS  LASTING
 CHANGE  ("MILC") ALLOWANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION
 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S4578A

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee

May 16, 2023 - Children And Families Committee Vote

Children And Families Committee Vote: May 16, 2023

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2023-S4578 - Details

2023-S4578 - Summary

2023-S4578 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4578 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2023-S4578A (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S4578A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S4578A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4578A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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2023-S4578 - Details

2023-S4578 - Summary

2023-S4578 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4578 - Bill Text download pdf

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2023-S4578A (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S4578A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S4578A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4578A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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