S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3093
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 23, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ANDERSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to extending the
period given to certain applicants for public assistance benefits to
request a fair hearing
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 332-b of the social services law,
as added by section 148 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, is
amended to read as follows:
6. When an applicant or recipient receives notification of the examin-
ing medical professional's disability determination, [he or she] THEY
shall also be notified of [his or her] THE right to request a fair hear-
ing within [ten] SIXTY days of such notice OR WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF
RECEIPT OF A WORK ACTIVITY ASSIGNMENT. If such applicant timely
requests a fair hearing, no assignment to work activities pursuant to
this title may be made OR ENFORCED pending such hearing and determi-
nation unless the applicant or recipient agrees to a limited work
assignment not inconsistent with the medical condition alleged by such
person. Provided, however, that if a social services district has
reason to believe that such recipient or applicant does not actually
suffer from a work limiting condition, the district shall provide the
applicant or recipient with notice of potential sanctions pursuant to
subdivision three of section three hundred forty-two of this title, and
provided further that recipients will be subject to sanctions pursuant
to subdivision three of section three hundred forty-two of this title if
the district determines, based on clear medical evidence, that there is
no basis for the individual's claim that [he or she is] THEY ARE unable
to fully engage in work activities, and that the individual inten-
tionally misrepresented [his or her] THEIR medical condition.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04925-01-5