| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2025 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S3467
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 54th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
Actions
2025-S3467 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §48, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2019-2020:
S8881
2021-2022: S2181
2023-2024: S3198
2025-S3467 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3467
SPONSOR: HELMING
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the authority of the
welfare inspector general to conduct investigations
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bill is to increase the authority of the Welfare
Inspector General to conduct investigations independent of the Attorney
General.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends subdivision 5 of section 48 of the executive law, to
authorize the Welfare Inspector General to conduct any investigation of
the operations of the state social services department and local social
services districts, the state health department, and local health
departments; and the state department of mental health hygiene and
community mental health boards in order to insure proper expenditure of
2025-S3467 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3467
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 27, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the authority of the
welfare inspector general to conduct investigations
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 48 of the executive law, as
amended by chapter 754 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as
follows:
5. [On the initiative of the office and at] AT the direction of the
welfare inspector general, to conduct any investigation: of the oper-
ations of the state social services department and local social services
districts, the state health department and local health departments, and
the state department of mental hygiene and community mental health
boards in order to insure proper expenditure of welfare funds; of
violations of the welfare system; of failure to prosecute welfare
frauds; of failure to enforce the state's laws regarding the employment
of welfare recipients in available employment; of failure of local offi-
cials and employees to comply with state law, rules, and regulations
regarding welfare administration which shall be deemed to include
medical assistance, and other matters relating thereto.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07342-01-5
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