Bill Text: NY A02942 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires applicants for public assistance to be given notice in writing, that they may be liable to reimburse the state for benefits received; provides such notice shall be given as part of an informational booklet and as a standalone document.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-15 - ordered to third reading rules cal.386 [A02942 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A02942-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         2942--B
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 20, 2015
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA,  STECK,  CRESPO,  RIVERA, HOOPER,
          PEOPLES-STOKES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, COOK, CROUCH,
          GLICK, MARKEY, McDONOUGH, PERRY, SKARTADOS, WRIGHT --  read  once  and
          referred  to  the  Committee  on Social Services -- recommitted to the
          Committee on Social Services in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,  sec.
          2  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
          and recommitted to said committee --  reported  and  referred  to  the
          Committee  on  Codes  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to providing notice
          to applicants of potential liability for public assistance benefits
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
     2  110-b to read as follows:
     3    § 110-b. Recovery from a person discovered to have  property;  notice.
     4  Notwithstanding  any  law, rule or regulation to the contrary, an appli-
     5  cant for public assistance shall be fully informed in writing that he or
     6  she may be liable to reimburse the state for public assistance  benefits
     7  received, as provided for in this title.  Notice may be given as part of
     8  an  informational  booklet  promulgated  by  the office of temporary and
     9  disability services and as a standalone document on his  or  her  rights
    10  and  responsibilities.    Nothing  in  this  section  shall be deemed to
    11  prevent the local social services district from maintaining its  records
    12  electronically.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect on June 30, 2017.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00355-10-6