Bill Text: NY A05933 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes a task force to examine, evaluate and determine the feasibility of establishing a state-funded version of SNAP; requires the task force to report its findings and a policy brief to the governor and the legislature.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-03 - referred to ways and means [A05933 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A05933-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5933 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 24, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS, MITAYNES, RAGA, EPSTEIN, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, KELLES, GIBBS, TAPIA, MAMDANI, ARDILA, SIMONE, DE LOS SANTOS, ROZIC, GALLAGHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT in relation to establishing a task force to study the feasibility of a state-funded SNAP; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. a. A task force is hereby established to examine, evaluate 2 and determine the feasibility of establishing a state-funded version of 3 SNAP. The task force shall: 4 (i) gather and assess what quantitative data already exists on undocu- 5 mented families in New York and collect any additional data that is 6 needed, in order to understand the scope, impact and cost of operating a 7 statewide food for all program, including, but not limited to: 8 (1) the number of undocumented families in the state, including the 9 status of such families (i.e. DACA, asylum seekers, refugees), the 10 number of such families that are experiencing hunger, and the number of 11 such families that are currently excluded from SNAP due to their immi- 12 gration status or other requirements from SNAP; 13 (2) the demographics of the population of undocumented individuals by 14 age, income levels, unemployment levels, languages spoken, and location; 15 (3) an estimate of the amount of tax revenue undocumented New Yorkers 16 contribute to the state; 17 (4) the number of children in the state who live with at least one 18 undocumented parent; 19 (5) the annual healthcare savings as a result of being enrolled in 20 SNAP; and 21 (6) the number of New Yorkers who have been lifted out of poverty due 22 to SNAP; EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10100-01-3A. 5933 2 1 (ii) convene relevant stakeholders to ensure all components of a food 2 for all New York program are considered and on-the-ground community 3 voices are heard, including, but not limited to: 4 (1) local and national immigrant rights groups; 5 (2) anti-hunger organizations, with an emphasis on those organizations 6 that enroll people in nutrition benefit programs; 7 (3) food security advocates; 8 (4) groups with experience operating similar programs across the coun- 9 try; 10 (5) research experts from state universities with expertise on immi- 11 gration and public health who could help with data collection; 12 (6) local government entities and social services divisions; 13 (7) representatives from the governor's office, the office of tempo- 14 rary and disability assistance, the division of budget, the department 15 of agriculture and markets, the department of health, the department of 16 labor, and the office of emergency management; 17 (iii) analyze the viability of different program models; 18 (iv) estimate the cost of administering the program in the state and 19 show the projected impact on the state's economy based on SNAP return on 20 investment; 21 (v) create an implementation outreach plan to reach qualifying fami- 22 lies, including costs, outreach tactics, and consideration of how to 23 meet language needs, what additional data is needed, and how to address 24 any privacy or data concerns; and 25 (vi) use the findings and stakeholder input to develop and release a 26 policy brief which shall include policy and programmatic recommendations 27 for how to create, administer, and sustain a Food for All NY program in 28 New York. 29 b. No later than one year after the effective date of this act, the 30 task force shall report its findings and submit the policy brief to the 31 governor and the legislature, as described in subdivision a of this 32 section. 33 § 2. a. The task force shall be comprised of: 34 (i) one member appointed by the governor; 35 (ii) two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate; 36 (iii) two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly; 37 (iv) two members appointed by the office of temporary and disability 38 assistance; 39 (v) one member from the department of state; 40 (vi) one member from the department of health; and 41 (vii) one member from the department of agriculture and markets. 42 b. The member appointed by the governor shall serve as chairperson of 43 the task force. 44 c. The members appointed from the department of state, department of 45 health, and the department of agriculture and markets shall serve ex-of- 46 ficio and shall be non-voting members. 47 d. The members of the task force shall receive no compensation for 48 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses 49 incurred in the performance of their services. 50 e. All departments, divisions, bureaus, commissions, districts or 51 agencies of the state or any political subdivisions thereof shall, at 52 the request of the chairperson, provide the task force with such facili- 53 ties, assistance and data as will enable the task force to carry out its 54 powers and duties. 55 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
