A01981 Summary:

BILL NOA01981
 
SAME ASSAME AS S03136
 
SPONSORTitus (MS)
 
COSPNSRRobinson, Cahill, Davila
 
MLTSPNSRBrennan, Brook-Krasny, Cook, Glick, Hooper, Titone
 
Amd S131-n, Soc Serv L
 
Provides for a uniform allowable resource exemption and disregard for an applicant or recipient with an automobile.
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A01981 Actions:

BILL NOA01981
 
01/09/2013referred to social services
03/13/2013reported referred to ways and means
01/08/2014referred to social services
02/26/2014reported referred to ways and means
06/17/2014held for consideration in ways and means
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A01981 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A01981 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1981
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 9, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. TITUS, ROBINSON, CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by --
          M. of A. BRENNAN, COOK, GLICK, HOOPER -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Social Services
 
        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  certain  exempt
          assets for public assistance eligibility
 

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 131-n of the social services  law,
     2  as  amended  by  chapter  373 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    1. The following resources shall be exempt and disregarded  in  calcu-
     5  lating  the amount of benefits of any household under any public assist-
     6  ance program: (a) cash and liquid or nonliquid resources up to two thou-
     7  sand dollars, or three thousand dollars in the  case  of  households  in
     8  which  any  member  is  sixty years of age or older, (b) an amount up to
     9  four thousand six hundred fifty  dollars  in  a  separate  bank  account
    10  established  by  an  individual while currently in receipt of assistance
    11  for the sole purpose of enabling the individual to purchase a  first  or

    12  replacement  vehicle  for  the  recipient  to  seek,  obtain or maintain
    13  employment, so long as the funds are not used for any other purpose, (c)
    14  an amount up to one thousand four hundred dollars  in  a  separate  bank
    15  account  established  by  an  individual  while  currently in receipt of
    16  assistance for the purpose of paying tuition at  a  two-year  accredited
    17  post-secondary  educational  institution,  so  long as the funds are not
    18  used for any other purpose, (d) the home which is the usual residence of
    19  the household, (e) one automobile, up  to  [four  thousand  six  hundred
    20  fifty  dollars fair market value, provided, however, that if the automo-
    21  bile is needed for the applicant or recipient to seek or retain  employ-
    22  ment  or  travel to and from work activities as defined in section three

    23  hundred thirty-six of this chapter, the automobile  exemption  shall  be

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01759-01-3

        A. 1981                             2

     1  increased  to] nine thousand three hundred dollars fair market value, or
     2  such other higher dollar value as the local social services district may
     3  elect to adopt, (f) one burial plot per household member as  defined  in
     4  department  regulations,  (g) bona fide funeral agreements up to a total
     5  of one thousand five hundred  dollars  in  equity  value  per  household
     6  member,  (h)  funds  in an individual development account established in

     7  accordance with subdivision five of section three hundred fifty-eight of
     8  this chapter and section four hundred three of the social  security  act
     9  and (i) for a period of six months, real property which the household is
    10  making  a good faith effort to sell, in accordance with department regu-
    11  lations and tangible personal property necessary  for  business  or  for
    12  employment purposes in accordance with department regulations. If feder-
    13  al  law  or regulations require the exemption or disregard of additional
    14  income and resources in  determining  need  for  family  assistance,  or
    15  medical  assistance  not  exempted  or disregarded pursuant to any other
    16  provision of this chapter, the department may, by regulations subject to
    17  the approval of the director of  the  budget,  require  social  services
    18  officials  to  exempt  or  disregard  such income and resources. Refunds

    19  resulting from earned income tax credits shall be disregarded in  public
    20  assistance programs.
    21    §  2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend-
    22  ments to subdivision 1 of section 131-n of the social services law  made
    23  by section one of this act shall be subject to the expiration and rever-
    24  sion  of such section pursuant to section 153 of chapter 436 of the laws
    25  of 1997, as amended.
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