STATE OF NEW YORK
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3143
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 30, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to distribution of
federal bonus awards relative to food stamp programs to local social
services districts
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 95 of the social services law is amended by adding
2 a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
3 11. (a) Any inconsistent provisions of law notwithstanding, in the
4 event the federal government grants a bonus because of social services
5 districts' performance relating to the issuance of SNAP benefits, the
6 office of temporary and disability assistance shall distribute the bonus
7 as follows:
8 (i) the office of temporary and disability assistance may retain or
9 place limitations on the use of five percent of the entire bonus. The
10 office of temporary and disability assistance may retain, or place limi-
11 tations on the use of an additional portion of the entire bonus,
12 provided that the office of temporary and disability assistance shall
13 determine the use of this additional retained or limited portion in
14 consultation with the local social services districts.
15 (ii) any portion of the bonus that is not retained or limited in use
16 by the office of temporary and disability assistance pursuant to subpar-
17 agraph (i) of this paragraph shall be distributed to local social
18 services districts in proportion to their contribution towards acquiring
19 the bonus as determined by the office of temporary and disability
20 assistance.
21 (b) Funds distributed pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a)
22 of this subdivision may be expended by the local social services
23 district for any food and nutrition purpose consistent with its authori-
24 ty under law.
25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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