STATE OF NEW YORK
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1524
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 11, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. REYES, EPSTEIN, GOTTFRIED, D. ROSENTHAL,
L. ROSENTHAL, AUBRY, SIMON, O'DONNELL, JOYNER, JEAN-PIERRE, MONTESANO,
STIRPE, BARRON, COOK, TAYLOR, WILLIAMS, CRUZ, ABBATE, WOERNER, NIOU,
HUNTER, JACOBSON, LAVINE, DICKENS, DINOWITZ, COLTON, HEVESI, LUPARDO,
SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FRONTUS, HYNDMAN -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing a
statewide restaurant meals program as part of the supplemental nutri-
tion assistance program
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) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
4 the office shall establish a statewide restaurant meals program as part
5 of SNAP. Under the restaurant meals program, households containing
6 elderly or disabled members, and their spouses, as defined in 7 U.S.C.
7 2012(j), or homeless individuals, as defined in 7 U.S.C. 2012(l), shall
8 have the option in accordance with 7 U.S.C. 2012(k) to redeem their SNAP
9 benefits at private establishments that contract with the office to
10 offer meals for eligible individuals at concessional prices subject to 7
11 U.S.C. 2018(h).
12 (b) The office shall adopt any rules necessary to implement the
13 provisions of this subdivision.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
15 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00116-01-1
