A04452 Summary:

BILL NOA04452A
 
SAME ASSAME AS S04736
 
SPONSORGonzalez-Rojas
 
COSPNSRRozic, Anderson, Ardila, Mitaynes, Hevesi, Kelles, Eichenstein, Aubry, Williams, Kim, Simon, Seawright, Tapia, Forrest
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §§95, 303, 350-j & 159, Soc Serv L
 
Authorizes the reissuance of emergency assistance to needy families with children, safety net assistance, SNAP benefits, or emergency assistance for aged, blind and disabled persons in instances of fraud or theft of benefits.
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A04452 Actions:

BILL NOA04452A
 
02/14/2023referred to social services
03/15/2023amend and recommit to social services
03/15/2023print number 4452a
01/03/2024referred to social services
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A04452 Committee Votes:

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A04452 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A04452 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         4452--A
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 14, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced   by  M.  of  A.  GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  ROZIC,  ANDERSON,  ARDILA,
          MITAYNES, HEVESI, KELLES, EICHENSTEIN, AUBRY, WILLIAMS, KIM, SIMON  --
          read  once and referred to the Committee on Social Services -- commit-
          tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and  recom-
          mitted to said committee

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social  services  law, in relation to reissuing
          certain benefits in instances of fraud or theft of such benefits
 
          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 12 to read as follows:
     3    12. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to  the  contrary,  the
     4  office  shall  direct  social  services districts to provide replacement
     5  benefits in instances  of  fraud  or  theft  of  supplemental  nutrition
     6  assistance  program benefits equal to the value of benefits stolen on or
     7  after January first, two thousand twenty-two within seven  days  of  the
     8  date  the victim submits a signed statement documenting the theft, using
     9  funds from the supplemental nutrition assistance program, as  authorized
    10  pursuant  to Section 501(b)(2) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of
    11  2023, P.L. 117-328, emergency safety net assistance,  emergency  assist-
    12  ance to families, or emergency assistance to adults, as applicable.
    13    §  2.  Subdivision  1  of  section  303  of the social services law is
    14  amended by adding a new paragraph (p) to read as follows:
    15    (p) In the event of a reported theft of emergency assistance previous-
    16  ly issued pursuant to this section or theft  of  supplemental  nutrition
    17  assistance  program benefits, emergency assistance equal to the value of
    18  the stolen benefits shall be provided within seven days of the date  the
    19  victim  submits a signed statement documenting the theft. Where replace-
    20  ment benefits have been issued pursuant to this paragraph, the  district
    21  may  require  an  assignment  of  any  duplicative  replacement benefits
    22  authorized by and issued pursuant to Section 501(b)(2)  of  the  Consol-
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08797-03-3

        A. 4452--A                          2
 
     1  idated  Appropriations Act of 2023, P.L. 117-328 should such replacement
     2  benefits become available at a future time.
     3    §  3.  Paragraph  (e)  of subdivision 2 of section 350-j of the social
     4  services law, as amended by section 38 of part B of chapter 436  of  the
     5  laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
     6    (e)  such  occurrence or situation could not have been foreseen by the
     7  applicant[,] and was not under his or her control [and, in the case of a
     8  person receiving public assistance, did not result from the loss,  theft
     9  or mismanagement of a regular public assistance grant]; and
    10    §  4.  Section 350-j of the social services law is amended by adding a
    11  new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
    12    6. In instances of fraud or theft of benefits occurring  on  or  after
    13  January  first,  two  thousand twenty-two, emergency assistance to needy
    14  families with children benefits shall be issued in an  amount  equal  to
    15  the  value  of  stolen  family assistance, emergency assistance to needy
    16  families, pandemic electronic benefit transfer benefits, or supplemental
    17  nutrition assistance program benefits within seven days of the date  the
    18  victim  submits a signed statement documenting the theft. Where replace-
    19  ment benefits  are  being  issued  pursuant  to  this  subdivision,  the
    20  district may reduce the amount designated to replace stolen supplemental
    21  nutrition assistance program benefits by any previously or contemporane-
    22  ously  received  benefits  authorized  by and issued pursuant to Section
    23  501(b)(2) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, P.L.  117-328.
    24  Where replacement benefits are issued pursuant to  this  subdivision  to
    25  replace  stolen  supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, the
    26  district may require an assignment of any duplicative replacement  bene-
    27  fits  authorized  by  and  issued  pursuant  to Section 501(b)(2) of the
    28  Consolidated Appropriations  Act  of  2023,  P.L.  117-328  should  such
    29  replacement benefits become available at a future time.
    30    § 5. Section 159 of the social services law is amended by adding a new
    31  subdivision 13 to read as follows:
    32    13.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision of law to the contrary, in
    33  instances of fraud or theft of benefits that occur on or  after  January
    34  first,  two thousand twenty-two, the victim of such fraud or theft shall
    35  be provided emergency assistance benefits equal  to  the  value  of  the
    36  stolen  safety net assistance, emergency safety net assistance, pandemic
    37  electronic benefit transfer benefits, or supplemental nutrition  assist-
    38  ance program benefits within seven days of the date the victim submits a
    39  signed  statement  documenting the theft. Where replacement benefits are
    40  being issued pursuant to this subdivision, the district may  reduce  the
    41  amount  designated  to  replace stolen supplemental nutrition assistance
    42  program benefits by any previously or contemporaneously  received  bene-
    43  fits  authorized  by  and  issued  pursuant  to Section 501(b)(2) of the
    44  Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, P.L. 117-328. Where replacement
    45  benefits are issued pursuant  to  this  subdivision  to  replace  stolen
    46  supplemental  nutrition  assistance  program  benefits, the district may
    47  require an assignment of any duplicative replacement benefits authorized
    48  by and issued pursuant to Section 501(b)(2) of the  Consolidated  Appro-
    49  priations  Act  of  2023,  P.L. 117-328 should such replacement benefits
    50  become available at a future time.
    51    § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.
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