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A05739 Summary:

BILL NOA05739
 
SAME ASSAME AS S04267
 
SPONSORTitus (MS)
 
COSPNSRCrespo, Cook, Jaffee, Mosley
 
MLTSPNSRGlick, Gottfried, Peoples-Stokes, Perry, Thiele
 
Amd §§131, 332 & 336-d, Soc Serv L
 
Relates to recipients of public assistance who lack appropriate child care.
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A05739 Actions:

BILL NOA05739
 
02/14/2019referred to social services
01/06/2020enacting clause stricken
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A05739 Committee Votes:

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A05739 Floor Votes:

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A05739 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5739
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 14, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. TITUS, CRESPO, COOK, JAFFEE, MOSLEY -- Multi-
          Sponsored by -- M.   of A. GLICK,  GOTTFRIED,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  PERRY,
          THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to recipients of
          public assistance who lack appropriate child care

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 131 of the social services law, as
     2  added  by  section  11  of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    5. No public assistance shall be given to an applicant for or  recipi-
     5  ent  of public assistance who has failed to comply with the requirements
     6  of this chapter, or has refused to accept employment in which he or  she
     7  is  able  to  engage.   Except that no applicant or recipient who is the
     8  parent or caretaker relative of an eligible child shall  be  subject  to
     9  the  ineligibility  provisions of this chapter if the lack of child care
    10  that is appropriate, suitable, and within  a  reasonable  distance,  and
    11  reflects  parental  preferences  prevents  the individual from complying
    12  with the requirements therein.
    13    § 2. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1  of  section  332  of  the  social
    14  services  law, as amended by section 148 of part B of chapter 436 of the
    15  laws of 1997, is amended and a new paragraph (f) is  added  to  read  as
    16  follows:
    17    (e)  a  woman  who  is  pregnant,  beginning  thirty days prior to the
    18  medically verified date of delivery of her child[.];
    19    (f) the parent or caretaker relative of an  eligible  child,  for  the
    20  period  of time during which such participation is prevented by the lack
    21  of child care that is appropriate,  suitable  and  within  a  reasonable
    22  distance,  and that is reflective of the child care preferences included
    23  in the parent's assessment.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07716-01-9

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     1    § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 336-d of the  social  services  law,  as
     2  added  by  section  148 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    1.  Each  applicant  for or recipient of public assistance shall, upon
     5  request of the social services official, demonstrate that he or  she  is
     6  engaged  in  an active and continuing effort to achieve self-sufficiency
     7  as defined by the department.   Such effort shall  include  but  not  be
     8  limited  to  an  active  and  continuing  search  for employment, or for
     9  persons otherwise exempt in accordance with section three hundred  thir-
    10  ty-two  of  this  title,  and  where  deemed  appropriate  by the social
    11  services official, activities that foster  preparation  for  employment.
    12  Each  such  applicant  or  recipient  shall  have an affirmative duty to
    13  accept any offer of lawful employment in which he or she may engage. The
    14  failure of a social services district to assign applicants  and  recipi-
    15  ents to activities pursuant to this title shall not relieve such persons
    16  from  the  requirements    of  this  section. An individual who fails to
    17  comply with the requirements of the section  shall  be  subject  to  the
    18  provisions  set forth in subdivision five of section one hundred thirty-
    19  one of this chapter and [of section] sections  three  hundred  forty-one
    20  and  three  hundred forty-two of this title. Except that no applicant or
    21  recipient who is the parent or caretaker relative of an  eligible  child
    22  shall  be subject to the ineligibility provisions of this section if the
    23  lack of child care that is appropriate, suitable, and within  a  reason-
    24  able  distance  prevents  the  individual  from  complying with the work
    25  requirements of this section.
    26    § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    27  it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
    28  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
    29  tation  of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on or
    30  before such date.
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