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A06266 Summary:

A06266 Actions:

A06266 Committee Votes:

Committee:SOCIAL SERVICES   Chair:Rosenthal L      
DATE:04/26/2022AYE/NAY:13/5  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Rosenthal L 
Aye
Simpson
Nay
Aubry
Aye
Walczyk
Nay
Solages
Aye
Goodell
Nay
Davila
Aye
Smullen
Nay
Hunter
Aye
Brown
Nay
Rosenthal D 
Aye
Fernandez
Aye
Eichenstein
Aye
Reyes
Aye
Forrest
Aye
Gonzalez-Rojas
Aye
De Los Santos
Aye
Lucas
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:05/09/2022AYE/NAY:30/4  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Weinstein
Aye
Ra
Aye
Glick
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Nay
Nolan
Excused
Hawley
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Nay
Colton
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Cook
Aye
Norris
Nay
Cahill
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Palmesano
Nay
Cusick
Aye
Byrne
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Ashby
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Joyner
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Walker
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:05/10/2022AYE/NAY:27/2  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Hawley
Nay
Nolan
Excused
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Norris
Nay
Cook
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Glick
Aye
Ra
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Aye
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye

A06266 Floor Votes:

A06266 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         6266--A
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 12, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on  Children  and Families -- recommitted to the Committee on Children
          and Families in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social services law, in relation to waiving the
          requirement of establishing paternity or a  child  support  order  for
          certain applicants or recipients of aid to dependent children
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 349-b of the social  services  law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
     3    3.  When  the  applicant  or  recipient  has established good cause to
     4  refuse to cooperate, the social services district shall take  no  action
     5  to establish paternity or a child support order.
     6    §  2.  Subdivision  6  of  section  158 of the social services law, as
     7  amended by section 4 of part Z of chapter 57 of the  laws  of  2008,  is
     8  amended to read as follows:
     9    6.  In  addition to other eligibility requirements, each person who is
    10  applying for or receiving assistance under this title, and who is other-
    11  wise eligible for assistance under this title, shall be required,  as  a
    12  further condition of eligibility for such assistance:
    13    (i) to assign to the state and the social services district any rights
    14  to  support  that accrue during the period that a family receives safety
    15  net assistance from any other person as such applicant or recipient  may
    16  have  either on their own behalf or on behalf of any other family member
    17  for whom the applicant or recipient is applying for or receiving assist-
    18  ance; [and]
    19    (ii) to cooperate with the state and the social services official,  in
    20  accordance  with  standards  established by regulations of the office of
    21  temporary and disability assistance  consistent  with  federal  law  and

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08758-02-2
        A. 6266--A                          2
 
     1  regulations,  in  establishing the paternity of a child born out-of-wed-
     2  lock for whom assistance under  this  title  is  being  applied  for  or
     3  received,  in their efforts to locate any absent parent and in obtaining
     4  support  payments  or any other payments or property due such person and
     5  due each child for whom assistance under this title is being applied for
     6  or received, except that an applicant or recipient shall not be required
     7  to cooperate in such efforts in cases in which the social services offi-
     8  cial has determined, in accordance with  criteria,  including  the  best
     9  interests  of  the child, as established by regulations of the office of
    10  temporary and disability assistance  consistent  with  federal  law  and
    11  regulations,  that  such applicant or recipient has good cause to refuse
    12  to cooperate. Each social services district shall inform applicants  for
    13  and  recipients  of safety net assistance required to cooperate with the
    14  state and local social services officials pursuant to the provisions  of
    15  this  paragraph, that where a proceeding to establish paternity has been
    16  filed, and the allegation of paternity has been denied by  the  respond-
    17  ent,  there  shall  be  a  stay of all paternity proceedings and related
    18  social services district proceedings until sixty days after the birth of
    19  the child. Such applicants and recipients shall also  be  informed  that
    20  public  assistance  and  care  shall  not be denied during a stay on the
    21  basis of refusal to cooperate pursuant to the provisions of  this  para-
    22  graph[.]; and
    23    (iii)  when  the  applicant or recipient has established good cause to
    24  refuse to cooperate, the social services district shall take  no  action
    25  to establish paternity or a child support order.
    26    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.