Senate Bill S4578

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the mothers and infants lasting change ("MILC") allowance

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S4578 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6197
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 6 Title 4-C §409-o, amd §131-a, Soc Serv L

2023-S4578 - Summary

Establishes the mothers and infants lasting change ("MILC") allowance to provide income to eligible participants for the last three months of pregnancy and the first 18 months of the child's life; excludes income received from the MILC allowance for purposes of supplemental nutrition assistance program eligibility.

2023-S4578 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4578 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4578
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing the
   mothers and infants lasting change allowance
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the "mothers
 and infants lasting change ("MILC") allowance".
   § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds and
 declares that child poverty in New York city and cities across New  York
 state  is  shamefully  high  and  will likely worsen if current economic
 trends continue. Half of the top six cities in the  United  States  with
 the highest child poverty rates are in New York state, disproportionate-
 ly affecting communities and children of color. In New York city, nearly
 1  in  4 children live in poverty. In Rochester and Buffalo, that number
 is even higher: 1 in 2 children live in poverty.
   The legislature hereby finds and declares that New Yorkers are  unable
 to cover their basic necessities and support their families, particular-
 ly in the face of rising interest rates and inflation. Most notably, the
 cost  of  childcare,  which already consumes a massive portion of family
 income, rose 41% during the pandemic, and the total cost  of  raising  a
 child  through  high  school has risen to more than $300,000, which is a
 $26,000 increase from five years ago and is likely to present a  heavier
 burden  for  low-income  parents  and families for whom expenses such as
 food, housing, and gas comprise an even larger portion of their income.
   The legislature  hereby  finds  and  declares  there  is  overwhelming
 evidence  that  the  prenatal-to-three  and  early childhood development
 period are critical for a child's future  prospects  and  affects  their
 physical,  mental,  emotional  and  social  outcomes  over a lifetime. A
 program targeting infants in this formative phase would help  break  the
 intergenerational cycle of poverty rather than attempting to mitigate it
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04583-03-3
              

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2023-S4578A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6197
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 6 Title 4-C §409-o, amd §131-a, Soc Serv L

2023-S4578A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the mothers and infants lasting change ("MILC") allowance to provide income to eligible participants for the last three months of pregnancy and the first 18 months of the child's life; excludes income received from the MILC allowance for purposes of supplemental nutrition assistance program eligibility.

2023-S4578A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4578A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4578--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  RAMOS, BROUK, ASHBY, BAILEY, CHU, CLEARE, COMRIE,
   COONEY, FERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, JACKSON, KENNEDY, RIVERA, SALAZAR -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee  on  Children  and  Families -- reported favorably from said
   committee and committed to  the  Committee  on  Finance  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing the
   mothers and infants lasting change allowance
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited  as  the  "mothers
 and infants lasting change ("MILC") allowance".
   § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds and
 declares  that child poverty in New York city and cities across New York
 state is shamefully high and will  likely  worsen  if  current  economic
 trends  continue.  Half  of the top six cities in the United States with
 the highest child poverty rates are in New York state, disproportionate-
 ly affecting communities and children of color. In New York city, nearly
 1 in 4 children live in poverty. In Rochester and Buffalo,  that  number
 is even higher: 1 in 2 children live in poverty.
   The  legislature hereby finds and declares that New Yorkers are unable
 to cover their basic necessities and support their families, particular-
 ly in the face of rising interest rates and inflation. Most notably, the
 cost of childcare, which already consumes a massive  portion  of  family
 income,  rose  41%  during the pandemic, and the total cost of raising a
 child through high school has risen to more than $300,000,  which  is  a
 $26,000  increase from five years ago and is likely to present a heavier
 burden for low-income parents and families for  whom  expenses  such  as
 food, housing, and gas comprise an even larger portion of their income.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04583-04-3
 S. 4578--A                          2
              

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