Senate Bill S4272

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of social services institute a system to track public assistance payments to unrelated public assistance recipients residing in the same residence

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S4272 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §17, Soc Serv L

2009-S4272 - Summary

Directs the commissioner of social services to implement a policy whereby the department shall not make multiple monthly payments for rental housing costs attributable to unrelated public assistance recipients residing at the same residence or address, so as to pay more than twenty percent above the fair market rental value of such single-family housing; provides certain exemptions.

2009-S4272 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4272 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4272

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 20, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FOLEY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  certain  public
  assistance payments

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision (i) of section 17 of the social  services  law,
as relettered by section 1 of part K3 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007,
is relettered subdivision (j) and a new subdivision (i) is added to read
as follows:
  (I)  INSTITUTE  A  SYSTEM TO TRACK PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS TO UNRE-
LATED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS RESIDING IN  THE  SAME  SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENCE; AND SHALL IMPLEMENT A POLICY WHEREBY THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT
MAKE  MULTIPLE MONTHLY PAYMENTS FOR RENTAL HOUSING COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO
UNRELATED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS RESIDING AT THE SAME RESIDENCE OR
ADDRESS, SO AS TO PAY MORE THAN TWENTY PERCENT  ABOVE  THE  FAIR  MARKET
RENTAL  VALUE OF SUCH SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY
RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES THAT PROVIDE  HOUSING  TO  THE  DISABLED  OR
MENTALLY ILL PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY-ONE OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW OR
ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-SIX-B OF THE PUBLIC
HEALTH LAW SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05616-01-9

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2009-S4272A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §17, Soc Serv L

2009-S4272A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of social services to implement a policy whereby the department shall not make multiple monthly payments for rental housing costs attributable to unrelated public assistance recipients residing at the same residence or address, so as to pay more than twenty percent above the fair market rental value of such single-family housing; provides certain exemptions.

2009-S4272A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4272A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4272--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 20, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. FOLEY, DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Social  Services  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  certain  public
  assistance payments

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision (i) of section 17 of the social  services  law,
as relettered by section 1 of part K3 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007,
is relettered subdivision (j) and a new subdivision (i) is added to read
as follows:
  (I)  INSTITUTE  A  SYSTEM TO TRACK PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS TO UNRE-
LATED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS RESIDING IN  THE  SAME  SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENCE  WITHIN  SUFFOLK  COUNTY; AND SHALL IMPLEMENT A POLICY WHEREBY
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT MAKE MULTIPLE MONTHLY PAYMENTS FOR RENTAL HOUS-
ING COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO UNRELATED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS  RESID-
ING AT THE SAME RESIDENCE OR ADDRESS WITHIN SUFFOLK COUNTY, SO AS TO PAY
MORE  THAN  TWENTY  PERCENT  ABOVE  THE FAIR MARKET RENTAL VALUE OF SUCH
SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING; PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  ANY  RESIDENTIAL  CARE
FACILITIES THAT PROVIDE HOUSING TO THE DISABLED OR MENTALLY ILL PURSUANT
TO ARTICLE THIRTY-ONE OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW OR ASSISTED LIVING RESI-
DENCES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-SIX-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW SHALL BE
EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05616-02-9

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