Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to social services |
Apr 21, 2009 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 30, 2009 |
referred to social services |
Assembly Bill A4169
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
COOK
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A4169 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A4169 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance to apply to the federal department of agriculture for any federal food stamp program waivers that would make food stamps available to persons who would become eligible for food stamp benefits only under such waivers.
2009-A4169 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4169 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 30, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COOK, ORTIZ, PERRY, SCARBOROUGH, GREENE, ROBINSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CHRISTENSEN, DIAZ, GANTT, GOTTFRIED, JACOBS, McENENY, PHEFFER, J. RIVERA, TOWNS, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the food stamp program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 95 of the social services law is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: (C) THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE, OR SUCH OTHER AGENCY DESIGNATED BY THE GOVERNOR, SHALL APPLY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR WAIVERS OF FEDERAL FOOD STAMP PROGRAM RULES IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE AVAILABILITY OF FOOD STAMP BENEFITS TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS. THE OFFICE OF TEMPO- RARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE SHALL DIRECT EVERY ELIGIBLE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT TO PROVIDE FOOD STAMP BENEFITS TO PERSONS WHO QUALIFY UNDER SUCH WAIVERS, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSONS MEET ALL FOOD STAMP PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING WORK REQUIREMENTS, OTHER THAN THOSE WAIVED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01265-01-9
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