Senate Bill S746

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that an applicant shall receive assistance within the next business day if they are determined to be eligible for the food stamp program

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee

  • 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-S746 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1826
Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง95, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A2189

2009-S746 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that an applicant shall receive assistance within the next business day if they are determined to be eligible for the food stamp program.

2009-S746 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S746 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   746

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  KRUEGER,  DUANE, PARKER, SCHNEIDERMAN, SERRANO --
  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 expedited
  service in the food stamp program

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

  Section  1. Section 95 of the social services law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
  12. WHENEVER A PERSON MAKES AN APPLICATION FOR  EXPEDITED  SERVICE  OF
THE  FOOD STAMP PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECTION 387.8 OF TITLE 18 OF THE NEW
YORK STATE CODES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS, THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE SUCH FOOD STAMPS TO  SUCH  APPLICANT  WITHIN  THE
NEXT  BUSINESS DAY IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE APPLICANT IS ELIGIBLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00398-01-9

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