Assembly Actions -
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Jan 18, 2011 |
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Senate Bill S2051
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services 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
2011-S2051 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Social Services
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §341, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S980
2011-S2051 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2051 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the local social services district's conciliation procedure following a public assistance recipient's noncompliance with mandated work activities SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would amend Social Services Law § 341(1) to clarify that prior to applying sanctions against a public ass~stance participant for failing to comply with employment requirement, the local social service district need only find that the public assistance participant failed to comply "without good cause." REASONS FOR SUPPORT: Social Service Law 341(1) provides for a conciliation procedure at which a public assistance participant who has failed to comply with employment requirements is given an opportunity to explain their reason for noncompliance. If the local social services district ("LSSD") matter is not resolved during the conciliation, then the LSSD notifies the participant in writing by serving a notice of intent to reduce or deny the public assistance grant and informs the client of the right to a fair hearing. This legislation clarifies that in order for a LSSD to make a decision
2011-S2051 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2051 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 18, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- 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 the local social services district's conciliation procedure following a public assist- ance recipient's noncompliance with mandated work activities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 341 of the social services law, as amended by section 1 of part D of chapter 61 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: 1. (a) Consistent with federal law and regulations and this title, if a participant has failed or refused to comply with the requirements of this title, the social services district shall issue a notice in plain language indicating that such failure or refusal has taken place and of the right of such participant to conciliation to resolve the reasons for such failure or refusal to avoid a pro-rata reduction in public assist- ance benefits for a period of time set forth in section three hundred forty-two of this title. The notice shall indicate the specific instance or instances of [willful] refusal or failure to comply without good cause with the requirements of this title and the necessary actions that must be taken to avoid a pro-rata reduction in public assistance bene- fits. The notice shall indicate that the participant has seven days to request conciliation with the district regarding such failure or refusal in the case of a safety net participant and ten days in the case of a family assistance participant. The notice shall also include an explana- tion in plain language of what would constitute good cause for non-com- pliance and examples of acceptable forms of evidence that may warrant an exemption from work activities, including evidence of domestic violence, and physical or mental health limitations that may be provided at the conciliation conference to demonstrate such good cause for failure to comply with the requirements of this title. If the participant does not EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06827-01-1
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