Assembly Bill A828

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Further restricts eligibility of persons for public assistance

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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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2011-A828 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง131 & 136, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2392
2013-2014: A1026
2015-2016: A632
2017-2018: A56
2019-2020: A2854

2011-A828 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Further restricts eligibility of persons for public assistance to prohibit it in cases where a person is fleeing to avoid prosecution, custody or confinement for a misdemeanor charge and allows disclosure to assist in the apprehension of the same.

2011-A828 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   828

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to eligibility  for
  public assistance

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision  14  of  section  131  of  the
social  services law, as added by section 11 of part B of chapter 436 of
the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or other law to  the
contrary,  no  public assistance shall be given to any individual who is
(i) fleeing to avoid prosecution or custody or conviction under the laws
of the place from which the individual flees for a crime, or an  attempt
to  commit a crime, [which is a felony] under the laws of the place from
which the individual flees [or which, in the case of the  state  of  New
Jersey,  is  a  high  misdemeanor  under the laws of such state] or (ii)
violating a condition of probation or parole imposed  under  federal  or
state law.
  S 2. Subdivision 5 of section 136 of the social services law, as added
by  section  25 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, is amended
to read as follows:
  5. A social services official shall disclose to a  federal,  state  or
local  law enforcement officer, upon request of the officer, the current
address OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR THE APPREHENSION  of  any
APPLICANT OR recipient of family assistance, or safety net assistance if
the  duties  of  the officer include the location or apprehension of the
APPLICANT OR recipient and the officer  furnishes  the  social  services
official  with  the  name of the APPLICANT OR recipient and notifies the
agency that such APPLICANT OR recipient is fleeing to avoid prosecution,
custody or confinement after conviction, under the  laws  of  the  place

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

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