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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 09, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S241
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2013-S241 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Social Services
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง139-a, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S6291
2011-2012: S740
2013-S241 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S241 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to finger imaging for food stamps recipients PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the finger imaging matching identification system for applicants or recipients of food stamps who are not also applicants for, or recipients of, family or safety net assistance. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends subdivision 3 of section 139-a of the law, to repeal the finger imaging matching identification system for applicants or recipients of food stamps who are not also applicants for, or recipients of, family or safety net assistance. JUSTIFICATION: New York is one of the four remaining states in the country where finger imaging for food stamps still occurs. Finger imaging is required at the time of application for public assistance. In order for needy families to get food stamps all adult members or heads of households must have their finger images taken. If they don't comply their entire household is threatened and cannot receive public
2013-S241 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 241 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- 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 finger imaging for food stamps recipients THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 139-a of the social services law is amended by adding a new paragraph (n) to read as follows: (N) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, APPLI- CANTS OR RECIPIENTS OF FOOD STAMPS WHO ARE NOT ALSO APPLICANTS FOR, OR RECIPIENTS OF, FAMILY OR SAFETY NET ASSISTANCE SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE FINGER IMAGING MATCHING IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00289-01-3
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