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Senate Bill S3597
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) 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) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
2015-S3597 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5936
- Current Committee:
- Senate Social Services
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง336 & 336-c, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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S5120, A7119
2015-S3597 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3597 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to prohibiting work experience programs in New York PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To improve the work activity options provided to New Yorkers receiving public assistance and provide greater flexibility regarding how work requirements could be met in order to prepare them for unsubsidized job placement. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subdivision 1 of section 336 of the social services law by limiting federal work requirement to activities which will improve the recipient's employment opportunities and allows participants to choose locations where they perform community service. Section two amends section 336-c of the social services law, to prohibit work experience programs in the State of New York. JUSTIFICATION: The Work Experience Program is currently forcing over 25,000 New Yorkers to work without receiving a paycheck, social security credit,
2015-S3597 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3597 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to prohibiting work experience programs in New York THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 336 of the social services law, as amended by section 148 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, paragraph (h) as amended by section 2 and paragraph (i) as amended by section 3 of part J of chapter 58 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: 1. Social services districts may provide, and require applicants for and recipients of public assistance to participate in a variety of activities[, including but not] limited to ACTIVITIES THE RECIPIENT CAN CHOOSE FROM WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE RECIPIENT'S EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING the following: (a) unsubsidized employment; (b) subsidized private sector employment; (c) subsidized public sector employment; [(d) work experience in the public sector or non-profit sector, (including work associated with refurbishing publicly assisted housing) if sufficient private sector employment is not available;] [(e)] (D) On-the-job training; [(f)] (E) job search and job readiness assistance, provided that job search is an active and continuing effort to secure employment config- ured by the local social services official; [(g)] (F) community service programs provided, however, the number of hours a participant in community service activities authorized pursuant to this section shall be required to work in such assignment shall not exceed a number which equals the amount of assistance payable with respect to such individual (inclusive of the value of food stamps EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06527-02-5
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