Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Jan 13, 2015 |
referred to social services |
Assembly Bill A1860
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Deborah Glick
Felix Ortiz
Daniel O'Donnell
multi-Sponsors
James F. Brennan
Vivian Cook
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
J. Gary Pretlow
2015-A1860 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A1860 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1860 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT, GLICK, ORTIZ, O'DONNELL, CAMARA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, COOK, PEOPLES-STOKES, PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing the savings plan demonstration project; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 36-d to read as follows: S 36-D. SAVINGS PLAN DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, IN ANY SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT WITHIN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL CONDUCT A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION, AND SHALL EVALUATE AND REPORT ON SUCH PROJECT, PURSUANT TO A PLAN APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE AND THE DIVISION OF BUDGET PRIOR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT. 2. SUCH SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT, IN LIEU OF APPLYING THAT PORTION OF A TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE RECIPIENT'S EARNED INCOME THAT, BUT FOR THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, WOULD BE APPLIED TO REDUCE THE NEED FOR THE SHELTER COMPONENT OF TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROVIDED IN A TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SHELTER, SHALL DIRECT SUCH A RECIPIENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A SAVINGS PLAN WITH SUCH FUNDS AND, AS LONG AS SUCH FUNDS ARE NOT WITHDRAWN, THEY SHALL NOT BE APPLIED TO REDUCE THE NEED FOR THE SHELTER COMPONENT OF THE TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTED FOR THE DURATION OF HIS OR HER RESIDENCE IN TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SHELTERS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL ONLY APPLY TO A PERSON RECEIVING TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE IN A SHELTER OR OTHER FACILITY FUNDED AND OVERSEEN BY THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESS SERVICES OR THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT. FAILURE BY A RECIPIENT OF TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04841-01-5
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