Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 11, 2020 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Feb 04, 2020 |
print number 339a |
Feb 04, 2020 |
amend and recommit to social services |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to social services |
Jan 09, 2019 |
referred to social services |
Assembly Bill A339A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JOYNER
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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Marcos Crespo
Charles Barron
2019-A339 - Details
2019-A339 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 339 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER, CRESPO, BARRON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the creation of a self-sufficiency standard study 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 131-bb to read as follows: § 131-BB. SELF-SUFFICIENCY STANDARD STUDY. 1. (A) A SELF-SUFFICIENCY STANDARD MEASURES HOW MUCH INCOME IS NEEDED FOR A FAMILY OF A GIVEN COMPOSITION IN A GIVEN GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION TO ADEQUATELY MEET ITS BASIC NEEDS WITHOUT PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ASSISTANCE. (B) A SELF-SUFFICIENCY STANDARD IS A TOOL THAT CAN BE USED TO: (I) CREATE A BENCHMARK FOR MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS AND POLICIES; (II) DETERMINE EFFECTIVE WAYS TO ALLOCATE RESOURCES THAT WILL LEAD TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT RESULTS IN LIVING WAGE JOBS; (III) TARGET THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING AND INDUSTRIES THAT RESULT IN HIGHER-WAGE JOBS FOR NEW YORKERS; (IV) ENHANCE EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING, AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; (V) COUNSEL CLIENTS TRANSI- TIONING FROM WELFARE AND UNEMPLOYMENT, THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING, INTO SELF-SUFFICIENCY WAGE JOBS; AND (VI) ENHANCE ONLINE "BUDGET CALCULATOR" TOOLS THAT ENABLE USERS TO STRATEGIZE COMBINATIONS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SUPPORTS AND SUBSIDIES, WITH TRAINING AND EDUCATION, AND/OR EMPLOYMENT, TO INCREASE INCOME AND ECONOMIC SECURITY. 2. THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SHALL CONTRACT WITH A THIRD PARTY, THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, FOR THE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA THAT RESULTS IN THE CALCULATION OF BASIC NEEDS BUDGETS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Marcos Crespo
Charles Barron
2019-A339A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A339A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 339--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER, CRESPO, BARRON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services -- recommitted to the Committee on Social Services in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- commit- tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom- mitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the creation of a self-sufficiency standard study 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 131-bb to read as follows: § 131-BB. SELF-SUFFICIENCY STANDARD STUDY. 1. (A) A SELF-SUFFICIENCY STANDARD MEASURES HOW MUCH INCOME IS NEEDED FOR A FAMILY OF A GIVEN COMPOSITION IN A GIVEN GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION TO ADEQUATELY MEET ITS BASIC NEEDS WITHOUT PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ASSISTANCE. (B) A SELF-SUFFICIENCY STANDARD IS A TOOL THAT CAN BE USED TO: (I) CREATE A BENCHMARK FOR MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS AND POLICIES; (II) DETERMINE EFFECTIVE WAYS TO ALLOCATE RESOURCES THAT WILL LEAD TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT RESULTS IN LIVING WAGE JOBS; (III) TARGET THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING AND INDUSTRIES THAT RESULT IN HIGHER-WAGE JOBS FOR NEW YORKERS; (IV) ENHANCE EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING, AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; (V) COUNSEL CLIENTS TRANSI- TIONING FROM WELFARE AND UNEMPLOYMENT, THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING, INTO SELF-SUFFICIENCY WAGE JOBS; AND (VI) ENHANCE ONLINE "BUDGET CALCULATOR" TOOLS THAT ENABLE USERS TO STRATEGIZE COMBINATIONS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SUPPORTS AND SUBSIDIES, WITH TRAINING AND EDUCATION, AND/OR EMPLOYMENT, TO INCREASE INCOME AND ECONOMIC SECURITY. 2. THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SHALL CONTRACT WITH A THIRD PARTY, THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, FOR THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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