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Jan 08, 2020 |
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May 14, 2019 |
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Senate Bill S5765
2019-2020 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
2019-S5765 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7988
- Current Committee:
- Senate Social Services
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §131-n, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2021-2022:
S3884, A7516
2023-2024: S3359
2019-S5765 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5765 SPONSOR: KENNEDY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to exempting amounts received from any financial settlement for child- hood sexual abuse for determining eligibility for or amount of benefits PURPOSE: An act to amend the social services law to disregard income derived from a financial settlement for childhood sexual abuse for the purpose of determining eligibility for or amount of benefits. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Adds new subdivision 4 to Section 131-n of the social services law, as amended by section 16 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997. Adds new subdivision 3 to Section 131-n of the social services law, as amended by chapter 635 of the laws of 1976.
2019-S5765 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5765 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 14, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- 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 exempting amounts received from any financial settlement for childhood sexual abuse for determining eligibility for or amount of benefits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 131-n of the social services law, as amended by section 16 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. IF AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATIONS, AMOUNTS RECEIVED FROM ANY FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT FOR CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM CONSIDERATION AS INCOME OR RESOURCES FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR AND THE AMOUNT OF BENEFITS UNDER ANY PROGRAM PROVIDED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THIS CHAPTER. § 2. Section 131-n of the social services law, as amended by chapter 635 of the laws of 1976, is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3. IF AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATIONS, AMOUNTS RECEIVED FROM ANY FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT FOR CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM CONSIDERATION AS INCOME OR RESOURCES FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR AND THE AMOUNT OF BENEFITS UNDER ANY PROGRAM PROVIDED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THIS CHAPTER. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend- ments to section 131-n of the social services law made by section one of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such subdi- vision pursuant to section 153 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997 as amended, when upon such date the provisions of section two of this act shall take effect. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11654-01-9
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