NY State Senate Bill 2019-S7290A

Senate Bill S7290A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a statewide restaurant meals program as part of the supplemental nutrition assistance program

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 26, 2020	print number 7290a
Jun 26, 2020	amend (t) and recommit to social services
Jan 16, 2020	referred to social services

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2019-S7290 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8764
Current Committee:: Senate Social Services
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §95, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S64, A1524

2019-S7290 - Summary

Establishes a statewide restaurant meals program as part of the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

2019-S7290 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7290

SPONSOR: PERSAUD
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing a
restaurant meals program as part of the supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To ensure that homeless, elderly and disabled SNAP recipients are able
to use their benefits for hot or prepared meals at participating grocery
stores, delis and restaurants.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 establishes a new Subdivision 11 of Section 95 of the Social
Services Law. Subdivision A mandates that the NYS Office of Temporary
and Disability Assistance establishes a Restaurant Meals Program, in
accordance with the guidelines set at the federal level to allow the

elderly, disabled, their spouses, and the homeless to use SNAP benefits
for the purchase of hot or prepared foods from participating restau-
rants, delis, and grocery stores. Subdivision B allows the NYS Office of
Temporary and Disability Assistance to promulgate rules and regulations
to assist in implementing the program.

Section 2 establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Currently in New York State, SNAP recipients cannot use their benefits
to purchase prepared foods. This policy prevents many populations that
are unable to have access to cooking or food preparation on their own
and for their families from fully utilizing their benefits to provide
them with food. This issue primarily affects the homeless, disabled and
elderly populations.

This bill would mandate that New York State enter into the federal
Restaurant Meals Program, which allows homeless, elderly and disabled
SNAP recipients to use their benefits for prepared or hot food from
participating restaurants, delis and grocery stores at reduced prices.
This will ensure that those who are in the most need in our state, can
use their benefits and get access to food.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Takes effect on the first of January of the following calendar year.

2019-S7290 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7290
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- 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  establishing  a
   restaurant meals program as part of the supplemental nutrition assist-
   ance program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 95 of the social services law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11.  (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
 THE OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH A RESTAURANT MEALS PROGRAM AS PART  OF  SNAP.
 UNDER  THE  RESTAURANT  MEALS  PROGRAM, HOUSEHOLDS CONTAINING ELDERLY OR
 DISABLED MEMBERS, AND THEIR SPOUSES, AS DEFINED IN 7 U.S.C. 2012(J),  OR
 HOMELESS  INDIVIDUALS,  AS  DEFINED IN 7 U.S.C.  2012(L), SHALL HAVE THE
 OPTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7 U.S.C. 2012(K) TO REDEEM THEIR SNAP BENEFITS
 AT PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENTS THAT CONTRACT WITH THE OFFICE TO  OFFER  MEALS
 FOR  ELIGIBLE  INDIVIDUALS  AT  CONCESSIONAL  PRICES SUBJECT TO 7 U.S.C.
 2018(H).
   (B) THE OFFICE SHALL  ADOPT  ANY  RULES  NECESSARY  TO  IMPLEMENT  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13915-01-9

2019-S7290A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8764
Current Committee:: Senate Social Services
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §95, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S64, A1524

2019-S7290A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a statewide restaurant meals program as part of the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

2019-S7290A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7290A

SPONSOR: PERSAUD
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing a
statewide restaurant meals program as part of the supplemental nutrition
assistance program

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To ensure that homeless, elderly and disabled SNAP recipients are able
to use their benefits for hot or prepared meals at participating grocery
stores, delis and restaurants.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 establishes a new Subdivision 11 of Section 95 of the Social
Services Law. Subdivision A mandates that the NYS Office of Temporary
and Disability Assistance establishes a statewide Restaurant Meals
Program, in accordance with the guidelines set at the federal level to

allow the elderly, disabled, their spouses, and the homeless to use SNAP
benefits for the purchase of hot or prepared foods from participating
restaurants, delis, and grocery stores. Subdivision B allows the NYS
Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to promulgate rules and
regulations to assist in implementing the program.

Section 2 establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Currently in New York State, SNAP recipients cannot use their benefits
to purchase prepared foods. This policy prevents many populations that
are unable to have access to cooking or food preparation on their own
and for their families from fully utilizing their benefits to provide
them with food. This issue primarily affects the homeless, disabled and
elderly populations.

This bill would mandate that New York State apply for a USDA waiver to
allow a Restaurant Meals Program, which allows homeless, elderly and
disabled SNAP recipients to use their benefits for prepared or hot food
from participating restaurants, delis and grocery stores at reduced
prices. This will ensure that those who are in the most need in our
State, can use their benefits and get access to food.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Takes effect on the first of January of the following calendar year.

2019-S7290A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7290--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services -- 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 establishing a
   statewide restaurant meals program as part of the supplemental  nutri-
   tion assistance program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 95 of the social services law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11.  (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
 THE OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE RESTAURANT MEALS PROGRAM AS  PART
 OF  SNAP.  UNDER  THE  RESTAURANT  MEALS  PROGRAM, HOUSEHOLDS CONTAINING
 ELDERLY OR DISABLED MEMBERS, AND THEIR SPOUSES, AS DEFINED IN  7  U.S.C.
 2012(J), OR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, AS DEFINED IN 7 U.S.C.  2012(L), SHALL
 HAVE THE OPTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7 U.S.C. 2012(K) TO REDEEM THEIR SNAP
 BENEFITS  AT  PRIVATE  ESTABLISHMENTS  THAT  CONTRACT WITH THE OFFICE TO
 OFFER MEALS FOR ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AT CONCESSIONAL PRICES SUBJECT TO 7
 U.S.C. 2018(H).
   (B) THE OFFICE SHALL  ADOPT  ANY  RULES  NECESSARY  TO  IMPLEMENT  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13915-02-0

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