Assembly Bill A1524

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S64 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A1524 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S64
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §95, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A8764, S7290

2021-A1524 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-A1524 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1524
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by  M.  of  A.  REYES,  EPSTEIN,  GOTTFRIED,  D. ROSENTHAL,
   L. ROSENTHAL, AUBRY, SIMON, O'DONNELL, JOYNER, JEAN-PIERRE, MONTESANO,
   STIRPE, BARRON, COOK, TAYLOR, WILLIAMS, CRUZ, ABBATE,  WOERNER,  NIOU,
   HUNTER,  JACOBSON, LAVINE, DICKENS, DINOWITZ, COLTON, HEVESI, LUPARDO,
   SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FRONTUS, HYNDMAN  --  read
   once and referred to the Committee on Social Services
 
 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.
                                                            LBD00116-01-1

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