Assembly Bill A6875

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides internet access and access to internet-enabled devices to recipients of public assistance and to adults and children in shelters and similar facilities

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  • 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-A6875 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§131-a, 461-c, 462, 459-b & 2, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A5503

2021-A6875 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for internet access and access to internet-enabled devices to recipients of public assistance and to adults and children in shelters, domestic violence residence programs, and other adult and children residence facilities.

2021-A6875 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6875
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to providing inter-
   net access and access to internet-enabled  devices  to  recipients  of
   public  assistance  and  to  adults and children in shelters, domestic
   violence residence programs, and other adult  and  children  residence
   facilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 131-a of the social services  law,
 as  amended  by section 12 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997,
 is amended to read as follows:
   1. Any inconsistent provision of this chapter or  other  law  notwith-
 standing,  social  services  officials  shall,  in  accordance  with the
 provisions of this section and regulations of  the  department,  provide
 public  assistance  to  needy persons who constitute or are members of a
 family household, who are determined to be eligible in  accordance  with
 standards  of  need  established  in  subdivision  two  OF THIS SECTION.
 Provision for such persons, for all items of need,  less  any  available
 income  or  resources  which are not required to be disregarded by other
 provisions of this chapter,  shall  be  made  in  accordance  with  this
 section.  Such provision shall be made in monthly or semi-monthly allow-
 ances and grants within the limits of the schedules included in subdivi-
 sion three of this section except for additional amounts which shall  be
 included  therein  for shelter, fuel for heating, HOME INTERNET SERVICE,
 additional cost of meals for persons who are unable to prepare meals  at
 home  and for other items for which specific provision is otherwise made
 in article five OF THIS CHAPTER. As used in this section the term "shel-
 ter" may include a grant not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars
 toward the purchase of an interest in a cooperative. A  social  services
 official  shall require assignment of recipient's equity in such cooper-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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