NY State Senate Bill 2021-S765

Senate Bill S765

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Directs a study on the impact of increased wages on eligibility for income based services, programs and subsidies

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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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Jan 05, 2022	referred to labor
Apr 13, 2021	committee discharged and committed to labor
Jan 06, 2021	referred to social services

2021-S765 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6925
Current Committee:: Senate Labor
Law Section:: Social Services
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A9921
2023-2024: S2577, A231

2021-S765 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of the department of labor, in consultation with the commissioners of the office of temporary and disability assistance, the department of health, the office of children and family services, and the department of taxation and finance to conduct a study on income eligibility limits for public benefits to assist the poor and the impact that rising wages has or will have on the eligibility of the working poor to receive such benefits.

2021-S765 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S765

SPONSOR: GOUNARDES
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act directing a study on the impact of increased minimum wage on
eligibility for income-based services, programs and subsidies and the
impact of loss of services on the working poor

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill requires a study to be performed and a report to be produced
on the effects of rising wages on the working poor's eligibility for
critical and relied upon social services, programs and subsidies.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill describes a group of participating commissioners
of state departments, divisions and agencies that will perform the study
and that will work together to create the extensive report. The section
also outlines the required elements of the report as including the

effects on eligibility and the reduction of benefits of income-based
social services, programs and subsidies currently received by the work-
ing poor in New York State. The report is also required to include an
examination of the impact of increased wages and the increase's ability
to cover the cost of potentially lost services, programs and subsidies.

Section two of the bill requires the commissioners to publish the report
to the Governor, the temporary President of the Senate, the Speaker of
the Assembly and the minority leaders of both the Senate and the Assem-
bly.

Section three of the bill sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

It is the state's responsibility to ensure that working class New York-
ers are not harmed by legislative action. Furthermore, in a time when
the State of New York is tackling the issues of poverty and of a living
wage for the working class, it is essential to make sure that any
extrinsic services, programs and subsidies related to or involved with
the state are carefully examined to not negate the purposes of raising
the minimum wage. New York is a state focused on prosperity for all and
the study and report required by this bill will advance that ideal by
making sure that the state is helping families more than hindering their
financial and personal growth.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2020: S7743 - Passed Assembly, died in Senate

2019: S5202A Vetoed; veto memo no. 221

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

TBD

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediate.

2021-S765 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    765
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
 
 AN  ACT  directing  a  study  on the impact of increased minimum wage on
   eligibility for income-based services, programs and subsidies and  the
   impact of loss of services on the working poor
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of the department of labor,  in  consulta-
 tion  with  the  commissioners of the office of temporary and disability
 assistance, the department of health, the office of children and  family
 services,  and the department of taxation and finance (hereinafter, "the
 commissioners"), any other department, division, board, bureau,  commis-
 sion,  agency or public authority of the state or any political subdivi-
 sion thereof deemed necessary by  the  commissioners,  shall  prepare  a
 comprehensive  study  and report on income eligibility limits for public
 benefits to assist the poor and the impact that rising wages has or will
 have on the eligibility of the working poor to  receive  such  benefits.
 Such study shall include an analysis of any effect on the eligibility of
 working individuals for all programs with an income eligibility require-
 ment  and/or  the  potential  reduction in benefits under such programs,
 which may occur due to increased wages. The study shall also examine the
 impact on individuals and families near the poverty level of the loss of
 services, programs and subsidies and the adequacy of increased wages  to
 cover the costs of such expenses.
   §  2. The commissioners shall publish such report to the governor, the
 temporary president of the senate, the  speaker  of  the  assembly,  the
 minority  leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the assembly,
 no later than the first day of July of the year succeeding the  date  on
 which this act shall have become a law.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03159-01-1

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