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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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Senate Bill S777
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 6th 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D) 20th Senate District
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
2021-S777 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Social Services
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 10-E §§484 - 484-c, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2019-2020:
S5525
2023-2024: S535
2021-S777 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S777 SPONSOR: THOMAS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to enacting the intergenerational poverty mitigation act PURPOSE GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill shall be to collaborate in mitigating genera- tional poverty in the state of New York, to the best of the state's ability. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends the social services law and adds a new article 10-E with sections 484, 484-a, 484-b, 484-c: Section 484-a defines "cycle of poverty," "intergenerational poverty," and "poverty."
2021-S777 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 777 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. THOMAS -- 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 enacting the intergenerational poverty mitigation act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new article 10-E to read as follows: ARTICLE 10-E INTERGENERATIONAL POVERTY MITIGATION ACT SECTION 484. SHORT TITLE. 484-A. DEFINITIONS. 484-B. NEW YORK INTERGENERATIONAL WELFARE REFORM COMMISSION. 484-C. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERGENERATIONAL POVERTY PLAN IMPLEMEN- TATION PILOT PROGRAM. § 484. SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE "INTERGENERA- TIONAL POVERTY MITIGATION ACT." § 484-A. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE: 1. "CYCLE OF POVERTY" OR "POVERTY CYCLE" MEANS THE SET OF FACTORS OR EVENTS BY WHICH THE LONG-TERM POVERTY OF A PERSON IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE AND BE EXPERIENCED BY EACH CHILD OF THE PERSON WHEN THE CHILD BECOMES AN ADULT UNLESS THERE IS OUTSIDE INTERVENTION. 2. (A) "INTERGENERATIONAL POVERTY" MEANS POVERTY IN WHICH TWO OR MORE SUCCESSIVE GENERATIONS OF A FAMILY CONTINUE IN THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND GOVERNMENT DEPENDENCE. (B) "INTERGENERATIONAL POVERTY" DOES NOT INCLUDE SITUATIONAL POVERTY THAT: (I) IS GENERALLY TRACEABLE TO A SPECIFIC INCIDENT OR TIME PERIOD WITHIN THE LIFETIME OF A PERSON; AND (II) IS NOT CONTINUED TO THE NEXT GENERATION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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