Senate Bill S6589A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Exempts income earned by persons from certain job training or adult education programs from the determination of need for public assistance programs

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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-S6589 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7534
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §131-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S2144, A5875

2021-S6589 - Summary

Exempts income earned by a head of household or any person in the household from certain job training or adult education programs from the determination of need for public assistance programs.

2021-S6589 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6589 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6589
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 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 exempting income
   earned by persons from certain job training programs from the determi-
   nation of need for public assistance programs

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision 8 of section 131-a of the
 social services law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (x) to  read
 as follows:
   (X)  ALL  OF  THE  INCOME  OF A HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD OR ANY PERSON IN THE
 HOUSEHOLD, WHO IS RECEIVING SUCH AID OR FOR WHOM AN APPLICATION FOR SUCH
 AID HAS BEEN MADE, WHICH IS DERIVED  FROM  PARTICIPATION  IN  A  PROGRAM
 CARRIED OUT UNDER THE FEDERAL JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT (P.L. 97-300)
 OR  ANY  SUCCESSOR  ACT OR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
 THAT IN THE CASE OF EARNED INCOME SUCH DISREGARD MUST BE APPLIED FOR  AT
 LEAST, BUT NO LONGER THAN, SIX CONSECUTIVE MONTHS FOLLOWING THE LAST DAY
 OF  THE MONTH IN WHICH SUCH PERSON COMMENCES EMPLOYMENT AFTER COMPLETING
 A QUALIFYING JOB TRAINING PROGRAM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10594-02-1

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2021-S6589A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7534
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §131-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S2144, A5875

2021-S6589A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts income earned by a head of household or any person in the household from certain job training or adult education programs from the determination of need for public assistance programs.

2021-S6589A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6589A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6589--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services --  recom-
   mitted  to  the Committee on Social Services in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to exempting income
   earned  by  persons  from  certain  job  training  or  adult education
   programs from the determination of need for public assistance programs
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision 8 of section 131-a of the
 social services law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (x) to  read
 as follows:
   (X)  ALL  OF  THE  INCOME  OF A HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD OR ANY PERSON IN THE
 HOUSEHOLD, WHO IS RECEIVING SUCH AID OR FOR WHOM AN APPLICATION FOR SUCH
 AID HAS BEEN MADE, WHICH IS DERIVED  FROM  PARTICIPATION  IN  A  PROGRAM
 CARRIED  OUT  UNDER THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT
 (P.L. 113-128) OR ANY SUCCESSOR ACT  OR  PUBLIC  ASSISTANCE  EMPLOYMENT,
 TRAINING OR SKILLS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN THE
 CASE  OF  EARNED INCOME SUCH DISREGARD MUST BE APPLIED FOR AT LEAST, BUT
 NO LONGER THAN, SIX CONSECUTIVE MONTHS FOLLOWING THE  LAST  DAY  OF  THE
 MONTH IN WHICH SUCH PERSON COMMENCES EMPLOYMENT AFTER COMPLETING A QUAL-
 IFYING JOB TRAINING OR ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10594-03-2

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