Assembly Bill A10580

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the study of the current prevalence of SNAP/EBT benefit fraud

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A10580 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9649
Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §95, Soc Serv L

2023-A10580 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of social services to study and report on the prevalence and threat of SNAP/EBT benefit fraud.

2023-A10580 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10580
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 20, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   COMMITTEE  ON  RULES  --  (at  request  of  M.  of  A.
   Bichotte Hermelyn) -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Social Services
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the social services law, in relation to the study of
   supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefit fraud
 
   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 12 to read as follows:
   12. (A) NO LATER THAN TWO HUNDRED FORTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE  DATE
 OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE
 PREVALENCE OF SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM  (SNAP)  BENEFIT
 FRAUD. SUCH STUDY SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (I)  A  DETAILED  EVALUATION  OF THE PREVALENCE OF STOLEN SUPPLEMENTAL
 NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) BENEFITS;
   (II) AN EXAMINATION OF CURRENT BARRIERS, FEASIBILITY,  AND  IMPACT  ON
 PARTICIPANT  ACCESS  AND  EASE  OF USE IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING AN
 ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER SYSTEM  USING  INDUSTRY-STANDARD  COMMERCIAL
 ELECTRONIC  FUNDS  TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING, AT A MINIMUM, THE USE
 OF EMV COMPUTER CHIP CARDS; AND
   (III) ANALYSIS OF SUCH OTHER INFORMATION  AS  THE  COMMISSIONER  DEEMS
 APPROPRIATE.
   (B)  UPON  THE  COMPLETION OF THE STUDY REQUIRED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH
 (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT TO THE  GOVERNOR,
 THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY A
 REPORT CONTAINING THE FINDINGS OF SUCH STUDY.
   (C) NO LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS AFTER THE END OF EACH FISCAL
 YEAR THAT BEGINS AFTER THE SUBMISSION OF THE REPORT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
 PARAGRAPH  (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT TO THE
 GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY AN UPDATED REPORT, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (I)  PERIODIC  REVIEW  AND  MODIFICATION  OF  REGULATIONS  RELATING TO
 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) BENEFIT TRANSFERS WHICH
 TAKES INTO ACCOUNT EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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