Senate Bill S8917A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires any website or mobile application associated with an electronic benefit transfer system to be offered in multiple languages

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions
Votes

Bill Amendments

2023-S8917 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §21-a, Soc Serv L

2023-S8917 - Summary

Requires any website or mobile application associated with an electronic benefit transfer system to be offered in the ten most common non-English languages spoken by individuals with limited-English proficiency in the state of New York, based on United States census data.

2023-S8917 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8917 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8917
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 27, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- 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 requiring any
   website or mobile application associated with  an  electronic  benefit
   transfer system to be offered in multiple languages

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 21-a of the  social  services  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  (A) ANY COMPANION WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH AN
 ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO THIS  SECTION
 THAT IS ACCESSIBLE BY BENEFIT RECIPIENTS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN OVER
 ONE  HUNDRED  LANGUAGES, INCLUDING BOTH COMMON AND ESOTERIC LANGUAGES AS
 IDENTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   (B) ANY COMPANION WEBSITE OR MOBILE  APPLICATION  ASSOCIATED  WITH  AN
 ELECTRONIC  BENEFIT TRANSFER SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
 THAT IS ACCESSIBLE BY BENEFIT RECIPIENTS SHALL PROVIDE  FOR  THE  TRANS-
 LATION  OF  ANY  DOCUMENTS  MADE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON SUCH COMPANION
 WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION IN OVER ONE HUNDRED  LANGUAGES,  INCLUDING
 BOTH COMMON AND ESOTERIC LANGUAGES AS IDENTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14810-01-4

co-Sponsors

2023-S8917A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §21-a, Soc Serv L

2023-S8917A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires any website or mobile application associated with an electronic benefit transfer system to be offered in the ten most common non-English languages spoken by individuals with limited-English proficiency in the state of New York, based on United States census data.

2023-S8917A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8917A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8917--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 27, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services -- commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation  to  requiring  any
   website  or  mobile  application associated with an electronic benefit
   transfer system to be offered in common non-English languages
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  21-a  of  the  social services law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. (A) ANY COMPANION WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH  AN
 ELECTRONIC  BENEFIT TRANSFER SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
 THAT IS ACCESSIBLE BY BENEFIT RECIPIENTS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN  THE
 TEN  MOST COMMON NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMIT-
 ED-ENGLISH PROFICIENCY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BASED ON UNITED  STATES
 CENSUS DATA.
   (B)  ANY  COMPANION  WEBSITE  OR MOBILE APPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH AN
 ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO THIS  SECTION
 THAT  IS  ACCESSIBLE  BY BENEFIT RECIPIENTS SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE TRANS-
 LATION OF ANY DOCUMENTS MADE AVAILABLE FOR  VIEWING  ON  SUCH  COMPANION
 WEBSITE  OR  MOBILE  APPLICATION  IN  THE  TEN  MOST  COMMON NON-ENGLISH
 LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED-ENGLISH PROFICIENCY IN  THE
 STATE OF NEW YORK, BASED ON UNITED STATES CENSUS DATA.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14810-02-4

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.