Bill Text: NY A02084 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires applicants for public assistance to be given notice in writing, that they may be liable to reimburse the state for benefits received; provides such notice shall be given as part of an informational booklet and as a standalone document.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-04-30 - enacting clause stricken [A02084 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A02084-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2084
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 17, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA,  STECK,  CRESPO,  RIVERA, HOOPER,
          PEOPLES-STOKES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, COOK, CROUCH,
          GLICK, McDONOUGH, PERRY, SKARTADOS, WRIGHT -- read once  and  referred
          to the Committee on Social Services
        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to providing notice
          to applicants of potential liability for public assistance benefits
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
     2  110-b to read as follows:
     3    §  110-b.  Recovery from a person discovered to have property; notice.
     4  Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary,  an  appli-
     5  cant for public assistance shall be fully informed in writing that he or
     6  she  may be liable to reimburse the state for public assistance benefits
     7  received, as provided for in this title.  Notice may be given as part of
     8  an informational booklet promulgated by  the  office  of  temporary  and
     9  disability  services  and  as a standalone document on his or her rights
    10  and responsibilities.   Nothing in  this  section  shall  be  deemed  to
    11  prevent  the local social services district from maintaining its records
    12  electronically.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect on June 30, 2018.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06637-02-7