Bill Text: NY A04096 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the implementation of an electronic benefit transfer system using industry-standard commercial electronic funds transfer technology.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-28 - print number 4096a [A04096 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4096

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 9, 2023
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        Introduced  by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS, ROZIC, ANDERSON -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Social Services

        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to implementing  an
          electronic benefit transfer system

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 95 of the social services law is amended by  adding
     2  a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
     3    12.  (a)  To  the  extent  not inconsistent with federal law and regu-
     4  lations, not later than June twenty-first, two thousand twenty-four, the
     5  office shall implement  an  electronic  benefit  transfer  system  using
     6  industry-standard   commercial  electronic  funds  transfer  technology,
     7  including, at a minimum, the use of EMV computer chip cards.
     8    (b) The office shall upgrade the electronic benefit system as required
     9  pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision as soon as practicable.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08802-01-3