Bill Text: NY A05303 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that applicants for or recipients of food stamps shall not be subjected to finger imaging as a requirement of the food stamp program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-14 - reported referred to rules [A05303 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A05303-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5303
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 15, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT, KELLNER, CASTRO -- Multi-Sponsored by --
M. of A. BOYLAND, CLARK, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, JEFFRIES, PEOPLES-STOKES,
REILLY, TOWNS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social
Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to finger imaging
for food stamps recipients
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 139-a of the social services law
2 is amended by adding a new paragraph (n) to read as follows:
3 (N) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, APPLI-
4 CANTS OR RECIPIENTS OF FOOD STAMPS WHO ARE NOT ALSO APPLICANTS FOR, OR
5 RECIPIENTS OF, FAMILY OR SAFETY NET ASSISTANCE SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO
6 THE FINGER IMAGING MATCHING IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM.
7 S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
8 it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03868-01-1
