Bill Text: NY A09118 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes and directs county public welfare districts to accept paperwork electronically.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-12-16 - signed chap.697 [A09118 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A09118-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9118

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 31, 2022
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Social Services

        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to authorizing  and
          directing county public welfare districts to accept paperwork remotely

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

     1    Section 1. Section 65 of the social services law is amended by  adding
     2  a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
     3    8. Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary,
     4  each  county  commissioner  of  public  welfare is hereby authorized and
     5  directed to ensure that their public welfare district provides  accessi-
     6  ble  means  for individuals submitting an application or other paperwork
     7  relating to public assistance or care to do so remotely.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11025-01-1