Bill Text: NY A09700 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to recipients of public assistance who lack appropriate child care.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-07 - print number 9700a [A09700 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 27, 2012
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       Introduced by M. of A. GIBSON -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Social Services
       AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to recipients of
         public assistance who lack appropriate child care
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 131 of the social services law, as
    2  added  by  section  11  of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, is
    3  amended to read as follows:
    4    5. No public assistance shall be given to an applicant for or  recipi-
    5  ent  of public assistance who has failed to comply with the requirements
    6  of this chapter, or has refused to accept employment in which he or  she
    7  is  able  to  engage.   EXCEPT THAT NO APPLICANT OR RECIPIENT WHO IS THE
    8  PARENT OR CARETAKER RELATIVE OF AN ELIGIBLE CHILD SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO
    9  THE  INELIGIBILITY  PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER IF THE LACK OF CHILD CARE
   10  THAT IS APPROPRIATE AND REFLECTS PARENTAL PREFERENCES PREVENTS THE INDI-
   11  VIDUAL FROM COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS THEREIN.
   12    S 2. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1  of  section  332  of  the  social
   13  services  law, as amended by section 148 of part B of chapter 436 of the
   14  laws of 1997, is amended and a new paragraph (f) is  added  to  read  as
   15  follows:
   16    (e)  a  woman  who  is  pregnant,  beginning  thirty days prior to the
   17  medically verified date of delivery of her child[.];
   18    (F) THE PARENT OR CARETAKER RELATIVE OF AN  ELIGIBLE  CHILD,  FOR  THE
   19  PERIOD  OF TIME DURING WHICH SUCH PARTICIPATION IS PREVENTED BY THE LACK
   20  OF APPROPRIATE CHILD CARE THAT IS REFLECTIVE OF THE CHILD  CARE  PREFER-
   21  ENCES INCLUDED IN THE PARENT'S ASSESSMENT.
   22    S  3.  Subdivision  1  of section 336-d of the social services law, as
   23  added by section 148 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws  of  1997,  is
   24  amended to read as follows:
   25    1.  Each  applicant  for or recipient of public assistance shall, upon
   26  request of the social services official, demonstrate that he or  she  is
   27  engaged  in  an active and continuing effort to achieve self-sufficiency
   28  as defined by the department.   Such effort shall  include  but  not  be
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  limited  to  an  active  and  continuing  search  for employment, or for
    2  persons otherwise exempt in accordance with section three hundred  thir-
    3  ty-two  of  this  title,  and  where  deemed  appropriate  by the social
    4  services  official,  activities  that foster preparation for employment.
    5  Each such applicant or recipient  shall  have  an  affirmative  duty  to
    6  accept any offer of lawful employment in which he or she may engage. The
    7  failure  of  a social services district to assign applicants and recipi-
    8  ents to activities pursuant to this title shall not relieve such persons
    9  from the requirements   of this section.  An  individual  who  fails  to
   10  comply  with  the  requirements  of  the section shall be subject to the
   11  provisions set forth in subdivision five of section one hundred  thirty-
   12  one  of  this  chapter and [of section] SECTIONS three hundred forty-one
   13  and three hundred forty-two of this title. EXCEPT THAT NO  APPLICANT  OR
   14  RECIPIENT  WHO  IS THE PARENT OR CARETAKER RELATIVE OF AN ELIGIBLE CHILD
   15  SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE INELIGIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION IF  THE
   16  LACK OF AVAILABLE CHILD CARE PREVENTS THE INDIVIDUAL FROM COMPLYING WITH
   17  THE WORK REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
   18    S 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   19  it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
   20  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
   21  tation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on  or
   22  before such date.