Bill Text: NY A10580 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of social services to study and report on the prevalence and threat of SNAP/EBT benefit fraud.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-20 - referred to social services [A10580 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A10580-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          10580

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      June 20, 2024
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        Introduced   by   COMMITTEE  ON  RULES  --  (at  request  of  M.  of  A.
          Bichotte Hermelyn) -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
          Social Services

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the social services law, in relation to the study of
          supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefit fraud

          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) No later than two hundred forty days after the effective  date
     4  of  this  subdivision,  the  commissioner  shall  conduct a study on the
     5  prevalence of supplemental nutrition assistance program  (SNAP)  benefit
     6  fraud. Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
     7    (i)  a  detailed  evaluation  of the prevalence of stolen supplemental
     8  nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits;
     9    (ii) an examination of current barriers, feasibility,  and  impact  on
    10  participant  access  and  ease  of use in developing and implementing an
    11  electronic benefit transfer system  using  industry-standard  commercial
    12  electronic  funds  transfer technology, including, at a minimum, the use
    13  of EMV computer chip cards; and
    14    (iii) analysis of such other information  as  the  commissioner  deems
    15  appropriate.
    16    (b)  Upon  the  completion of the study required pursuant to paragraph
    17  (a) of this subdivision, the commissioner shall submit to the  governor,
    18  the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly a
    19  report containing the findings of such study.
    20    (c) No later than one hundred twenty days after the end of each fiscal
    21  year that begins after the submission of the report required pursuant to
    22  paragraph  (b) of this subdivision, the commissioner shall submit to the
    23  governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of  the
    24  assembly an updated report, which shall include, but not be limited to:
    25    (i)  periodic  review  and  modification  of  regulations  relating to
    26  supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefit transfers which
    27  takes into account evolving technology; and

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15480-01-4
        A. 10580                            2

     1    (ii) analysis of  the  threat  of  supplemental  nutrition  assistance
     2  program  (SNAP)  benefit  fraud  and  means  of  protecting against such
     3  threat.
     4    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.