STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10580 IN ASSEMBLY June 20, 2024 ___________ 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. LBD15480-01-4A. 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.