Bill Text: NY S00772 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the county of Monroe to establish and implement a two-year universal basic income pilot program of 1000 participants chosen randomly from applicants residing in the county; provides $500 additional income per month for the duration of the program to the participants; requires findings on the effect of such additional income on the health, stress levels, and mental health of each participant and their household, information of the effects on the income level of each participant and if it alleviated poverty for any participant experiencing poverty; requires other information to be determined and examined; makes related requirements.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [S00772 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S00772-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           772

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     January 6, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens.  COONEY, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

        AN ACT in relation to authorizing the county of Monroe to establish  and
          implement a two-year universal basic income pilot program; and provid-
          ing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

     1    Section 1. The county of Monroe is hereby authorized to establish  and
     2  implement a two-year universal basic income pilot program.
     3    § 2. Such pilot program shall include 1000 participants chosen random-
     4  ly from applicants residing in the county.  An applicant is eligible for
     5  participation  in  the  program  if the applicant is part of a household
     6  with at least one child under the age of eighteen at the time of  appli-
     7  cation.   Participants shall agree to fully participate in the study and
     8  analysis of the pilot program which shall be administered by an academic
     9  research partner.  Participants shall receive $500 per  month  in  addi-
    10  tional  income  for the duration of the program.  Any monies received by
    11  participants as a result of such program shall not be included in deter-
    12  mining eligibility for any state assistance program.
    13    § 3.  Such pilot program shall be funded  with  (a)  any  state  funds
    14  appropriated  for such program and (b) any other source of funds secured
    15  by the county of Monroe for such program, including but not limited  to,
    16  funding provided by any not-for-profit corporation.
    17    §  4.    No  later  than  one  year  after the conclusion of the pilot
    18  program, the county executive, in coordination with the chief  financial
    19  officer  of  the county, shall prepare and submit a report to the gover-
    20  nor, the temporary president of the  senate,  and  the  speaker  of  the
    21  assembly  on the results and findings of the program.  Such report shall
    22  include, but not be limited to, the following:

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02534-01-3
        S. 772                              2

     1    a. information on the effects of the additional income on the  health,
     2  stress  levels,  and  mental health of each participant and their house-
     3  hold;
     4    b.  information  on the effects of the additional income on the income
     5  level of each participant, including the alleviation of poverty for  any
     6  participant experiencing poverty;
     7    c.  information regarding changes in employment or employment opportu-
     8  nities as a result of the additional income  for  each  participant  and
     9  their household;
    10    d.  socio-demographic  information,  including  but not limited to the
    11  age, race, ethnicity, education level, family composition, community  of
    12  residence,   housing   costs,  income  level,  and  government  benefits
    13  received, of each participant and their household;
    14    e. data on how the additional income from the program  was  allocated;
    15  and
    16    f.  recommendations  on  implementing  future  universal  income pilot
    17  programs, including a statewide program.
    18    § 5.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire  and  be
    19  deemed repealed two years after such date.