Bill Text: NY S03143 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to distribution of federal bonus awards relative to SNAP programs to local social services districts.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-09 - referred to social services [S03143 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S03143-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3143
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 30, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
       AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to distribution  of
         federal  bonus  awards relative to food stamp programs to local social
         services districts
         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 11 to read as follows:
    3    11. (A) ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS OF  LAW  NOTWITHSTANDING,  IN  THE
    4  EVENT  THE  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS A BONUS BECAUSE OF SOCIAL SERVICES
    5  DISTRICTS' PERFORMANCE RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF  SNAP  BENEFITS,  THE
    6  OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE SHALL DISTRIBUTE THE BONUS
    7  AS FOLLOWS:
    8    (I)  THE  OFFICE  OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE MAY RETAIN OR
    9  PLACE LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF FIVE PERCENT OF THE  ENTIRE  BONUS.  THE
   10  OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE MAY RETAIN, OR PLACE LIMI-
   11  TATIONS  ON  THE  USE  OF  AN  ADDITIONAL  PORTION  OF THE ENTIRE BONUS,
   12  PROVIDED THAT THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND  DISABILITY  ASSISTANCE  SHALL
   13  DETERMINE  THE  USE  OF  THIS  ADDITIONAL RETAINED OR LIMITED PORTION IN
   14  CONSULTATION WITH THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS.
   15    (II) ANY PORTION OF THE BONUS THAT IS NOT RETAINED OR LIMITED  IN  USE
   16  BY THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO SUBPAR-
   17  AGRAPH  (I)  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL  BE  DISTRIBUTED TO LOCAL SOCIAL
   18  SERVICES DISTRICTS IN PROPORTION TO THEIR CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS ACQUIRING
   19  THE BONUS AS DETERMINED  BY  THE  OFFICE  OF  TEMPORARY  AND  DISABILITY
   20  ASSISTANCE.
   21    (B)  FUNDS  DISTRIBUTED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A)
   22  OF THIS SUBDIVISION  MAY  BE  EXPENDED  BY  THE  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES
   23  DISTRICT FOR ANY FOOD AND NUTRITION PURPOSE CONSISTENT WITH ITS AUTHORI-
   24  TY UNDER LAW.
   25    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD01806-01-3