S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3143 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 30, 2013 ___________ 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