Bill Text: NY S06691 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the New York state comptroller to conduct a feasibility study on implementing a universal basic income program; requires the state comptroller, in conjunction with the division of budget and New York city comptroller, to conduct a study on implementing a universal basic income program that provides individuals or households with an annual income of less than $80,000 per year with $7,200 per year for individuals and $14,400 per year for couples.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S06691 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S06691-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6691

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    September 6, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT directing the New York state comptroller to conduct a feasibility
          study on implementing a universal basic income program

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

     1    Section  1.  The  New  York state comptroller, in conjunction with the
     2  division of budget and the New York city comptroller,  shall  conduct  a
     3  feasibility study and prepare a report on implementing a universal basic
     4  income  program in New York state. Such study will analyze the potential
     5  economic impacts and costs of a  universal  basic  income  program  that
     6  provides  individuals  or households, with an annual income of less than
     7  $80,000 per year, with $7,200 per year for individuals and  $14,400  per
     8  year  for  couples.  Such  study  shall  also evaluate potential funding
     9  sources for such program.
    10    § 2. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the  New  York
    11  state  comptroller shall issue a report of the findings of the feasibil-
    12  ity study to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the
    13  speaker of the assembly.
    14    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13708-01-9