Bill Text: NY S07385 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 7385 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits private entities which process public assistance benefits through the use of electronic benefits transfers from using the name of the state of New York or holding themselves out as a state agency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-20 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S07385 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S07385-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7385
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 14, 2014
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       Introduced  by Sen. GRISANTI -- 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  processing  of
         electronic benefit transfer cards
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 21-a of the  social  services  law  is  amended  by
    2  adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
    3    3.  IT  SHALL  BE  UNLAWFUL  AND IS PROHIBITED FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM OR
    4  CORPORATION WHICH IS NOT AN AGENCY, CONTRACTOR OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF NEW
    5  YORK STATE AND WHICH PROVIDES OR OFFERS TO PROVIDE ANY  SERVICE  RELATED
    6  TO  THE  PROCESSING OF ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFERS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
    7  UNDER THIS CHAPTER TO ASSUME, ADOPT OR USE AS, OR AS A PART OF A  CORPO-
    8  RATE,  ASSUMED  OR  TRADE  NAME,  FOR  ADVERTISING  PURPOSES, OR FOR THE
    9  PURPOSES OF TRADE, OR FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE, THE WORDS "NEW YORK",  "NEW
   10  YORK  STATE"  OR "STATE OF NEW YORK", OR AN ABBREVIATION THEREOF; OR ANY
   11  OFFICIAL EMBLEM OR  OTHER  OFFICIAL  INSIGNIA  THEREOF;  NOR  SHALL  ANY
   12  PERSON,  FIRM  OR  CORPORATION,  WITH  INTENT  TO DECEIVE OR MISLEAD THE
   13  PUBLIC, FOR ANY OF SUCH PURPOSES, ASSUME, ADOPT OR USE  ANY  SUCH  NAME,
   14  DESIGNATION OR STYLE, OR SIMULATION THEREOF WHICH MAY DECEIVE OR MISLEAD
   15  THE  PUBLIC  AS TO THE TRUE IDENTITY OF SUCH PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION
   16  OR AS TO THE OFFICIAL CONNECTION OF SUCH  PERSON,  FIRM  OR  CORPORATION
   17  WITH  THE  STATE  OF NEW YORK OR ANY AGENCY THEREOF. A VIOLATION OF THIS
   18  SUBDIVISION SHALL BE A MISDEMEANOR.
   19    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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