Bill Text: NY S07800 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the child poverty reduction advisory council; changes reporting requirements by such council.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-02-24 - SIGNED CHAP.114 [S07800 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S07800-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7800

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 11, 2022
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing  an
          advisory  council  to  effectuate  a reduction in child poverty in the
          state; and to amend a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the  social
          services  law relating to establishing an advisory council to effectu-
          ate a reduction in child poverty in the state, as proposed in legisla-
          tive bills numbers S. 2755-C and A. 1160-C, in relation to the  effec-
          tiveness thereof

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

     1    Section 1. Paragraphs (c), (e), (g),  and  (h)  of  subdivision  4  of
     2  section 131-zz of the  social services law, as added by a chapter of the
     3  laws  of  2021 amending the social services law relating to establishing
     4  an advisory council to effectuate a reduction in child  poverty  in  the
     5  state, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 2755-C and A. 1160-C,
     6  are amended to read as follows:
     7    (c) investigate the effects that each of the proposals listed in para-
     8  graph  (b) of this subdivision may have if enacted by itself, as well as
     9  the effect the proposals may have if enacted  in  conjunction  with  the
    10  other  proposals,  including  related  changes to federal policies.  The
    11  advisory council shall include the cost to  the  state  related  to  the
    12  implementation  of  such  policies,  as well as the projected savings in
    13  both the short and long term that the state could  realize  by  reducing
    14  poverty.
    15    (e)  deliver  to  the  governor,  the  speaker of the assembly and the
    16  temporary president of  the  senate,  reports  containing  the  timeline
    17  required  pursuant  to  paragraph (a) of this subdivision, the review of
    18  the policy proposals required pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subdivi-
    19  sion, the investigation of the effects  of  such  policies  pursuant  to
    20  paragraph  (c)  of  this  subdivision  and the review of agency programs
    21  required pursuant to paragraph (d) of  this  subdivision  on  or  before
    22  [six] eighteen months from the effective date of this section.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        S. 7800                             2

     1    (g)  deliver  to  the  governor,  the  speaker of the assembly and the
     2  temporary president of the senate the recommendations  of  the  advisory
     3  council  as required pursuant to paragraph (f) of this subdivision on or
     4  before [one year] two years after the effective date of this section.
     5    (h)  release  [bi-annual]  annual  reports  starting  [June] September
     6  first, two thousand [twenty-two] twenty-three,  detailing  the  progress
     7  that  the state has made in reducing the child poverty rate in line with
     8  the recommendations set forth in this subdivision.
     9    § 2. Section 3 of a chapter of the laws of 2021  amending  the  social
    10  services  law relating to establishing an advisory council to effectuate
    11  a reduction in child poverty in the state, as  proposed  in  legislative
    12  bills numbers S. 2755-C and A. 1160-C, is amended to read as follows:
    13    §  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    14  deemed repealed [ten] eleven years after such effective date.
    15    § 3.  This act shall take effect on the same  date  and  in  the  same
    16  manner as a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the social services law
    17  relating  to  establishing an advisory council to effectuate a reduction
    18  in child poverty in the state, as proposed in legislative bills  numbers
    19  S. 2755-C and A. 1160-C, takes effect.