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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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.