Bill Text: NY S08160 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the universal basic income for transition-age youth pilot program to provide regular monthly payments to state residents who age out of foster care.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-27 - REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES [S08160 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S08160-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          8160

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 27, 2022
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sens. BRISPORT, COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Children  and
          Families

        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing the
          universal  basic  income  for  transition-age youth pilot program; and
          providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

     1    Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
     2  398-f to read as follows:
     3    §  398-f.  Universal  basic  income  for  transition-age  youth  pilot
     4  program.  1.  Subject  to  an  appropriation by the legislature for this
     5  purpose, the department shall administer the universal basic income  for
     6  transition-age  youth  pilot program with the goal of improving outcomes
     7  for foster youth.  The pilot program shall commence  on  January  first,
     8  two  thousand  twenty-three, and end on December thirty-first, two thou-
     9  sand twenty-six.  Under the pilot program, a New York state resident who
    10  ages out of foster care  during  the  year  two  thousand  twenty-three,
    11  regardless of what age such child entered foster care, shall be eligible
    12  for  the program and shall receive a universal basic income of one thou-
    13  sand dollars per month for three years.
    14    2. For purposes of this section, "universal basic income" means uncon-
    15  ditional cash payments of equal amounts issued monthly to eligible indi-
    16  viduals with the intention of ensuring the economic security of  recipi-
    17  ents.  To  the  extent authorized under federal law, the universal basic
    18  income provided by this  program  shall  not  be  considered  income  or
    19  resources for purposes of determining eligibility to receive benefits or
    20  the amount of those benefits under the following public social services,
    21  programs, and financial aid:
    22    (a) New York earned income tax credit;
    23    (b)  Medicaid,  medicare  or  other  health  insurance  programs which
    24  receive federal or state support and factor in  income  for  eligibility
    25  purposes;

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13146-02-2
        S. 8160                             2

     1    (c)  State  and  federal  financial  aid and college support programs,
     2  including, but not limited to, all of the following:
     3    (i) Grants from the state university of New York or city university of
     4  New York;
     5    (ii)  Benefits  provided to veterans of the armed forces of the United
     6  States pursuant to Title 38 of the United States Code; and
     7    (iii) Pell Grants (Subpart 1 (commencing with Section 1070a) of  Title
     8  20 of the United States Code).
     9    3.  (a)  The  department  shall  work  with  at least one independent,
    10  research-based institution to identify  existing,  and  establish  addi-
    11  tional, outcome measurements. The department shall prepare and submit an
    12  annual report to the governor and the legislature on the universal basic
    13  income for transition-age youth pilot program. Such report shall include
    14  information  on  outcomes for the foster youth served under the program,
    15  models utilized, and measures specific to the objectives of the program.
    16    (b) Notwithstanding any other  law,  the  department  may  accept  and
    17  expend funds from nongovernment sources for the report, for a longitudi-
    18  nal  study  of the universal basic income for transition-age youth pilot
    19  program that is in addition to the report, or for both. The report shall
    20  include, but not be limited to, the following information, with  respect
    21  to the period of evaluation:
    22    (i)  Starting  income  of  the  participant  before  receiving monthly
    23  universal basic income payments under the  universal  basic  income  for
    24  transition-age youth pilot program;
    25    (ii)  Geographic  indicators, including county of residence, city, and
    26  ZIP Code;
    27    (iii) Employment status of the participant  before  receiving  monthly
    28  universal basic income payments;
    29    (iv)  Housing  status  of  the  participant  before  receiving monthly
    30  universal basic income payments; and
    31    (v) Additional descriptive and outcome indicators, as appropriate.
    32    § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023 and shall  expire  and
    33  be deemed repealed January 1, 2028. Effective immediately, the addition,
    34  amendment  and/or  repeal  of  any  rule or regulation necessary for the
    35  implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized  to  be
    36  made and completed on or before such effective date.