Bill Text: NY S09296 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance to develop and implement a program to replace all EBT cards issued in the state which utilize magnetic strips with cards that utilize chip technology.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-10 - REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES [S09296 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S09296-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9296

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 10, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- 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 establishing  an
          EBT card replacement program

          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  131-sss to read as follows:
     3    §  131-sss.  Public  benefit card replacement. 1. Definitions. For the
     4  purposes of this section, the following terms shall have  the  following
     5  meanings:
     6    (a) "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of the office of tempo-
     7  rary and disability assistance.
     8    (b) "Office" or "OTDA" shall mean the office of temporary and disabil-
     9  ity assistance.
    10    (c)  "EBT  card" shall mean an electronic benefit transfer card issued
    11  for access to benefits provided pursuant to this chapter.
    12    2. Within one year of the effective date of this section, the  commis-
    13  sioner  shall  develop  and implement a program to replace all EBT cards
    14  issued in the state  which  utilize  magnetic  strips  with  cards  that
    15  utilize  chip  technology.  The office shall coordinate with all commis-
    16  sioners of social services and EBT card  issuers  within  the  state  to
    17  implement such card replacement program.
    18    § 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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