Sponsor:
KRUEGER
Committee: WAYS AND MEANS
Law Section: Social Services Law
Committee: WAYS AND MEANS
Law Section: Social Services Law
S6680 Summary
Provides for a uniform allowable resource exemption and disregard for an applicant or recipient with an automobile. Provides for a uniform allowable resource exemption and disregard for an applicant or recipient with an automobile.S6680 Actions
S6680 - VETOED MEMO.6793 - Aug 30, 2010S6680 - DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR - Aug 18, 2010
S6680 - ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.507 - Jul 1, 2010
S6680 - PASSED ASSEMBLY - Jul 1, 2010
S6680 - RETURNED TO SENATE - Jul 1, 2010
S6680 - PASSED SENATE - Jun 17, 2010
S6680 - DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY - Jun 17, 2010
S6680 - REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS - Jun 17, 2010
S6680 - ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1015 - Jun 16, 2010
S6680 - COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES - Jun 15, 2010
S6680 - NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED - May 3, 2010
S6680 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE - Feb 23, 2010
S6680 - REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES - Jan 26, 2010
S6680 Committee Meetings
Rules: Jun 17, 2010: Chair: Malcolm Smith
/ Location: Off the Floor
Social Services: Feb 9, 2010: Chair: Daniel Squadron
/ Location: Room 123 Capitol
Social Services: Feb 9, 2010: Chair: Daniel Squadron
/ Location: Room 123 Capitol
Social Services: Feb 23, 2010: Chair: Daniel Squadron
/ Location: 124 CAP
Social Services: Feb 23, 2010: Chair: Daniel Squadron
/ Location: 124 CAP
S6680 Calendars
S6680 Votes
Vote: Floor
- Jun 17, 2010
Ayes (38): ADAMS, ADDABBO, AUBERTINE, BRESLIN, DIAZ, DILAN, DUANE, ESPADA, FOLEY, FUSCHILLO, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HUNTLEY, JOHNSON C, JOHNSON O, KLEIN, KRUEGER, KRUGER, LANZA, LITTLE, MCDONALD, MONTGOMERY, ONORATO, OPPENHEIMER, PADAVAN, PARKER, Peralta, PERKINS, SAMPSON, SAVINO, SCHNEIDERMAN, SERRANO, SMITH, SQUADRON, STACHOWSKI, STAVISKY, STEWART-COUSINS, THOMPSON, VALESKY
Nays (23): ALESI, BONACIC, DEFRANCISCO, FARLEY, FLANAGAN, GOLDEN, GRIFFO, HANNON, LARKIN, LAVALLE, LEIBELL, LIBOUS, MARCELLINO, MAZIARZ, NOZZOLIO, RANZENHOFER, ROBACH, SALAND, SEWARD, SKELOS, VOLKER, WINNER, YOUNG
Excused (1): MORAHAN
S6680 Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6680
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the social services law, in relation to certain exempt assets for public assistance eligibility
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To provide for a uniform allowable resource exemption and disregard for an applicant or recipient with an automobile.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Subdivision 1 of section 131-n of the social services law, as am.ended by chapter 373 of laws of 2003, is amended to provide and automobile resource disregard up to nine thousand three hundred dollars fair market value.
JUSTIFICATION : The current law provides a two tier system for determining the automobile resource disregard when calculating the amount of benefits of any household under public assistance programs. The law provides a lower amount unless the automobile is being used to seek or retain employment. The current structure does not adequately contemplate the effects of inflation or other auto uses such as the pursuit of education. This legislation will provide a uniform automobile resource limit that is practical and fair to those individual. who depend on their cars to facilitate their struggle out of poverty.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS : None.
EFFECTIVE DATE : This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 131-n of the social services law made by section one of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such section pursuant to section 153 of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, as amended.
S6680 Text
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K6680
I N SENATE January 26, 2010
Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- 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 certain exempt assets for public assistance eligibility
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 131-n of the social services law, as amended by chapter 373 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
1. The following resources shall be exempt and disregarded in calcu lating the amount of benefits of any household under any public assist ance program: (a) cash and liquid or nonliquid resources up to two thou sand dollars, or three thousand dollars in the case of households in which any member is sixty years of age or older, (b) an amount up to four thousand six hundred fifty dollars in a separate bank account established by an individual while currently in receipt of assistance for the sole purpose of enabling the individual to purchase a first or replacement vehicle for the recipient to seek, obtain or maintain employment, so long as the funds are not used for any other purpose, (c) an amount up to one thousand four hundred dollars in a separate bank account established by an individual while currently in receipt of assistance for the purpose of paying tuition at a two-year accredited post-secondary educational institution, so long as the funds are not used for any other purpose, (d) the home which is the usual residence of the household, (e) one automobile, up to [four thousand six hundred fifty dollars fair market value, provided, however, that if the automo bile is needed for the applicant or recipient to seek or retain employ ment or travel to and from work activities as defined in section three hundred thirty-six of this chapter, the automobile exemption shall be increased to] nine thousand three hundred dollars FAIR MARKET VALUE, or such other higher dollar value as the local social services district may elect to adopt, (f) one burial plot per household member as defined in department regulations, (g) bona fide funeral agreements up to a total of one thousand five hundred dollars in equity value per household EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00471-01-9
S. 6680 2 member, (h) funds in an individual development account established in accordance with subdivision five of section three hundred fifty-eight of this chapter and section four hundred three of the social security act and (i) for a period of six months, real property which the household is making a good faith effort to sell, in accordance with department regu lations and tangible personal property necessary for business or for employment purposes in accordance with department regulations. If feder al law or regulations require the exemption or disregard of additional income and resources in determining need for family assistance, or medical assistance not exempted or disregarded pursuant to any other provision of this chapter, the department may, by regulations subject to the approval of the director of the budget, require social services officials to exempt or disregard such income and resources. Refunds resulting from earned income tax credits shall be disregarded in public assistance programs.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend ments to subdivision 1 of section 131-n of the social services law made by section one of this act shall be subject to the expiration and rever sion of such section pursuant to section 153 of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, as amended.
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