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                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
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Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to eligibility  for
  public assistance

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision  14  of  section  131  of  the
social services law, as amended by section 152 of subpart B of part C of
chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (a)  Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or other law to the
contrary, no public assistance shall be given to any individual  who  is
(i) fleeing to avoid prosecution or custody or conviction under the laws
of  the place from which the individual flees for a crime, or an attempt
to commit a crime, [which is a felony] under the laws of the place  from
which  the  individual  flees [or which, in the case of the state of New
Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the laws  of  such  state]  or  (ii)
violating  a  condition  of probation or parole imposed under federal or
state law.
  S 2. Subdivision 5 of section 136 of the social services law, as added
by section 25 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997,  is  amended
to read as follows:
  5.  A  social  services official shall disclose to a federal, state or
local law enforcement officer, upon request of the officer, the  current
address  OR  ANY OTHER INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR THE APPREHENSION of any
APPLICANT OR recipient of family assistance, or safety net assistance if
the duties of the officer include the location or  apprehension  of  the
APPLICANT  OR  recipient  and  the officer furnishes the social services
official with the name of the APPLICANT OR recipient  and  notifies  the
agency that such APPLICANT OR recipient is fleeing to avoid prosecution,
custody  or  confinement  after  conviction, under the laws of the place

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

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from which the APPLICANT OR recipient is fleeing,  for  a  crime  or  an
attempt  to  commit  a  crime which is a felony OR MISDEMEANOR under the
laws of the place from which the APPLICANT OR recipient is fleeing,  [or
which,  in  the  case  of the state of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor
under the laws of that state,] or is violating a condition of  probation
or  parole  imposed under a federal or state law or has information that
is necessary for the officer to conduct his or her official duties.   In
a request for disclosure pursuant to this subdivision, such law enforce-
ment  officer  shall endeavor to include identifying information to help
ensure that the social services official discloses only the  address  of
the person sought and not the address of a person with the same or simi-
lar name.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.