Assembly Bill A6968

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to social security income and eligibility in the EPIC program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A6968 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §241, Eld L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A3920

2013-A6968 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Excludes 50% of an individual's social security income from income calculations for purposes of determining eligibility in the EPIC program.

2013-A6968 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6968

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 29, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. WALTER, RAIA, BORELLI, CORWIN, FINCH -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.  McDONOUGH, OAKS -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Aging

AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to social security income and
  eligibility in the EPIC program

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 241 of the elder law is amended to
read as follows:
  3. "Income" shall mean "household gross income" as defined in the real
property  tax  circuit  breaker credit program, pursuant to subparagraph
(C) of paragraph one of subsection (e) of section six hundred six of the
tax law, but only shall include the income  of  program  applicants  and
spouses  and  shall  exclude  [the]:  (A) income of other members of the
household; AND
  (B) FIFTY PERCENT OF INCOME DERIVED FROM SOCIAL SECURITY  RECEIVED  BY
THE PROGRAM APPLICANT OR SPOUSE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09994-01-3

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