Relates to distribution of federal bonus awards relative to food stamp programs to local social services districts.

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A9720-2011 Actions

• Jun 14, 2012: substituted by s452
• Jun 14, 2012: rules report cal.212
• Jun 14, 2012: reported
• Jun 13, 2012: reported referred to rules
• Jun 12, 2012: reported referred to ways and means
• Mar 27, 2012: referred to social services

A9720-2011 Text

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

                                    9720

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                               March 27, 2012
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  TITUS, WEPRIN, CLARK, AUBRY, PEOPLES-STOKES,
    JACOBS, MARKEY, CASTRO -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  BOYLAND,
    BRENNAN,  GIBSON,  GLICK,  HIKIND,  NOLAN,  TITONE  --  read  once and
    referred to the Committee on Social Services

  AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to distribution  of
    federal  bonus  awards relative to food stamp programs to local social
    services districts

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


    Section  1. Section 95 of the social services law is amended by adding
  a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:

    12. (A) ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS OF  LAW  NOTWITHSTANDING,  IN  THE
  EVENT  THE  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS A BONUS BECAUSE OF SOCIAL SERVICES
  DISTRICTS' PERFORMANCE RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF FOOD STAMP  BENEFITS,
  THE  OFFICE  OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE SHALL DISTRIBUTE THE
  BONUS AS FOLLOWS:

    (I) THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE  MAY  RETAIN  OR
  PLACE  LIMITATIONS  ON  THE USE OF FIVE PERCENT OF THE ENTIRE BONUS. THE
  OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE MAY RETAIN, OR PLACE LIMI-
  TATIONS ON THE USE  OF  AN  ADDITIONAL  PORTION  OF  THE  ENTIRE  BONUS,
  PROVIDED  THAT  THE  OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE SHALL
  DETERMINE THE USE OF THIS ADDITIONAL  RETAINED  OR  LIMITED  PORTION  IN
  CONSULTATION WITH THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS.
    (II)  ANY  PORTION OF THE BONUS THAT IS NOT RETAINED OR LIMITED IN USE
  BY THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO SUBPAR-
  AGRAPH (I) OF THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL  BE  DISTRIBUTED  TO  LOCAL  SOCIAL
  SERVICES DISTRICTS IN PROPORTION TO THEIR CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS ACQUIRING
  THE  BONUS  AS  DETERMINED  BY  THE  OFFICE  OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY
  ASSISTANCE.
    (B) FUNDS DISTRIBUTED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF  PARAGRAPH  (A)
  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  MAY  BE  EXPENDED  BY  THE  LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES
  DISTRICT FOR ANY FOOD AND NUTRITION PURPOSE CONSISTENT WITH ITS AUTHORI-
  TY UNDER LAW.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD00719-01-1