Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 04, 2012 |
referred to social services delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 30, 2012 |
advanced to third reading |
May 23, 2012 |
2nd report cal. |
May 22, 2012 |
1st report cal.870 |
Apr 04, 2012 |
referred to social services |
Senate Bill S6882
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 60th Senate District
2011-S6882 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9492
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Social Services
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §22, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S2611, A5630
2015-2016: S3084, A5111
2017-2018: S547, A4259
2019-2020: S904, A5463
2021-2022: A4872
2023-2024: A1729
2011-S6882 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6882 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to permitting appeals to the department to be conducted by means of a conference tele- phone, video conference or similar communications systems with and by independent hearing officers PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to enable the commissioner of the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) to embrace existing technolo- gy, reduce administrative costs, increase efficiencies, and provide a faster and more efficient fair hearing process for the benefit of all parties by conducting appeal hearings using teleconferencing or video conferencing equipment or independent fair hearing officers. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would enable the commissioner of the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) to conduct appeals using teleconferencing or video conferencing equipment, or use independent fair hearing offi- cers for due process hearings. JUSTIFICATION: Currently, OTDA conducts all fair hearing appeals using members of the commissioner's staff. As a result, fair hearings are sometimes delayed for several weeks pending the scheduling of these hearings. In addi-
2011-S6882 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6882 I N S E N A T E April 4, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- 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 permitting appeals to the department to be conducted by means of a conference telephone, video conference or similar communications systems with and by independent hearing officers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 22 of the social services law, as added by chapter 473 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows: 2. In connection with any appeal pursuant to this section, with or without a fair hearing, the commissioner may designate and authorize one or more appropriate members of his staff OR INDEPENDENT FAIR HEARING OFFICERS to consider and decide such appeals. Any staff member OR INDE- PENDENT FAIR HEARING OFFICER so designated and authorized shall have authority to decide such appeals on behalf of the commissioner with the same force and effect as if the commissioner had made the decisions. Fair hearings held in connection with such appeals shall be held on behalf of the commissioner by members of his staff OR INDEPENDENT FAIR HEARING OFFICERS who are employed for such purposes or who have been designated and authorized by him therefor. THE FAIR HEARING MAY BE CONDUCTED BY MEANS OF A CONFERENCE TELEPHONE, VIDEO CONFERENCE EQUIPMENT OR SIMILAR COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ALLOWING ALL PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN SUCH HEARING TO HEAR EACH OTHER AT THE SAME TIME. The provisions of this subdivision shall apply to fair hearings conducted pursuant to subdivision eight of section four hundred twenty-two of this chapter, and to any hearing required pursuant to this chapter concerning the denial, suspension or revocation of any permit, certificate or license, and to any hearing held pursuant to section four hundred fifty-five of this chapter. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that the commissioner may promulgate any rules or regulations necessary for the implementation of this act before this act shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14711-01-2
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