Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 17, 2016 |
committed to rules |
May 09, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
May 05, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
May 04, 2016 |
1st report cal.664 |
Feb 08, 2016 |
print number 1981a |
Feb 08, 2016 |
amend and recommit to social services |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to social services |
Jun 25, 2015 |
committed to rules |
Mar 30, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 26, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 25, 2015 |
1st report cal.306 |
Jan 21, 2015 |
referred to social services |
Senate Bill S1981A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
Bill Amendments
2015-S1981 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §97, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
-
S6665
2015-S1981 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1981 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the low-income home energy assistance program PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To ensure that the office of temporary and disability assistance, in submitting the annual plan for the low income home energy assistance program to the federal government, will utilize the maximum reductions to income in determining income eligibility. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subdivision 1 of Section 97 of the social services law to direct that, after January 1, 2016, the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) shall utilize a definition of net income in their annual LIHEAP plan which allows for the most expansive deductions from gross income in order to retain eligibility under the plan. Section 2 provides the effective date of the legislation. JUSTIFICATION: The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federally
2015-S1981 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1981 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 21, 2015 ___________ 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 the low-income home energy assistance program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 97 of the social services law, as added by chapter 785 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows: 1. The [department] OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE is authorized to develop and submit to the governor the application and plan required by title twenty-six of the federal omnibus budget recon- ciliation act of nineteen hundred eighty-one, and to amend and to take whatever other action may be necessary with respect to such plan, including, but not limited to, acting for the state in any negotiations relative to the submission of such plan, and making such arrangements and taking such action, not inconsistent with law, as may be required to submit, implement, administer and operate such plan, and to secure for the state the benefits available under such act. FOR PLANS SUBMITTED AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, SUCH OFFICE SHALL EVALUATE INCOME ELIGIBILITY PURSUANT TO A DEFINITION OF NET INCOME, OR PURSUANT TO A DEFINITION OF ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME WHICH INCORPORATES GROSS INCOME REDUCTIONS TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL PLAN ELIGIBIL- ITY REQUIREMENTS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06192-01-5
2015-S1981A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §97, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
-
S6665
2015-S1981A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1981A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the low-income home energy assistance program PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To ensure that the office of temporary and disability assistance, in submitting the annual plan for the low income home energy assistance program to the federal government, will utilize the maximum reductions to income in determining income eligibility. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends subdivision 1 of Section 97 of the social services law to direct that, after the first of January next succeeding the effective date of the chapter of laws of 2016 that amended this subdivision, the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) shall utilize a definition of net income in their annual LIHEAP plan which allows for the most expansive deductions from gross income in order to retain eligibility under the plan. Section 2 provides the effective date of the legislation.
2015-S1981A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1981--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 21, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services -- recom- mitted to the Committee on Social Services in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the low-income home energy assistance program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 97 of the social services law, as added by chapter 785 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows: 1. The [department] OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE is authorized to develop and submit to the governor the application and plan required by title twenty-six of the federal omnibus budget recon- ciliation act of nineteen hundred eighty-one, and to amend and to take whatever other action may be necessary with respect to such plan, including, but not limited to, acting for the state in any negotiations relative to the submission of such plan, and making such arrangements and taking such action, not inconsistent with law, as may be required to submit, implement, administer and operate such plan, and to secure for the state the benefits available under such act. FOR PLANS SUBMITTED AFTER THE FIRST OF JANUARY NEXT SUCCEEDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN THAT AMENDED THIS SUBDIVI- SION, SUCH OFFICE SHALL EVALUATE INCOME ELIGIBILITY PURSUANT TO A DEFI- NITION OF NET INCOME, OR PURSUANT TO A DEFINITION OF ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME WHICH INCORPORATES GROSS INCOME REDUCTIONS TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL PLAN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06192-02-6
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