Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 18, 2015 |
signed chap.562 |
Dec 07, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 16, 2015 |
returned to senate passed assembly |
Jun 11, 2015 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.227 substituted for a4250 |
May 28, 2015 |
referred to social services delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 27, 2015 |
ordered to third reading cal.991 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Feb 13, 2015 |
referred to social services |
Senate Bill S3596
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
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co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2015-S3596 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S3596 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3596 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to clarifying notice requirements, conciliation procedures and sanctions in cases when the recipient of public assistance programs refuses to comply with employment program requirements in a city having a population of one million or more persons PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The bill enables New York City to promote re-engagement of welfare recipients in welfare work activities to-either avoid or end sanctions. This bill shifts the focus of the local district to re-engaging clients as soon as Possible in work activities and facilitates the transition from welfare to work. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill will only apply for the City of New York § 1 - Adds new Section 341-a of the Social Services Law pertaining to conciliation and refusal to participate in requirements for public assistance employment programs: *require agency to determine if there is an exemption, lack of child care or transportation or an accommodation for disability before
2015-S3596 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3596 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- 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 clarifying notice requirements, conciliation procedures and sanctions in cases when the recipient of public assistance programs refuses to comply with employment program requirements in a city having a population of one million or more persons THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 341-a to read as follows: S 341-A. RE-ENGAGEMENT; CONCILIATION; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE. 1. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO PERSONS WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE PEOPLE. 2. (A) CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATIONS AND THIS TITLE, IF A PARTICIPANT HAS FAILED OR REFUSED TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS TITLE AND THE DISTRICT HAS DETERMINED THAT HE OR SHE IS NOT EXEMPT FROM SUCH REQUIREMENTS AND HAS VERIFIED THAT APPROPRIATE CHILD CARE, TRANSPORTATION, AND ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DISABILITY WERE IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF SUCH FAILURE OR REFUSAL, THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL ISSUE A RE-ENGAGEMENT NOTICE IN PLAIN LANGUAGE INDICATING THAT SUCH FAILURE OR REFUSAL HAS TAKEN PLACE AND OF THE RIGHT OF SUCH PARTICIPANT TO AVOID A PRO-RATA REDUCTION IN PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BENEFITS THROUGH THE RE-ENGAGEMENT PROCESS. "RE-ENGAGEMENT PROCESS" SHALL MEAN THE PROCESS THROUGH WHICH A PARTICIPANT MAY AVOID A PRO-RATA REDUCTION IN PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BENEFITS BY AGREEING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS TITLE CONSISTENT WITH ANY MEDICAL CONDITION WHICH MAY LIMIT THE INDIVID- UAL'S ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN WORK ACTIVITIES, BY NOTIFYING THE DISTRICT THAT HE OR SHE HAS BECOME EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS TITLE, OR BY RESOLVING THE REASONS FOR SUCH FAILURE OR REFUSAL AT A CONCILIATION CONFERENCE. THE NOTICE SHALL INDICATE THAT THE PARTICIPANT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04861-01-5
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