Bill Text: NY A04332 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to monthly grants and allowances of public assistance and repeals certain provisions of such law relating thereto.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to social services [A04332 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A04332-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4332 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 4, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI, AUBRY, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, PRETLOW -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to monthly grants and allowances of public assistance; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (a), (a-1), (a-2), (a-3) and (a-4) of subdivi- 2 sion 2 of section 131-a of the social services law, paragraph (a) as 3 amended and paragraph (a-1) as added by section 1 of part Y of chapter 4 57 of the laws of 2009, paragraph (a-2) as amended by section 1 of part 5 U of chapter 58 of the laws of 2011, paragraph (a-3) as amended and 6 paragraph (a-4) as added by section 1 of part D of chapter 57 of the 7 laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows: 8 (a) [Through June thirtieth, two thousand nine, the following schedule9shall be the standard of monthly need for determining eligibility for10all categories of assistance in and by all social services districts:11Number of Persons in Household12One Two Three Four Five Six13$112 $179 $238 $307 $379 $43814For each additional person in the household there shall be added an15additional amount of sixty dollars monthly.16(a-1) For the period beginning July first, two thousand nine and17ending June thirtieth, two thousand ten, the following schedule shall be18the standard of monthly need for determining eligibility for all catego-19ries of assistance in and by all social services districts:20Number of Persons in Household21One Two Three Four Five Six22$126 $201 $268 $345 $426 $492EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01063-01-9A. 4332 2 1For each additional person in the household there shall be added an2additional amount of sixty-seven dollars monthly.3(a-2) For the period beginning July first, two thousand ten and ending4June thirtieth, two thousand twelve, the following schedule shall be the5standard of monthly need for determining eligibility for all categories6of assistance in and by all social services districts:7Number of Persons in Household8One Two Three Four Five Six9$141 $225 $300 $386 $477 $55110For each additional person in the household there shall be added an11additional amount of seventy-five dollars monthly.12(a-3) For the period beginning July first, two thousand twelve and13ending September thirtieth, two thousand twelve, the following schedule14shall be the standard of monthly need for determining eligibility for15all categories of assistance in and by all social services districts:16Number of Persons in Household17One Two Three Four Five Six18$150 $239 $317 $409 $505 $58319For each additional person in the household there shall be added an20additional amount of eighty dollars monthly.21(a-4)] For the period beginning October first, two thousand twelve and 22 thereafter, the following shall be the standard of monthly need for 23 determining eligibility for all categories of assistance in and by all 24 social services districts: 25 Number of Persons in Household 26 One Two Three Four Five Six 27 $158 $252 $336 $433 $534 $617 28 For each additional person in the household there shall be added an 29 additional amount of eighty-five dollars monthly. 30 § 2. Paragraphs (a), (a-1), (a-2), (a-3) and (a-4) of subdivision 3 of 31 section 131-a of the social services law, paragraph (a) as amended by 32 and subdivision (a-1) as added by section 2 of part Y of chapter 57 of 33 the laws of 2009, paragraph (a-2) as amended by section 3 of part U of 34 chapter 58 of the laws of 2011, and paragraph (a-3) as amended by and 35 paragraph (a-4) as added by section 2 of part D of chapter 57 of the 36 laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows: 37 (a) [Through June thirtieth, two thousand nine, persons and families38determined to be eligible by the application of the standard of need39prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of this section, less40any available income or resources which are not required to be disre-41garded by other provisions of this chapter, shall receive maximum month-42ly grants and allowances in all social services districts, in accordance43with the following schedule, for public assistance:44Number of Persons in Household45One Two Three Four Five Six46$112 $179 $238 $307 $379 $43847For each additional eligible needy person in the household there shall48be an additional allowance of sixty dollars monthly.49(a-1) For the period beginning July first, two thousand nine and50ending June thirtieth, two thousand ten, persons and families determined51to be eligible by the application of the standard of need prescribed by52the provisions of subdivision two of this section, less any available53income or resources which are not required to be disregarded by other54provisions of this chapter, shall receive maximum monthly grants and55allowances in all social services districts, in accordance with the56following schedule, for public assistance:A. 4332 3 1Number of Persons in Household2One Two Three Four Five Six3$126 $201 $268 $345 $426 $4924For each additional person in the household there shall be added an5additional amount of sixty-seven dollars monthly.6(a-2) For the period beginning July first, two thousand ten and ending7June thirtieth, two thousand twelve, persons and families determined to8be eligible by the application of the standard of need prescribed by the9provisions of subdivision two of this section, less any available income10or resources which are not required to be disregarded by other11provisions of this chapter, shall receive maximum monthly grants and12allowances in all social services districts, in accordance with the13following schedule, for public assistance:14Number of Persons in Household15One Two Three Four Five Six16$141 $225 $300 $386 $477 $55117For each additional person in the household there shall be added an18additional amount of seventy-five dollars monthly.19(a-3) For the period beginning July first, two thousand twelve and20ending September thirtieth, two thousand twelve, persons and families21determined to be eligible by the application of the standard of need22prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of this section, less23any available income or resources which are not required to be disre-24garded by other provisions of this chapter, shall receive maximum month-25ly grants and allowances in all social services districts, in accordance26with the following schedule, for public assistance:27Number of Persons in Household28One Two Three Four Five Six29$150 $239 $317 $409 $505 $58330For each additional person in the household there shall be added an31additional amount of eighty dollars monthly.32(a-4)] For the period beginning October first, two thousand twelve and 33 thereafter, persons and families determined to be eligible by the appli- 34 cation of the standard of need prescribed by the provisions of subdivi- 35 sion two of this section, less any available income or resources which 36 are not required to be disregarded by other provisions of this chapter, 37 shall receive maximum monthly grants and allowances in all social 38 services districts, in accordance with the following schedule, for 39 public assistance: 40 Number of Persons in Household 41 One Two Three Four Five Six 42 $158 $252 $336 $433 $534 $617 43 For each additional person in the household there shall be added an 44 additional amount of eighty-five dollars monthly. 45 § 3. Subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 of 46 section 131-a of the social services law, subparagraph (ii) as amended 47 by section 12 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997 and subpara- 48 graph (iii) as amended by chapter 246 of the laws of 2002, are amended 49 to read as follows: 50 (ii) from the earned income of any child or relative applying for or 51 receiving aid pursuant to such program, or of any other individual 52 living in the same household as such relative and child whose needs are 53 taken into account in making such determination, the first [ninety] two 54 hundred dollars of the total of such earned income for such month; 55 (iii) [forty-two] sixty-seven percent of the earned income for such 56 month of any applicant or recipient [in a household containing a depend-A. 4332 4 1ent child] which remains after application of all other subparagraphs of 2 this paragraph[; provided, however, that such percentage amount shall be3adjusted in June of each year, commencing in nineteen hundred ninety-4eight, to reflect changes in the most recently issued poverty guidelines5of the United States Bureau of the Census, such that a household of6three without special needs, living in a heated apartment in New York7city and without unearned income would become ineligible for assistance8with gross earnings equal to the poverty level in such guidelines;] 9 provided, however, that no assistance shall be given to any household 10 with gross earned and unearned income, exclusive of income described in 11 subparagraphs (i) and (vi) of this paragraph, in excess of such poverty 12 level; 13 § 4. Subdivision 10 of section 131-a of the social services law is 14 REPEALED. 15 § 5. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding 16 the date on which it shall have become a law.
