Bill Text: NY A05600 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5600 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to excluding cost-of-living adjustments in determining eligibility for certain programs

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to social services [A05600 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A05600-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5600
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 13, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. BOYLAND -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Social Services
       AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to excluding  cost-
         of-living adjustments in determining eligibility for certain programs
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
    2  34-b to read as follows:
    3    S  34-B.  COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS EXCLUDED IN DETERMINING ELIGIBIL-
    4  ITY. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE  CONTRARY,
    5  A  COST-OF-LIVING  ADJUSTMENT TO A CHILD SUPPORT ORDER SHALL BE EXCLUDED
    6  IN DETERMINING A PERSON'S ELIGIBILITY FOR ANY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM  ESTAB-
    7  LISHED AND ADMINISTERED UNDER THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS JUDICIAL LAW, RULE OR
    8  REGULATION REQUIRES THAT SUCH COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT BE CONSIDERED IN
    9  DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR SUCH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
   10    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
   11  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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