Bill Text: NY A10420 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to the creation of a self-sufficiency standard study regarding how much income is needed for a family of a given composition in a given geographic location to adequately meet its basic needs without public or private assistance.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-02 - reported referred to ways and means [A10420 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A10420-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10420 IN ASSEMBLY May 26, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the creation of a self-sufficiency standard study 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 2 131-bb to read as follows: 3 § 131-bb. Self-sufficiency standard study. 1. (a) A self-sufficiency 4 standard measures how much income is needed for a family of a given 5 composition in a given geographic location to adequately meet its basic 6 needs without public or private assistance. 7 (b) A self-sufficiency standard is a tool that can be used to: (i) 8 create a benchmark for measuring the effectiveness of anti-poverty 9 programs and policies; (ii) determine effective ways to allocate 10 resources that will lead to economic development that results in living 11 wage jobs; (iii) target the development of training and industries that 12 result in higher-wage jobs for New Yorkers; (iv) enhance education, job 13 training, and skills development programs; (v) counsel clients transi- 14 tioning from welfare and unemployment, through workforce development 15 programs and education and training, into self-sufficiency wage jobs; 16 and (vi) enhance online "budget calculator" tools that enable users to 17 strategize combinations of public and private supports and subsidies, 18 with training and education, and/or employment, to increase income and 19 economic security. 20 2. The department of labor shall contract with a third party, that 21 meets the requirements in subdivision four of this section, for the 22 collection and analysis of data that results in the calculation of basic 23 needs budgets. 24 3. Calculation of standard of basic needs budgets. (a) Standards of 25 basic needs budgets shall (i) measure the necessary income required to 26 maintain self-sufficiency without additional public or private support; 27 (ii) account for family size and composition; and (iii) utilize, to the 28 extent such information is available, the most up to date costs of basic EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13663-02-6A. 10420 2 1 needs, including but not limited to housing, food, transportation, 2 health care, and child care, as well as taxes and tax credits, including 3 local, state and federal taxes and tax credits. 4 (b) In calculating the standard of basic needs budget, the contractor 5 shall utilize, to the extent practicable, data that is nationally stand- 6 ardized, calculated annually, and from reliable government or 7 academic/scholarly sources, such as the United States census bureau, 8 United States department of housing and urban development, or any other 9 data reported to state and federal agencies using standardized methodol- 10 ogy. These budgets should be varied geographically, by county, and data 11 permitting, sub-county areas, for every region in the state. 12 4. Third-party contractor. To the extent practicable, the third party 13 contractor shall have the following characteristics: 14 (a) at least twenty years' continuous experience in calculating a 15 standard of basic needs budget, or substantially similar measurement, 16 and related analyses; 17 (b) has performed such calculations for no fewer than thirty states, 18 including New York state; 19 (c) can demonstrate a proven record of having produced such calcu- 20 lations and reports, within the budget and time constraints of previous 21 contracts; and 22 (d) is located in or affiliated with a college or university and/or is 23 managed by an individual or individuals with relevant skills, experi- 24 ence, and education that qualifies him or her to calculate the informa- 25 tion required by this section. 26 5. The department of labor shall submit a report of the findings 27 required in subdivisions two and three of this section to the governor, 28 the speaker of the assembly and the temporary president of the senate, 29 no later than September first, two thousand sixteen and biennially ther- 30 eafter. 31 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding 32 the date on which it shall have become a law.
