New York S 3467: Relates to the authority of the welfare inspector general to conduct investigations

Status: REFERRED TO FINANCE (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 3467

Sponsors: Pamela Helming

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S03467 Summary:

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Amd §48, Exec L

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Relates to the authority of the welfare inspector general to conduct investigations.

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01/27/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3467

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 27, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the authority of the
 welfare inspector general to conduct investigations

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 48 of the executive law, as
 2 amended by chapter 754 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 5. [On the initiative of the office and at] At the direction of the
 5 welfare inspector general, to conduct any investigation: of the oper-
 6 ations of the state social services department and local social services
 7 districts, the state health department and local health departments, and
 8 the state department of mental hygiene and community mental health
 9 boards in order to insure proper expenditure of welfare funds; of
 10 violations of the welfare system; of failure to prosecute welfare
 11 frauds; of failure to enforce the state's laws regarding the employment
 12 of welfare recipients in available employment; of failure of local offi-
 13 cials and employees to comply with state law, rules, and regulations
 14 regarding welfare administration which shall be deemed to include
 15 medical assistance, and other matters relating thereto.
 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07342-01-5

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