New York A 4352: Allows leave of absence to employees for HIV testing

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A04352 Summary:

BILL NOA04352 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRCruz, Hooks

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§131-a, 131-c & 131-n, Soc Serv L

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Relates to determination of public assistance eligibility; reduces time frame for determinations on safety net assistance.

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BILL NOA04352 

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02/04/2025referred to social services

01/07/2026referred to social services

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4352

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to determination of
 public assistance eligibility and amounts

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 of
 2 section 131-a of the social services law, as amended by section 3 of
 3 part U of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (ii) fifty percent of the earned income for such month of any appli-
 5 cant, recipient, or relative applying for and receiving aid pursuant to
 6 such program; provided, however, that such percentage amount shall be
 7 adjusted in June of each year to reflect changes in the most recently
 8 issued poverty guidelines of the United States Bureau of the Census,
 9 such that a household of three without special needs, living in a heated
 10 apartment in New York city and without unearned income would become
 11 ineligible for assistance with gross earnings equal to the poverty level
 12 in such guidelines;
 13 § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 of section 131-a of the social
 14 services law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (xiv) to read as
 15 follows:
 16 (xiv) any unearned income of a child when the parent or non-parent
 17 caregiver chooses to exclude such child from the public assistance
 18 household pursuant to subdivision one of section one hundred
 19 thirty-one-c of this title.
 20 § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 131-c of the social services law, as
 21 added by chapter 42 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
 22 1. For the purposes of determining eligibility for and the amount of
 23 assistance payable, the social services district shall, when a minor is
 24 named as an applicant for public assistance, require that [his or her]
 25 such minor's parents [and minor brothers and sisters] also apply for

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08814-01-5

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 1 assistance and be included in the household for purposes of determining
 2 eligibility and grant amounts, if such individuals reside in the same
 3 dwelling unit as the minor applying for assistance. Any income of or
 4 available for such parents[, brothers and sisters] which is not disre-
 5 garded under subdivision eight of section one hundred thirty-one-a of
 6 this [article] title, shall be considered available to such household.
 7 [The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to individuals] A
 8 parent or non-parent caregiver may choose to exclude any other child or
 9 children residing in the same dwelling unit from the public assistance
 10 household. Individuals who are recipients of federal supplemental secu-
 11 rity income benefits or receive additional state payments pursuant to
 12 this chapter, [or to individuals whose relationship to the minor is that
 13 of stepbrother or stepsister, or to any other individuals whose needs
 14 are excluded pursuant to department regulations consistent with federal
 15 law and regulations] shall not be included in the public assistance
 16 household.
 17 § 4. Subdivision 1 of section 131-n of the social services law, as
 18 amended by section 5 of part U of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is
 19 amended to read as follows:
 20 1. [The following resources] Any assets held by the household shall be
 21 exempt and disregarded in calculating the amount of benefits