New York A 1593: Relates to mandatory training curriculum

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A01593 Summary:

BILL NOA01593 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSROtis

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MLTSPNSR

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Rpld §303-a, add §131-y, Soc Serv L

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Relates to state assistance for food and vet expenses for guide dogs, hearing dogs and service dogs of individuals qualifying for social services; requires regulations set an amount of no less than $50 a month; clarifies that service dogs do not have to be certified to qualify for such benefits.

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BILL NOA01593 

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01/10/2025referred to social services

01/07/2026referred to social services

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1593

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 10, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, OTIS -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to assistance for
 guide dogs, hearing dogs and service dogs and to repeal section 303-a
 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. Section 303-a of the social services law is REPEALED and a
 2 new section 131-y is added to read as follows:
 3 § 131-y. Assistance for guide dogs, hearing dogs and service dogs. 1.
 4 It shall be the duty of the social services official to provide assist-
 5 ance, in accordance with regulations of the department, to a person with
 6 a disability using a guide dog, hearing dog or service dog who has been
 7 determined to be eligible for or is receiving, including but not limited
 8 to, federal supplemental security income benefits, supplemental nutri-
 9 tion assistance program benefits, medical assistance for needy persons
 10 and/or additional state payments under this chapter, for the purchase of
 11 food and the cost of veterinarian expenses for such dog.
 12 2. Such regulations of the department shall fix an amount of not less
 13 than fifty dollars a month, and the method and frequency of distribution
 14 and procedures for the determination and periodical redetermination of
 15 eligibility for such assistance.
 16 3. Such assistance shall not be granted to any person for whom earned
 17 income has been exempted for such purpose pursuant to federal law or
 18 regulation.
 19 4. The full amount properly expended by social services districts
 20 under this section, including costs of administration, shall be reim-
 21 bursed by the state.
 22 5. For purposes of this section, "service dog" shall mean any dog,
 23 regardless of certification, under the control of the person using or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04670-01-5

 A. 1593 2

 1 training it and that has been or is being individually trained to do
 2 work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability.
 3 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 4 it shall have become a law.

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