New York S 4695: Relates to enacting the intergenerational poverty mitigation act

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S04695 Summary:

BILL NOS04695 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCLEARE

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Add Art 10-E §§484 - 484-c, Soc Serv L

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Relates to enacting the intergenerational poverty mitigation act; creates a commission to study intergenerational poverty and a pilot program to address intergenerational poverty subject to appropriation.

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BILL NOS04695 

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02/11/2025REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4695

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 11, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to enacting the
 intergenerational poverty mitigation act

 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 article
 2 10-E to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 10-E
 4 INTERGENERATIONAL POVERTY MITIGATION ACT
 5 Section 484. Short title.
 6 484-a. Definitions.
 7 484-b. New York intergenerational welfare reform commission.
 8 484-c. Establishment of intergenerational poverty plan implemen-
 9 tation pilot program.
 10 § 484. Short title. This article shall be known as the "Intergenera-
 11 tional poverty mitigation act."
 12 § 484-a. Definitions. As used in this article:
 13 1. "Cycle of poverty" or "poverty cycle" means the set of factors or
 14 events by which the long-term poverty of a person is likely to continue
 15 and be experienced by each child of the person when the child becomes an
 16 adult unless there is outside intervention.
 17 2. (a) "Intergenerational poverty" means poverty in which two or more
 18 successive generations of a family continue in the cycle of poverty and
 19 government dependence.
 20 (b) "Intergenerational poverty" does not include situational poverty
 21 that: (i) is generally traceable to a specific incident or time period
 22 within the lifetime of a person; and (ii) is not continued to the next
 23 generation.
 24 3. "Poverty" means the state of a person who lacks a usual or socially
 25 acceptable amount of money or material possessions as demonstrated by

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07803-01-5

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 1 the person's income level being at or below the United States poverty
 2 level as defined by the most recently revised poverty income guidelines
 3 published by the United States department of health and human services.
 4 § 484-b. New York intergenerational welfare reform commission. 1.
 5 There is hereby created the New York intergenerational welfare reform
 6 commission composed of the following nine members: (a) one member
 7 appointed by the commissioner; (b) two members to be appointed by the
 8 governor; (c) three members to be appointed by the temporary president
 9 of the senate; and (d) three members to be appointed by the speaker of
 10 the assembly.
 11 2. The appointee of the commissioner shall serve as chair of the
 12 commission. The chair is responsible for: (a) the call and conduct of
 13 meetings at least four times per year; (b) calling additional meetings
 14 upon request by a majority of the commission's members; and (c) delegat-
 15 ing duties to other members of the commission.
 16 3. A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum of
 17 the commission at any meeting and the action of the majority of members
 18 present is the action of the commission.
 19 4. The department shall provide staff support to the commission as
 20 requested.
 21 5. The commission's purpose is to: (a) collaborate in sharing and
 22 analyzing data and information regarding intergenerational poverty in
 23 the state with a primary focus on data and information regarding chil-
 24 dren who are at risk of continuing the cycle of poverty and welfare
 25 dependency unless outside intervention is made; (b) e