New York S 2257: Extends the period given to certain applicants for public assistance benefits to request a fair hearing

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S02257 Summary:

BILL NOS02257 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03093

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSRWEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §332-b, Soc Serv L

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Extends the period given to certain applicants for public assistance benefits to request a fair hearing on a determination of their ability to participate in work activities from ten days to sixty days or within sixty days of receipt of a work activity assignment.

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BILL NOS02257 

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01/16/2025REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

04/29/20251ST REPORT CAL.732

04/30/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/01/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/05/2025PASSED SENATE

05/05/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/05/2025referred to ways and means

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2257

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, WEBB -- 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 extending the
 period given to certain applicants for public assistance benefits to
 request a fair hearing

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 332-b of the social services law,
 2 as added by section 148 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 6. When an applicant or recipient receives notification of the examin-
 5 ing medical professional's disability determination, [he or she] they
 6 shall also be notified of [his or her] the right to request a fair hear-
 7 ing within [ten] sixty days of such notice or within sixty days of
 8 receipt of a work activity assignment. If such applicant timely
 9 requests a fair hearing, no assignment to work activities pursuant to
 10 this title may be made or enforced pending such hearing and determi-
 11 nation unless the applicant or recipient agrees to a limited work
 12 assignment not inconsistent with the medical condition alleged by such
 13 person. Provided, however, that if a social services district has
 14 reason to believe that such recipient or applicant does not actually
 15 suffer from a work limiting condition, the district shall provide the
 16 applicant or recipient with notice of potential sanctions pursuant to
 17 subdivision three of section three hundred forty-two of this title, and
 18 provided further that recipients will be subject to sanctions pursuant
 19 to subdivision three of section three hundred forty-two of this title if
 20 the district determines, based on clear medical evidence, that there is
 21 no basis for the individual's claim that [he or she is] they are unable
 22 to fully engage in work activities, and that the individual inten-
 23 tionally misrepresented [his or her] their medical condition.
 24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04925-01-5

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