New York A 677: Provides that a student enrolled in a school, regardless of age, who is engaged in sexual conduct with an employee or volunteer is deemed incapable of consent

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A00677 Summary:

BILL NOA00677 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06545

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SPONSORHevesi

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §213, Soc Serv L

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Relates to additional state payment assistance; provides that where there is no agreement in effect for federal administration of additional state payments the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance is responsible for providing assistance to applicants for or recipients of such payments as it relates to applying for, modifying or maintaining such benefits.

Go to top A00677 Actions:

BILL NOA00677 

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01/08/2025referred to social services

02/25/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA00677 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:SOCIAL SERVICES Chair:Davila 
DATE:02/25/2025AYE/NAY:13/4 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means DavilaAyeMolitorNay

SolagesAyeSimpsonNay

EichensteinAyeMcDonoughExcused

ReyesAyeFriendNay

ForrestAyeBaileyNay

Gonzalez-RojasAye

De Los SantosAye

SimoneAye

RagaAye

BergerAye

ValdezAye

RomeroAye

O'PharrowAye

Go to topA00677 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA00677 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 677

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to additional state
 payment assistance

 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 section
 2 213 to read as follows:
 3 § 213. Additional state payment assistance. 1. If there is no agree-
 4 ment in effect for federal administration of additional state payments
 5 pursuant to section two hundred eleven of this title, the commissioner
 6 of the office of temporary and disability assistance shall be responsi-
 7 ble for providing assistance to applicants for or recipients of such
 8 payments as it relates to applying for, modifying or maintaining such
 9 benefits in order to ensure maximum participation by eligible individ-
 10 uals. The commissioner shall contract with one or more not-for-profit
 11 providers that have relevant experience with serving individuals with
 12 disabilities and, availability and accessibility to this particular
 13 population for the purpose of providing such assistance in accordance
 14 with this section.
 15 2. Such assistance shall include, but not be limited to: (a) assisting
 16 with meeting eligibility requirements including gathering documentation
 17 which may be necessary to determine eligibility or the appropriate level
 18 of benefits; (b) explaining relevant documentation as it relates to an
 19 individual's benefit to help ensure individuals understand their bene-
 20 fits and are receiving the appropriate level of benefits; (c) assisting
 21 individuals to access the fair hearing process by securing any necessary
 22 documentation and providing referrals for legal advocacy; (d) providing
 23 the option of in person assistance and when necessary, providing such
 24 assistance at the individual's residence or other appropriate locations,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01401-01-5

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 1 such as a hospital; and (e) identifying eligible individuals who are not
 2 receiving such benefits and conducting outreach to provide them with
 3 information and assistance as described in paragraphs (a) through (d) of
 4 this subdivision to secure and maintain such benefits and identifying
 5 systemic barriers encountered by individuals with disabilities applying
 6 for and maintaining such benefits. Such not-for-profit provider shall
 7 report on such findings on an annual basis to the governor, the tempo-
 8 rary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the
 9 chairs of the assembly and senate standing committee on social services,
 10 with the initial report to be provided on January first, two thousand
 11 twenty-six.
 12 3. To the extent necessary and appropriate to facilitate and effectu