New York S 1771: Relates to subjecting owners who knew or should have known about an alteration in violation of the uniform code to a civil penalty

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S01771 Summary:

BILL NOS01771 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02171

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SPONSORFERNANDEZ

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §95-a, Soc Serv L

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Ensures adequate access to information by individuals who have limited English proficiency.

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01/13/2025REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1771

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 13, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- 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 ensuring
 adequate access to information by individuals who have limited English
 proficiency

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

 1 Section 1. Section 95-a of the social services law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
 3 9. (a) The department shall develop and implement a plan to ensure
 4 adequate access to information by individuals who have limited English
 5 proficiency or otherwise require communication assistance. Notwith-
 6 standing the provisions of any general, special or local law to the
 7 contrary, and subject to appropriation, the department shall:
 8 (i) translate necessary documents, including but not limited to, forms
 9 and instructions provided to or completed by the program beneficiaries
 10 or participants, into the twelve most common non-English languages
 11 spoken by individuals with limited-English proficiency in New York
 12 state, based on United States census data. Pursuant to section two
 13 hundred two-a of the executive law, the department may, in its
 14 discretion, offer up to four additional languages beyond the twelve most
 15 common languages. Such additional languages shall be determined by the
 16 provisions established in such section two hundred two-a.
 17 (ii) offer, upon request, interpretation services between the entity
 18 administering the program and an individual in such individual's primary
 19 language with respect to the provision of services or benefits; and
 20 (iii) offer, upon request or demonstrated need, services to an indi-
 21 vidual who requires additional assistance due to partial or total deaf-
 22 ness, blindness, speech impediment, or cognitive impairment; and
 23 (iv) subject to appropriation, work with the office for the aging to
 24 provide additional translation services to both agencies to assist with

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04864-01-5

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 1 informing low-income and elderly households potentially eligible to
 2 receive supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
 3 (b) Each commissioner of social services shall retain discretion to
 4 offer additional language translation services to low-income recipients,
 5 as necessary.
 6 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 7 have become a law.

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