New York A 4332: Relates to monthly grants and allowances of public assistance and repeals certain provisions of such law relating thereto; repealer

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STATE OF NEW YORK
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4332
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 4, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI, AUBRY, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, PRETLOW --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to monthly grants
and allowances of public assistance; and to repeal certain provisions
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. Paragraphs (a), (a-1), (a-2), (a-3) and (a-4) of subdivi-
2 sion 2 of section 131-a of the social services law, paragraph (a) as
3 amended and paragraph (a-1) as added by section 1 of part Y of chapter
4 57 of the laws of 2009, paragraph (a-2) as amended by section 1 of part
5 U of chapter 58 of the laws of 2011, paragraph (a-3) as amended and
6 paragraph (a-4) as added by section 1 of part D of chapter 57 of the
7 laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows:
8 (a) [Through June thirtieth, two thousand nine, the following schedule
9 shall be the standard of monthly need for determining eligibility for
10 all categories of assistance in and by all social services districts:
11 Number of Persons in Household
12 One Two Three Four Five Six
13 $112 $179 $238 $307 $379 $438
14 For each additional person in the household there shall be added an
15 additional amount of sixty dollars monthly.
16 (a-1) For the period beginning July first, two thousand nine and
17 ending June thirtieth, two thousand ten, the following schedule shall be
18 the standard of monthly need for determining eligibility for all catego-
19 ries of assistance in and by all social services districts:
20 Number of Persons in Household
21 One Two Three Four Five Six
22 $126 $201 $268 $345 $426 $492
EXPLANATION--Matter in (underscored) is new; matter in bracketsitalics
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 For each additional person in the household there shall be added an
2 additional amount of sixty-seven dollars monthly.
3 (a-2) For the period beginning July first, two thousand ten and ending
4 June thirtieth, two thousand twelve, the following schedule shall be the
5 standard of monthly need for determining eligibility for all categories
6 of assistance in and by all social services districts:
7 Number of Persons in Household
8 One Two Three Four Five Six
9 $141 $225 $300 $386 $477 $551
10 For each additional person in the household there shall be added an
11 additional amount of seventy-five dollars monthly.
12 (a-3) For the period beginning July first, two thousand twelve and
13 ending September thirtieth, two thousand twelve, the following schedule
14 shall be the standard of monthly need for determining eligibility for
15 all categories of assistance in and by all social services districts:
16 Number of Persons in Household
17 One Two Three Four Five Six
18 $150 $239 $317 $409 $505 $583
19 For each additional person in the household there shall be added an
20 additional amount of eighty dollars monthly.
21 ] For the period beginning October first, two thousand twelve and(a-4)
22 thereafter, the following shall be the standard of monthly need for
23 determining eligibility for all categories of assistance in and by all
24 social services districts:
25 Number of Persons in Household
26 One Two Three Four Five Six
27 $158 $252 $336 $433 $534 $617
28 For each additional person in the household there shall be added an
29 additional amount of eighty-five dollars monthly.
30 § 2. Paragraphs (a), (a-1), (a-2), (a-3) and (a-4) of subdivision 3 of
31 section 131-a of the social services law, paragraph (a) as amended by
32 and subdivision (a-1) as added by section 2 of part Y of chapter 57 of
33 the laws of 2009, paragraph (a-2) as amended by section 3 of part U of
34 chapter 58 of the laws of 2011, and paragraph (a-3) as amended by and
35 paragraph (a-4) as added by section 2 of part D of chapter 57 of the
36 laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows:
37 (a) [Through June thirtieth, two thousand nine, persons and families
38 determined to be eligible by the application of the standard of need
39 prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of this section, less
40 any available income or resources which are not required to be disre-
41 garded by other provisions of this chapter, shall receive maximum month-
42 ly grants and allowances in all social services districts, in accordance
43 with the following schedule, for public assistance:
44 Number of Persons in Household
45 One Two Three Four Five Six
46 $112 $179 $238 $307 $379 $438
47 For each additional eligible needy person in the household there shall
48 be an additional allowance of sixty dollars monthly.
49 (a-1) For the period beginning July first, two thousand nine and
50 ending June thirtieth, two thousand ten, persons and families determined
51 to be eligible by t