NY A01981

Increases the automobile exemption for public assistance recipients from $4,650 to $9,300 fair market value when the vehicle is needed for employment or work-related travel.

Allows local social services districts to elect to adopt an even higher dollar value for the automobile exemption if they choose.

Maintains existing exemptions for other resources including cash ($2,000-$3,000), home residence, burial plots, funeral agreements, educational savings accounts, and vehicle purchase savings accounts.

Applies to all public assistance programs under New York Social Services Law and is subject to expiration and reversion per section 153 of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997.