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NY A01101
Bill
Status
1/8/2015
Primary Sponsor
Amy Paulin
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AI Summary
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Adds financial literacy and personal finance education as an optional activity for public assistance employment program participants, including instruction on cash management, credit, savings, loans, retirement planning, and career advice
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Requires social services districts to make available vocational and educational training that may include financial literacy courses as part of their educational activities
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Authorizes social services districts to cooperate with the Department of Labor to provide workforce guidance and information
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Becomes effective 180 days after enactment, with immediate authorization for the Commissioner of Temporary and Disability Assistance to promulgate necessary regulations
Legislative Description
Authorizes social services districts to offer participants in public assistance employment programs an option to complete a course of instruction in financial literacy and personal finance; authorizes local social services districts to cooperate with the department of labor in providing workforce guidance and information.
Last Action
referred to social services
1/6/2016