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NY A09053

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/20/2016

Primary Sponsor

Andrew Hevesi

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Origin

Assembly

2015-2016 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Social Services Law Section 131-a(5)(a) to include bedbug infestation as a qualifying event for emergency assistance replacement of necessary furniture and clothing for persons receiving public assistance.

  • Specifies that bedbug infestation qualifies for assistance only when the infestation cannot be controlled through pesticides, treatments, fumigation, or any other extermination method by a professional exterminator.

  • Amends Social Services Law Section 303(1)(a) to add bedbug infestation as a qualifying loss for replacement or repair of clothing, furniture, food, fuel, and shelter under the same conditions as listed above.

  • Corrects spelling of "forseen" to "foreseen" in Section 303(1)(a).

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Relates to emergency assistance for the replacement of property as a result of a bedbug infestation; authorizes assistance in cases where the infestation cannot be controlled through the use of pesticides, treatments, fumigation, or any other method of extermination by an exterminator.

Last Action

reported referred to ways and means

5/17/2016

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means5/17/2016
Social Services1/20/2016

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