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NY S05810
Bill
Status
6/19/2019
Primary Sponsor
Velmanette Montgomery
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AI Summary
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Establishes eligibility for home visiting services under 42 U.S.C. 711 for public assistance applicants and recipients exempt from work activities due to caring for young children or other specified circumstances.
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Requires local social services districts to provide information about home visiting services to interested applicants and recipients and assist in determining the most appropriate service model for their needs.
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Mandates that employability assessments for public assistance recipients include review of whether home visiting services would be appropriate and beneficial for the family.
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Allows home visiting services to count toward work activity requirements when participants are assigned to such services as a work activity under specified categories.
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Requires social services officials to inform parents or caretakers of children under age five about available home visiting programs that meet federal criteria and may satisfy a portion of required work activities.
Legislative Description
Relates to home visiting services for applicants for, or recipients of, public assistance benefits who are exempt from certain work activities; provides criteria for those eligible for such home visiting services.
Last Action
COMMITTED TO RULES
12/28/2020