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NY A03537
Bill
Status
1/27/2021
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Hevesi
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AI Summary
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Prohibits sanctioning individuals for failing to comply with public assistance employment program requirements during a state disaster emergency involving a disease outbreak, as defined in Executive Law Section 20.
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Amends both Section 342 and Section 342-a of the Social Services Law to add protections against sanctions during disease-related state emergencies.
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Exempts residents of cities with a population of one million or more people from these protections.
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Takes effect immediately and applies retroactively to households sanctioned or placed in conciliation between March 7, 2020 and the end of the COVID-19 state disaster emergency declared under Executive Order 202 of 2020.
Legislative Description
Suspends sanctions for noncompliance with public assistance employment program requirements during a state of emergency declared pursuant to an executive order.
Last Action
enacting clause stricken
11/18/2022