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NY A05741
Bill
Status
2/24/2021
Primary Sponsor
Latoya Joyner
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AI Summary
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Amends Social Services Law to require the Department of Labor to contract with a third party to develop and calculate self-sufficiency standards measuring income needed for families to meet basic needs without public or private assistance.
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Self-sufficiency standards shall account for family size and composition, and include costs for housing, food, transportation, health care, child care, and applicable taxes and tax credits by geographic area down to the county and sub-county level where data permits.
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Third-party contractor must have at least 20 years of experience calculating basic needs budgets for at least 30 states including New York, and must be affiliated with a college/university or managed by individuals with relevant expertise.
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Department of Labor shall submit findings to the Governor, Assembly Speaker, and Senate President no later than September 1, 2024, and biennially thereafter.
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Act takes effect April 1st following enactment.
Legislative Description
Relates to the creation of a self-sufficiency standard study regarding how much income is needed for a family of a given composition in a given geographic location to adequately meet its basic needs without public or private assistance.
Last Action
print number 5741a
3/3/2022