NY A00691

Allows parents or non-parent caregivers to exclude any child from the public assistance household when determining eligibility and benefit amounts

Excludes the unearned income of a child from being counted when that child is excluded from the public assistance household by the caregiver

Removes the current requirement that minor siblings must be included in the same public assistance application and household

Specifies that siblings, half-siblings, stepsiblings, cousins, and SSI recipients are not required to be included in the public assistance household

Takes effect 180 days after becoming law or when the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance certifies its IT system can accommodate the changes, whichever comes first