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NY A05417
Bill
Status
2/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brian Maher
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AI Summary
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Creates a 17-member Commission to Reform Public Assistance Benefits, chaired by the Commissioner of Temporary and Disability Assistance, with additional members from state agencies and legislative appointees from both parties
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Requires the commission to study current public assistance payment methods and identify income levels where individuals or families lose eligibility for benefits (the "benefits cliff")
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Commission must issue an initial report within 90 days detailing study results, followed by at least one public hearing in each of nine New York regions (Long Island, NYC, Hudson Valley, Capital District, North Country, Central NY, Finger Lakes, Western NY, Southern Tier)
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Within 180 days, commission must propose a new payment method that gradually reduces benefits as income increases rather than eliminating them at specific thresholds, ensuring "real take-home pay" always increases with employment income
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Commission's proposed payment method automatically has force of law unless the legislature acts to modify or reject it
Legislative Description
Creates a commission to reform public assistance benefits to conduct a study to examine the current payment method for public assistance benefits and to identify any and all income levels that exist where an individual or family would become ineligible for any public assistance benefit.
Last Action
referred to social services
1/7/2026