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S4446Senate2013-2014 Session

Directs preparation of report concerning family assistance and requirement to show good cause for failure to seek child support

Sponsor Martin J. GoldenSD-22Affects Finance
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Finance
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Martin J. Golden

Senator · Senate District 22

Chair, Civil Service And Pensions

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History

  1. Reported and committed to finance
  2. Referred to children and families
  3. Returned to senate
  4. Died in assembly
  5. Referred to children and families
  6. Delivered to assembly
  7. Passed senateVote 57–0
  8. Ordered to third reading cal.1280
  9. Committee discharged and committed to rules
  10. Reported and committed to finance
  11. Print number 4446b
  12. Amend (t) and recommit to children and families
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  1. Print number 4446a
  2. Amend (t) and recommit to children and families
  3. Referred to children and families

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S4446B

Title of bill

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to directing the office of temporary and disability assistance to prepare a report concerning low income custodial parents' requirement to show good cause for a refusal to seek child support as a requirement for receiving family assistance; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

Purpose

The purpose of this bill is to determine the effect that the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance's regulation that requires applicants for family assistance to seek child support has on the number of applications made by such applicants.

Summary of provisions

Section two of the bill amends the Social Services Law by adding a new section 361 that requires the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance ("OTDA") to issue a report concerning applicants for family assistance who are required, Pursuant to OTDA's regulations (18 NYCRR Part 369), to seek and order of child support as a prerequisite for an award of family assistance. This report would provide statistical information including the number of applicants for family assistance, the number of denied applications, the number of applicants required to seek an order of child support, the number of applicants that have good cause not to seek an order of child support, and the number of denied applications because the applicant could not establish good cause for failing to seek an order of child support. The report is required to be issued by December 31, 2015 to the Temporary President of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly, the respective Chairs of the Senate Committees on Children and Families, and Social Services, and the respective Chairs of the Assembly Committees on Children and Families, and Aging,

Section three of this bill provides that this act shall take effect immediately and be deemed repealed April 1, 2016.

Justification

State law requires that low income custodial parents actively seek child support from their child's non-custodial parent, or show good cause as to why he or she cannot seek child support, as a condition of eligibility for receiving family assistance. It has been alleged that this requirement constitutes such an extreme disincentive that many affected individuals may decline to seek family assistance. This bill requires OTDA to provide the Legislature with a report containing statistical information regarding applicants for family assistance who are required to seek child support, as well as other statistical information regarding the family assistance program. The information that will be provided in this report will enable the Legislature to make an informed decision regarding the affect that the child support requirement has on applicants for family assistance.

Legislative history

Similar to: 2011-2012: S.1435-A - Referred to Children and Families 2009-2010: S.2011 - Referred to Children and Families 2008: S.8170 - Passed the Senate

Fiscal implications

None

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed repealed April 1, 2016.

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