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A1579Assembly2017-2018 Session

Require 90-Day Residency for Aid

Official title

“Requires that recipients of public assistance benefits must be residents of the state for at least ninety days prior to applying for such benefits”

Sponsor Stephen HawleyAD-139+4 co-sponsorsAffects Health
Status
In Assembly Committee
Social Services
Impact
7/10
Significant
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Social Services

What's happening

This bill requires applicants to be New York State residents for at least 90 days before receiving public assistance benefits.

Why it matters

  1. Could create a significant barrier for new arrivals to New York, including people moving for work, family, or escaping unsafe situations, by delaying their access to essential financial support for 90 days.

  2. Might reduce short-term strain on public assistance programs by limiting immediate eligibility, but could also shift costs elsewhere (e.g., emergency services, shelters) if newcomers lack resources during the waiting period.

  3. Raises potential legal and ethical concerns around the right to access basic needs, and may be challenged for disproportionately impacting vulnerable populations such as the homeless, domestic violence survivors, or those fleeing disasters.

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Who cares

  • New York residents seeking public assistance

    Applicants would have to reside in the state for at least 90 days before applying to qualify for assistance.

  • Local social services agencies

    Agencies administering public assistance would have to apply the new residency requirement when determining eligibility.

  • Advocates for low-income New Yorkers

    The bill would bar assistance to applicants who have lived in New York for fewer than 90 days before applying.

Headline styles

Require 90-Day Residency for Aid

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Stephen Hawley

Assembly Member · Assembly District 139

History

  1. Held for consideration in social services
  2. Referred to social services
  3. Referred to social services

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

1579

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 12, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY, GIGLIO, RAIA, PALMESANO, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, BLANKENBUSH, McLAUGHLIN, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring that recipients of public assistance benefits must be residents of the state for at least ninety days prior to applying for such benefits

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 131 of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5-b to read as follows:

5-b. No public assistance shall be given to an applicant for public assistance who has not been a resident of the state for at least ninety days prior to applying for such assistance.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date upon which it shall have become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD02289-01-7

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