What's happening
This bill allows homework, including unsupervised and supervised hours, to count toward work activity requirements for certain educational program participants in New York.
Why it matters
Broadens how student parents and low-income adults can fulfill work requirements. By allowing both supervised and unsupervised homework hours to count as work activities, the bill helps those balancing education and public assistance to make academic progress without losing benefits.
Reduces barriers to education for welfare recipients. Many public assistance recipients struggle to meet strict work activity quotas while also pursuing education; counting homework makes it more feasible to complete degrees or training programs.
Aligns policy with real student workloads. Recognizing that meaningful educational progress involves significant out-of-class work, this change acknowledges the full commitment required and legitimizes it as part of meeting state and federal participation targets.
Could improve long-term self-sufficiency. By making it easier for recipients to finish education or training, the bill may help more people move into stable employment, ultimately reducing reliance on social services.
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Who cares
Participants in covered education or training activities
The bill would count required or expected homework toward their work activity requirements, including up to one hour of unsupervised homework per classroom hour plus additional institution-supervised homework.
Social services districts
Districts would count homework only to the extent that doing so would not impair their ability to meet federal and state work activity participation requirements.
Educational institutions and training providers
Homework they expect or require, and additional homework hours they supervise, could help participants satisfy work activity requirements.
Headline styles
Count Homework as Work
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Sponsors
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Advanced to third reading cal.788
- Reported
- Referred to social services
- Referred to social services
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5188
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 6, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. TITUS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to educational or training work activity requirements
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 336 of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
9. For any participant engaged in an educational or training activity pursuant to paragraphs (h), (i), (j), (k) or (n) of subdivision one of this section, homework expected or required by the educational institution, including up to one hour of unsupervised homework per hour of class time, plus additional hours of homework supervised by the educational institution, shall count towards satisfaction of the participant's work activity requirements under this title, to the extent that such participation shall not impair the need of the social services district to meet federal and state work activity participation requirements.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02805-01-7
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