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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3189
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 24, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring the
office of temporary and disability assistance to make publicly avail-
able on its website information regarding waivers, rental supplement
plans and shelter supplement plans
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
2 152-e to read as follows:
3 § 152-E. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION REGARDING WAIVER REQUESTS
4 AND SHELTER AND RENTAL SUPPLEMENTS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE
5 FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
6 (A) "OFFICE" SHALL MEAN THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSIST-
7 ANCE.
8 (B) "WAIVER" MEANS PERMISSION TO DEVIATE FROM A STATE OR FEDERAL
9 PROGRAM RULE OR STATUTORY PROVISION.
10 (C) "SHELTER SUPPLEMENT PLAN" MEANS A PLAN SUBMITTED BY A SOCIAL
11 SERVICES DISTRICT FOR APPROVAL BY THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
12 MONTHLY SHELTER SUPPLEMENTS TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE APPLICANTS AND RECIPI-
13 ENTS AS PROVIDED IN 18 NYCRR 352.3.
14 (D) "RENTAL SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM PLAN" MEANS ANY PLAN SUBMITTED BY A
15 SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT FOR APPROVAL BY THE OFFICE TO PROVIDE RENTAL
16 ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR ARE
17 FACING IMMINENT LOSS OF HOUSING.
18 2. THE OFFICE SHALL MAKE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING
19 WAIVERS AND RENTAL SUPPLEMENT PLANS AND SHELTER SUPPLEMENT PLANS BY
20 PROVIDING, AT A MINIMUM, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
21 (A) WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE
22 OFFICE SHALL POST ON ITS WEBSITE A COMPENDIUM OF EXISTING WAIVERS OF
23 STATE OR FEDERAL PROGRAM RULES OR STATUTORY PROVISIONS, INCLUDING BUT
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 NOT LIMITED TO A DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE OR FEDERAL PROGRAM RULE OR
2 STATUTORY PROVISION WAIVED, THE DATE FIRST GRANTED, THE DATE THE WAIVER
3 WILL EXPIRE IF ANY, AND THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS TO WHICH THE WAIV-
4 ER APPLIES. THE OFFICE SHALL REVIEW EXISTING WAIVERS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY
5 FIVE YEARS TO ANALYZE THE CONTINUED NEED FOR EXISTING WAIVERS AND SHALL
6 PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF THE REVIEW AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
7 FOR COMMENT.
8 (B) WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER A FEDERAL AGENCY HAS PROVIDED NOTICE OF AN
9 AVAILABLE FEDERAL WAIVER, THE OFFICE SHALL POST ON ITS WEBSITE THE RELE-
10 VANT INFORMATION ABOUT SUCH AVAILABLE FEDERAL WAIVER INCLUDING A SUMMARY
11 OF SUCH AVAILABLE WAIVER AND A CITATION OR LINK TO THE APPROPRIATE
12 FEDERAL AUTHORITY FOR SUCH AVAILABLE FEDERAL WAIVER. ANY WAIVER REQUEST
13 SUBMITTED BY THE OFFICE TO ANY FEDERAL AGENCY SHALL BE MADE PUBLICLY
14 AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE OF THE OFFICE NO LATER THAN TEN DAYS AFTER THE
15 REQUEST IS SUBMITTED. ANY APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF SUCH REQUESTS SHALL BE
16 MADE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE OF THE OFFICE NO LATER THAN TEN DAYS AFTER
17 RECEIPT.
18 (C) THE OFFICE SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE OF WAIVERS OF STATE OR FEDERAL
19 PROGRAM RULES OR STATUTORY PROVISIONS WHICH MAY BE REQUESTED BY SOCIAL
20 SERVICES DISTRICTS. WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER THE OFFICE HAS PROVIDED NOTICE
21 THAT A WAIVER MAY BE REQUESTED BY A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT, THE OFFICE
22 SHALL POST ON ITS WEBSITE THE RELEVANT INFORMATION ABOUT SUCH AVAILABLE
23 WAIVER INCLUDING A SUMMARY OF SUCH AVAILABLE WAIVER AND A CITATION OR
24 LINK TO THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY FOR SUCH AVAILABLE WAIVER. ANY WAIVER
25 REQUEST SUBMITTED BY A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT TO THE OFFICE SHALL BE
26 MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE OF THE OFFICE NO LATER THAN TEN
27 DAYS AFTER THE REQUEST IS SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE. ANY APPROVAL OR
28 DENIAL OF SUCH REQUESTS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE OF THE
29 OFFICE NO LATER THAN TEN DAYS AFTER RECEIPT.
30 (D) ANY SHELTER SUPPLEMENT PLAN AND ANY RENTAL SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM PLAN
31 SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE BY A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL BE MADE
32 PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE OF THE OFFICE NO LATER THAN TEN DAYS
33 AFTER SUCH PLAN IS SUBMITTED. ANY APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF SUCH REQUESTS IN
34 ADDITION TO ANY GUIDANCE ISSUED RELATED TO SUCH REQUESTS SHALL BE MADE
35 PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE OF THE OFFICE NO LATER THAN TEN DAYS
36 AFTER ISSUANCE.
37 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.