Int 1659-2019
Plan to identify and enroll seniors eligible for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on General Welfareintroduced 2019-08-14Local Law 2020/039
Enacted as Local Law 2020/039.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2019-08-14Passed: 2020-03-13Enacted: 2020-03-13
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Social Services, working in collaboration with the Department for the Aging, to develop a plan to identify and enroll seniors who are eligible for supplement nutritional assistance benefits, but who are not yet enrolled to receive such benefits.
Committee on General Welfare — Human Resources Administration/Department of Social Services, Department of Homeless Services, and charitable institutions.
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18 passed · 32 died
This bill: 179 days in committee
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Sponsors (15)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2019-08-14 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2019-08-14 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2019-09-18 · Committee on General Welfare
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2019-09-18 · Committee on General Welfare
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2019-09-18 · Committee on Economic Development
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2019-09-18 · Committee on Economic Development
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2019-09-18 · Committee on Education
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2019-09-18 · Committee on Education
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2020-02-10 · Committee on General Welfare
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2020-02-10 · Committee on General Welfare
ActionAmended by Committee
2020-02-10 · Committee on General Welfare
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2020-02-10 · Committee on General Welfare
AdvancedApproved by Council
2020-02-11 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2020-02-11 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2020-03-13 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2020-03-13 · City Council
Votes (9)
Aye (8)
Stephen T. LevinVanessa L. GibsonBarry S. GrodenchikRobert F. HoldenBrad S. LanderAntonio ReynosoRitchie J. TorresMark Treyger
Absent (1)
Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
Heard at (6)
City Council · 2020-02-11 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on General Welfare · 2020-02-10 · 12:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
Committee on General Welfare · 2019-09-18 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Education · 2019-09-18 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Economic Development · 2019-09-18 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2019-08-14 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (20)
- Summary of Int. No. 1659-A
- Summary of Int. No. 1659
- Int. No. 1659
- August 14, 2019 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 8-14-19
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - August 14, 2019
- Committee Report 9/18/19
- Report - Growing Food Equity in New York City
- Hearing Testimony 9/18/19
- Hearing Transcript 9/18/19
- Proposed Int. No. 1659-A - 2/7/20
- Committee Report 2/10/20
- Hearing Transcript 2/10/20
- February 11, 2020 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-11-20
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - February 11, 2020
- Int. No. 1659-A (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor
- Local Law 39
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision d of section 21-131.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 134 for the year 2017, is amended to read as follows:
d. Beginning April 1, 2021[February 1, 2018], and annually thereafter, the department, in coordination with the department for the aging, shall submit a report to the speaker of the city council regarding the department's activities with respect to supplemental nutrition assistance enrollment and recertification for seniors. Such report shall provide an overview of the department's activities with respect to supplemental nutrition assistance enrollment and recertification for seniors, including the public campaign and the enrollment and recertification program, and shall include (i) the number of seniors enrolled in the supplemental nutrition assistance program in the previous calendar year; (ii) the number of seniors recertified for the supplemental nutrition assistance program in the previous calendar year; [and] (iii) a comparison of the annual rate of enrollment for seniors versus the number of seniors in the city that the department estimates are likely to be eligible based on readily available community data such as census data; (iv) identification of specific barriers to enrolling and recertifying eligible seniors who would benefit from participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, with particular consideration given to seniors who are unable to travel to senior centers, whether due to physical limitation or lack of access to transportation or other reasons, and seniors who are not receiving other social services; and (v) a plan, developed in collaboration with the department for the aging, to overcome such barriers to enrollment and recertification to reach eligible seniors who are unable to travel to senior centers and who are not receiving other social services. [Beginning on February 1, 2019, the] Such report shall also indicate how the data required by this subdivision compares to the previous year. The report shall further indicate the method by which seniors enrolled in or recertified for the supplemental nutrition assistance program, whether online, by mobile application, by telephone, by paper application, or by other means.
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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