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Tuesday, February 4, 2014
State Sen. George Maziarz announced late this afternoon that the bill, the Public Assistance Integrity Act (S.966) was approved today by a wide margin of 53-4.
“Some people truly need the public’s help to buy groceries and clothes, and that’s fine,” Maziarz said via a press release. “But when someone is using taxpayer dollars to gamble, drink, and smoke, I think most New Yorkers would agree that’s a clear abuse of the public assistance program."
"We want to make sure that public assistance is being used to put food on peoples’ tables and support families in their times of need,” Maziarz added. “This is a common sense effort to make sure that taxpayer dollars are being used for their intended purpose.”
The bill had more than two dozen co-sponsors, including Maziarz. It has previously been approved by the Senate in 2012 and 2013, but the Assembly has not acted on the proposal.
Enactment of the Public Assistance Integrity Act would bring New York into compliance with a federal law known as the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, which required states to pass abuse prevention measures like the Public Assistance Integrity Act or forfeit some federal temporary assistance aid. If New York does not pass a law this year, it could stand to lose up to $122 million in federal aid per year.
Governor Andrew Cuomo included a measure similar to the Public Assistance Integrity Act in his executive budget proposal released last month.
“The time for action is now,” Senator Maziarz said. “This should be a no-brainer but we have been waiting for two years for the Assembly to pass this bill.”
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Enactment of the Public Assistance Integrity Act would bring New York into compliance with a federal law known as the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, which required states to pass abuse prevention measures like the Public Assistance Integrity Act or forfeit some federal temporary assistance aid. If New York does not pass a law this year, it could stand to lose up to $122 million in federal aid per year.
Governor Andrew Cuomo included a measure similar to the Public Assistance Integrity Act in his executive budget proposal released last month.
“The time for action is now,” Senator Maziarz said. “This should be a no-brainer but we have been waiting for two years for the Assembly to pass this bill.”
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