state_legiscan_drain · NY
Requires commissioners of local social services districts to screen, apply for, and use and conserve retirement, survivors and disability insurance, supplemental security income, veterans' or any other federal social security benefits on behalf of certain children; provides for responsibilities of local commissioners of social services appointed to serve as the representative payee for a child; provides for technical assistance and financial literacy for certain children; makes related provisions.
April 22, 2025
Summary
If enacted, this bill would require local social services commissioners to screen children in their care for eligibility for federal benefits like SSI, veterans' benefits, and other federal social security benefits, and to apply for and manage those benefits as representative payee. It also mandates technical assistance and financial literacy for those children, and outlines the responsibilities of the commissioners in handling these benefits.
Source: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8036
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- What does "Requires commissioners of local social services districts to screen, apply for, and use and conserve retirement, survivors and disability insurance, supplemental security income, veterans' or any other federal social security benefits on behalf of certain children; provides for responsibilities of local commissioners of social services appointed to serve as the representative payee for a child; provides for technical assistance and financial literacy for certain children; makes related provisions." cover?
- If enacted, this bill would require local social services commissioners to screen children in their care for eligibility for federal benefits like SSI,…
- When was it published?
- It was published on April 22, 2025.