New York S04257 allows homework for public assistance recipients to count towards work participation requirements.
New York S04257 amends the social services law to allow homework expected or required by an educational institution to count towards satisfaction of the work activity requirements for public assistance benefits. This applies to participants engaged in certain educational or training activities. The bill specifies that up to one hour of unsupervised homework per hour of class time, plus additional hours of supervised homework, can count towards a total of four years of post-secondary education.
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