New York A05417 establishes a commission to study and reform the payment method for public assistance benefits, ensuring they do not eliminate.

New York A05417 creates a commission to reform public assistance benefits. The commission will study the current payment method for public assistance benefits and identify income levels where individuals or families would become ineligible for benefits. The commission will hold public hearings across various regions of New York and issue a report within 180 days of the act's effective date. The report will propose a new payment method ensuring benefits are not eliminated at specified income levels, but rather decreased to increase real take-home pay.

New York A05417 establishes a commission to study and reform the payment method for public assistance benefits, ensuring they do not eliminate.

New York A05417 creates a commission to reform public assistance benefits. The commission will study the current payment method for public assistance benefits and identify income levels where individuals or families would become ineligible for benefits. The commission will hold public hearings across various regions of New York and issue a report within 180 days of the act's effective date. The report will propose a new payment method ensuring benefits are not eliminated at specified income levels, but rather decreased to increase real take-home pay.