A 699: Requires the implementation of an electronic benefit transfer system using industry-standard commercial electronic funds transfer technology.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 699 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS, ROZIC, MITAYNES, MAMDANI, HEVESI, DE LOS SANTOS, SIMONE, ANDERSON, SHIMSKY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to implementing an electronic benefit transfer system The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 95 of the social services law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision 12 to read as follows: 3 12. (a) To the extent not inconsistent with federal law and regu- 4 lations, not later than June twenty-first, two thousand twenty-seven, 5 the office shall implement an electronic benefit transfer system using 6 industry-standard commercial electronic funds transfer technology, 7 including, at a minimum, the use of EMV computer chip cards. 8 (b) The office shall upgrade the electronic benefit system as required 9 pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision as soon as practicable. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00986-01-5