Specifies that moneys credited to the state pursuant to section nine hundred one of the federal social security act are to be credited to the general account of the unemployment insurance fund.
Summary
This bill amends the Labor Law to specify that money credited to New York under section 901 of the federal Social Security Act must be deposited into the general account of the state’s Unemployment Insurance Fund. In practical terms, it adds a new category of federal funds to the list of moneys that are credited to that account under section 577 of the Labor Law.
The measure is narrow and technical. It does not change eligibility for unemployment benefits, benefit levels, or employer contribution rules directly; instead, it clarifies the accounting treatment of certain federal receipts so they are routed to the proper unemployment insurance account. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Impact
The bill would amend section 577 of the Labor Law by adding a new subparagraph to the list of funds credited to the general account of the Unemployment Insurance Fund. This would ensure that moneys received by New York pursuant to section 901 of the federal Social Security Act are treated as part of the fund’s general account, affecting state fiscal administration and unemployment insurance fund bookkeeping. It primarily affects the Department of Labor and the state’s unemployment insurance financing structure, rather than employers or claimants directly.
Sentiment
No committee transcript or vote record is provided, so there is no documented debate or recorded sentiment in the materials supplied. Based on the text alone, the bill appears to be a routine administrative clarification requested by the Department of Labor, suggesting a generally neutral or technical posture rather than a controversial policy change.
Contention
No specific points of contention are identified in the available record. Because the bill is limited to directing federal Social Security Act-related moneys into the unemployment insurance fund’s general account, any disagreement would likely center on fiscal accounting or fund administration rather than substantive unemployment policy. However, no opposition, amendments, or debate are included in the provided materials.
Provides that the unemployment insurance minimum weekly benefit amount shall be the greater of two hundred fifty dollars or fifteen percent of the state average weekly wage.
Provides that the unemployment insurance minimum weekly benefit amount shall be the greater of two hundred fifty dollars or fifteen percent of the state average weekly wage.
Increases the amount of the credit against taxes for long-term care insurance from twenty to forty percent and from one thousand five hundred dollars to two thousand five hundred dollars.
Provides that any time the produce security fund exceeds six million dollars on the one hundred twentieth day prior to the commencement of the next licensing year, the commissioner of agriculture and markets shall suspend the collection of the security fund fee; makes related provisions.
Enacts the "protection against unfair section 8 evictions (P.A.U.S.E.) act"; provides that in any case of public assistance where the municipality or section 8 refuses to pay the required portion of rent under any state, local or federal subsidy program due to building code violations or violations of the warranty of habitability pursuant to section two hundred thirty-five-b of the real property law, the tenant or lawful occupant of a dwelling shall not be required to pay their share under any state, local or federal subsidy program and shall not be subject to eviction summary proceedings for non-payment of rent or supplemental rent.
Provides that any time the produce security fund exceeds six million dollars on the one hundred twentieth day prior to the commencement of the next licensing year, the commissioner of agriculture and markets shall suspend the collection of the security fund fee; makes related provisions.
Provides that unemployment insurance benefits shall not be paid in an amount greater than thirty times the claimant's weekly benefit rate in any benefit year, subject to certain exceptions.
Authorizes the transfer of funds from the tuition reimbursement account to the proprietary vocational school supervision account in the event that the net balance of the tuition reimbursement account is in excess of two million five hundred thousand dollars.
Requires that all procedures and other matters related to the receipt or discontinuation of benefits available under section two hundred seven-c of the general municipal law shall be subject, upon request of the affected employee, to a de novo evidentiary hearing.