Details Meeting Name: Committee on General Welfare Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 5/28/2025 9:30 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall VOTE* Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (5) 5 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available Int 1148-2024 * Tiffany Cabán   Proposed Int. No. 1148-A Requiring the department of social services to provide an application confirmation notice and document receipts for applications for benefits. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Social Services (DSS) to provide an application confirmation notice within 48 hours after submission, and document receipts within 5 days of submission, to any applicant for cash assistance or SNAP benefits. The application confirmation notice would include the date of the application submission, a description of the information received, and an acknowledgement of whether the application is complete, and if incomplete, information on how to complete the application. The document receipts would include the date the document was received, the type of document, the name of the individual whose information is contained in such document, and a determination of whether or not the document is legible. DSS would also be required to make an electronic copy of submitted documents available to the applicant to view. This bill would also require DSS to produce a report on the resources that would be required to provide application confirmation notices and document receipts for additional benefits not already covered by the bill. The report would include an analysis of legal or operational barriers to providing application confirmation notices and document receipts, a determination of the minimum timeframe required by the department to implement this process, and an implementation plan to establish this process. This bill would also correct numbering in the administrative code. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1148-2024 * Tiffany Cabán     Requiring the department of social services to provide an application confirmation notice and document receipts for applications for benefits. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Social Services (DSS) to provide an application confirmation notice within 48 hours after submission, and document receipts within 5 days of submission, to any applicant for cash assistance or SNAP benefits. The application confirmation notice would include the date of the application submission, a description of the information received, and an acknowledgement of whether the application is complete, and if incomplete, information on how to complete the application. The document receipts would include the date the document was received, the type of document, the name of the individual whose information is contained in such document, and a determination of whether or not the document is legible. DSS would also be required to make an electronic copy of submitted documents available to the applicant to view. This bill would also require DSS to produce a report on the resources that would be required to provide application confirmation notices and document receipts for additional benefits not already covered by the bill. The report would include an analysis of legal or operational barriers to providing application confirmation notices and document receipts, a determination of the minimum timeframe required by the department to implement this process, and an implementation plan to establish this process. This bill would also correct numbering in the administrative code. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 1148-2024 * Tiffany Cabán     Requiring the department of social services to provide an application confirmation notice and document receipts for applications for benefits. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Social Services (DSS) to provide an application confirmation notice within 48 hours after submission, and document receipts within 5 days of submission, to any applicant for cash assistance or SNAP benefits. The application confirmation notice would include the date of the application submission, a description of the information received, and an acknowledgement of whether the application is complete, and if incomplete, information on how to complete the application. The document receipts would include the date the document was received, the type of document, the name of the individual whose information is contained in such document, and a determination of whether or not the document is legible. DSS would also be required to make an electronic copy of submitted documents available to the applicant to view. This bill would also require DSS to produce a report on the resources that would be required to provide application confirmation notices and document receipts for additional benefits not already covered by the bill. The report would include an analysis of legal or operational barriers to providing application confirmation notices and document receipts, a determination of the minimum timeframe required by the department to implement this process, and an implementation plan to establish this process. This bill would also correct numbering in the administrative code. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1148-2024 A Tiffany Cabán     Requiring the department of social services to provide an application confirmation notice and document receipts for applications for benefits. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Social Services (DSS) to provide an application confirmation notice within 48 hours after submission, and document receipts within 5 days of submission, to any applicant for cash assistance or SNAP benefits. The application confirmation notice would include the date of the application submission, a description of the information received, and an acknowledgement of whether the application is complete, and if incomplete, information on how to complete the application. The document receipts would include the date the document was received, the type of document, the name of the individual whose information is contained in such document, and a determination of whether or not the document is legible. DSS would also be required to make an electronic copy of submitted documents available to the applicant to view. This bill would also require DSS to produce a report on the resources that would be required to provide application confirmation notices and document receipts for additional benefits not already covered by the bill. The report would include an analysis of legal or operational barriers to providing application confirmation notices and document receipts, a determination of the minimum timeframe required by the department to implement this process, and an implementation plan to establish this process. This bill would also correct numbering in the administrative code. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available