* § 131-i. Family loan program. 1. From amounts appropriated for such
purpose, the department of labor in consultation with the department is
hereby authorized and directed to solicit proposals to establish
programs to be known as family loan programs. Such programs shall
provide small, no-interest loans to custodial parents with income below
two hundred percent of the federal poverty level and who are working or
enrolled in a post-secondary education program, to aid in covering the
costs of unexpected expenses that could interfere with their ability to
maintain employment or continue education. Loans awarded through a
family loan program may be paid directly to a third party on behalf of a
loan recipient and in either case shall not constitute income or
resources for the purposes of public assistance and care so long as the
funds are used for the intended purpose.
2. The commissioner of labor shall enter into written agreements with
not-for-profit organizations or local government agencies to administer
loan pools. Agreements shall be entered into with no more than four
organizations and/or agencies, no more than one of which shall be
located in the city of New York.
3. Program sites shall be approved based on the demonstrated ability
of the organization or governmental agency to secure funding from
private and/or public sources sufficient to establish a loan pool to be
maintained through repayment agreements entered into by eligible
low-income families. Funds awarded by the department of labor to
approved program sites shall be used for the express purposes of
covering staffing and administration costs associated with administering
the loan pool.
4. From amounts appropriated for such purpose, the department of labor
in consultation with the office of temporary and disability assistance
is hereby authorized and directed to solicit proposals to establish up
to four new family loan programs. Such programs shall operate according
to provisions set forth in subdivision one through three of this
section; provided, however, that such programs may provide no- or
low-interest loans, and further provided that applications submitted by
a consortium of not-for-profit organizations or local government
agencies shall be viewed as one program and may receive greater funding
by the department of labor than an application submitted by a single
organization or agency. Low-interest loans shall not exceed a rate
greater than two-thirds of the prime rate. No not-for-profit
organization or local government agency awarded funding from
appropriations made in the nineteen hundred ninety-seven--nineteen
hundred ninety-eight fiscal year shall be eligible for funds made
available from appropriations made in the nineteen hundred
ninety-nine--two thousand fiscal year.
* NB There are 2 § 131-i's
Structure New York Laws
Article 5 - Assistance and Care
131 - Assistance, Care and Services to Be Given.
131-A - Monthly Grants and Allowances of Public Assistance.
131-AA - Monthly Statistical Reports.
131-AAA - Availability of Adverse Childhood Experiences Services.
131-BB - Family Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement Program.
131-C - Inclusion of Parents and Siblings of a Minor in the Public Assistance Household.
131-D - Substance Abuse Rehabilitative and Preventive Services.
131-E - Family Planning Services.
131-F - Retroactive Social Security Benefit Increases.
131-G - Authority to Accept Public and Private Gifts.
131-H - Authority to Operate Family Homes for Adults.
131-I - Social Services Districts; Agreements.
131-I*2 - Family Loan Program.
131-J - Certain Utility Deposits.
131-K - Undocumented Noncitizens.
131-L - Exclusion of Agent Orange Benefits.
131-M - Information on Resource Referral Services.
131-N - Exemption of Income and Resources.
131-O - Personal Allowances Accounts.
131-P - Group Health Insurance Benefits; Condition of Eligibility.
131-Q - Electronic Payment File Transfer System Pilot Project.
131-R - Liability for Reimbursement of Public Assistance Benefits.
131-U - Domestic Violence Services.
131-V - Temporary Emergency Shelter.
131-W - Limitations in the Payment of Rent Arrears.
131-X - Reverse Mortgage Loans.
131-Z - Child Assistance Program.
131-ZZ - Child Poverty Reduction.
132 - Investigation of Applications.
132-A - Children Born Out of Wedlock; Special Provisions.
133 - Temporary Preinvestigation Emergency Needs Assistance or Care.
133-A - Contracts for Distribution of Public Assistance Grants.
134-A - Conduct of Investigation.
134-B - Front End Detection System.
134-C - Requirement to Publicly Post Information.
135 - Cooperation of Public Welfare Officials.
136 - Protection of Public Welfare Records.
136-A - Information From State Tax Commission and the Comptroller.
137 - Exemption From Levy and Execution.
138-A - Responsibility of the Department for Recipients in Family Care.
139-A - Special Provisions to Avoid Abuse of Assistance and Care.
142 - Exclusiveness of Eligibility Requirements.
143-B - Avoidance of Abuses in Connection With Rent Checks.
143-C - Avoidance of Abuses in Connection With Rent Security Deposits.
144-A - Information to Be Given to Officials of the Department and of Social Services Districts.
145-B - False Statements; Actions for Treble Damages.
146 - Penalty for the Sale or Exchange of Assistance Supplies.
148 - Penalty for Unlawfully Bringing a Needy Person Into a Public Welfare District.
149 - Penalty for Bringing a Needy Person Into the State.
150 - Penalty for Neglect to Report or for Making False Report.
152-A - Burial Reserves for Certain Recipients of Public Assistance or Care From Assigned Assets.
152-B - Surplus After Recovery of Cost of Public Assistance and Care; Unclaimed Funds.