Requires undocumented immigrants to undergo background checks and meet criteria (no substance use disorder, no totalitarian/terrorist ties, no felonies, no false citizenship claims) to access state social services, expanding state-level screening tied to immigration status.
No person lacking lawful immigrant status shall be eligible for state payments for aged, blind and disabled persons, family assistance, safety net assistance, services funded under title XX of the federal social security act, medical assistance, or any other assistance or program under this chapter unless such person submits to a background check and fully cooperates with the official conducting such background check to ensure such person: (a) has not been found to have a substance use disorder unless such person has consented to and is receiving appropriate treatment; (b) has not been amember
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a new subdivision to social services law that conditions eligibility for multiple state assistance programs on undocumented immigrants submitting to and cooperating with background checks verifying specific disqualifying criteria. This expands immigration-enforcement by imposing state-level screening and eligibility barriers based on immigration status and related factors. No provisions address firearms, transgender issues, or abortion.
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