Authorizes state agencies, municipalities, and authorities to provide public benefits to people who would be eligible but for federal immigration-status restrictions, so less state and local immigration enforcement via benefit denials.
A state agency may, at its discretion, provide state or local public benefits, as defined by the federal personal responsi-bility and work opportunity reconciliation act 8 U.S.C. 1621 or any successor provision, to persons who, but for such federal law restrict-ing eligibility for such benefits based on immigration status, would be otherwise eligible for such benefits from such agency.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds parallel provisions to executive, general municipal, and public authorities law that expressly authorize state agencies, municipalities, and authorities to disregard federal immigration-status restrictions (PRWORA 8 U.S.C. 1621) when deciding eligibility for state or local public benefits. This is a classic expansion of a sanctuary-type policy that limits state/local participation in federal immigration enforcement through benefit eligibility rules. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
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