§261-34  Not treated as income.  Nopayment received under sections 261-32 and 261-33 shall be considered as incomefor purposes of the state income tax law; nor shall such payments be consideredas income to any recipient of public assistance, and such payment shall not bededucted from the amount of aid to which the recipient would otherwise beentitled to under the state welfare programs. [L 1970, c 165, pt of §2; am L1986, c 339, §26]