§261-34 Not treated as income. No payment received under sections 261-32 and 261-33 shall be considered as income for purposes of the state income tax law; nor shall such payments be considered as income to any recipient of public assistance, and such payment shall not be deducted from the amount of aid to which the recipient would otherwise be entitled to under the state welfare programs. [L 1970, c 165, pt of §2; am L 1986, c 339, §26]