S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3710
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 26, 2011
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       Introduced  by M. of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Children and Families
       AN ACT to amend the  social  services  law,  in  relation  to  day  care
         services and making an appropriation therefor
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 410 of the social services law is amended by adding
    2  a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
    3    3-A. DAY CARE UNDER THIS TITLE SHALL ALSO MEAN AND  INCLUDE  DAY  CARE
    4  PROGRAMS PROVIDING CARE FOR THE CHILDREN OF PERSONS TWENTY-FOUR YEARS OF
    5  AGE  OR  YOUNGER,  TO  ENABLE  SUCH  PERSONS  TO  CONTINUE SECONDARY AND
    6  POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. THE CRITERIA FOR  SUCH  DAY  CARE  ELIGIBILITY
    7  SHALL  BE  DETERMINED  ACCORDING  TO  THE FINANCIAL CRITERIA PROMULGATED
    8  PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTY-FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO OF  THE  EDUCATION  LAW
    9  GOVERNING   FINANCIAL   AID  TO  EDUCATIONAL  OPPORTUNITY  PROGRAMS  AND
   10  STUDENTS.
   11    S  2.  The  sum  of  five  million  six   hundred   thousand   dollars
   12  ($5,600,000), or so much thereof as shall be necessary, is hereby appro-
   13  priated to the office of children and family services from any moneys in
   14  the  general  fund  to  the  credit of the local assistance account, not
   15  otherwise appropriated, to be used for reimbursement of  start-up  funds
   16  and operating expenses, including personal service, of day care programs
   17  providing  care  for the children of persons twenty-four years of age or
   18  younger, to enable such persons to continue secondary and post-secondary
   19  education. Such moneys shall  be  distributed,  upon  request  therefor,
   20  through  local  social services districts as provided in subdivision 3-a
   21  of section 410 of the social services law, and shall be payable upon the
   22  audit and warrant of the state  comptroller  on  vouchers  certified  or
   23  approved  by  the  commissioner  of  the  office  of children and family
   24  services or his or her duly designated  representative  as  provided  by
   25  law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       A. 3710                             2
    1    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.