Bill Text: NY A05017 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5017 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to reimbursement criteria for child care absences.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to ways and means [A05017 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A05017-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5017

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 10, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD, GALLAGHER, SILLITTI, LUPARDO, ZINERMAN,
          BARRON,  DICKENS, ASHBY, JEAN-PIERRE, WALLACE, GALEF, SEAWRIGHT, STECK
          -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families

        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  reimbursement
          for child care absences

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 410-x of the social  services  law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
     3    9. Reimbursement for payment on behalf of children who are temporarily
     4  absent from child care is required for a minimum of twelve days in a six
     5  month period.  A maximum number of absences, which shall be no less than
     6  twenty-four days in a six month period shall be determined by the office
     7  of  children  and  family services pursuant to regulation. Reimbursement
     8  for additional absences shall be allowable in the  case  of  extenuating
     9  circumstances,  as  determined  by  the  office  of  children and family
    10  services pursuant to regulation.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next  succeeding
    12  the date on which it shall have become a law.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07541-01-1