Bill Text: NY A06974 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to reimbursement criteria for child care absences.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-06-19 - REFERRED TO RULES [A06974 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A06974-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6974 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 28, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- 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. LBD07564-01-7