Bill Text: NY A08925 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to applications for child care assistance; authorizes the use of a simplified application form for persons applying only for child care assistance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-03-05 - REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES [A08925 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A08925-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8925
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 28, 2014
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       Introduced  by M. of A. BARRETT, SILVER, LUPARDO, NOLAN, HEASTIE, TITUS,
         GUNTHER, RUSSELL -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  DAVILA,  FAHY,
         JAFFEE,  LAVINE, ROBINSON, SOLAGES, STECK -- read once and referred to
         the Committee on Children and Families
       AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to applications for
         child care assistance
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  410-w  of  the social services law is amended by
    2  adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
    3    7. (A) SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE OFFICE OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
    4  SERVICES,  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICTS SHALL UTILIZE A SIMPLIFIED
    5  APPLICATION FORM FOR PERSONS APPLYING ONLY FOR  CHILD  CARE  ASSISTANCE,
    6  AND NO OTHER TYPES OF BENEFITS. SUCH FORM SHALL CONTAIN NO MORE INFORMA-
    7  TION THAN IS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE
    8  AND  REQUIRED PURSUANT TO STATE AND FEDERAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. EACH
    9  LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL MAINTAIN THE SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION
   10  ON ITS WEBSITE SO THAT APPLICANTS MAY APPLY ONLINE, AND SHALL MAIL  SUCH
   11  APPLICATION TO THE APPLICANT AT HIS OR HER REQUEST.
   12    (B)  THE  OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE AND THE OFFICE
   13  OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY  SERVICES  SHALL  MAINTAIN  HYPERLINKS  ON  THEIR
   14  RESPECTIVE  WEBSITES  DIRECTING  APPLICANTS FOR CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE TO
   15  THE ONLINE APPLICATION MAINTAINED BY THEIR  RESPECTIVE  SOCIAL  SERVICES
   16  DISTRICT.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD13997-01-4