Bill Text: NY A08926 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to reimbursement criteria for child care absences.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-03-05 - REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES [A08926 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A08926-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8926 I N A S S E M B L Y February 28, 2014 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSA, SILVER, LUPARDO, NOLAN, HEASTIE, TITUS, RUSSELL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FAHY, JAFFEE, LAVINE, ROBIN- SON, SOLAGES, 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 S 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2014. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14187-02-4