Bill Text: NY S06655 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Provides that public welfare officials shall not be required to limit authorized child care services strictly based on the work, training, or educational schedule of the parents; makes technical changes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-05-17 - SUBSTITUTED BY A7661 [S06655 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S06655-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         6655--A

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 11, 2021
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        Introduced  by Sens. BRISPORT, GOUNARDES, PERSAUD, SALAZAR -- read twice
          and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
          on Social Services --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

        AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to providing that
          public welfare officials shall not be  required  to  limit  authorized
          child  care  services  strictly based on the work, training, or educa-
          tional schedule of the parents and making technical changes

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

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 and paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section
     2  410 of the social services law, subdivision 1 as added by chapter 395 of
     3  the  laws of 1965 and paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 as amended by chap-
     4  ter 875 of the laws of 1986, are amended to read as follows:
     5    1. A public welfare official of a county, city or town is  authorized,
     6  provided funds have been made available therefor, to provide day care at
     7  public  expense  for children residing in his territory who are eligible
     8  therefor pursuant to provisions of this title. Such care may be provided
     9  only in cases where it is determined, under criteria established by  the
    10  [department]  office  of  children  and family services, that there is a
    11  need [therefor because of inability of the parents to provide  care  and
    12  supervision  for a substantial part of the day] and that such care is in
    13  the best interest of the child and parent;  provided  however  that  the
    14  public  welfare official shall not be required to limit authorized child
    15  care services strictly based on the work, training, or educational sche-
    16  dule of the parents or the number of hours the parents  spend  in  work,
    17  training,  or  educational  activities.  Where the family is able to pay
    18  part or all of the costs of such care, payment of such fees  as  may  be
    19  reasonable in the light of such ability shall be required.
    20    (b)  Care  under  this title may be provided only in group facilities,
    21  family homes, group family day care  homes  or  in  a  day  care  center

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        S. 6655--A                          2

     1  project as defined in title five-a which are operated in compliance with
     2  applicable regulations of the [department] office of children and family
     3  services.  A group facility shall include a public school which provides
     4  day care pursuant to this subdivision.
     5    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
     6  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
     7  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
     8  this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
     9  on or before such date.