Bill Text: NY S08962 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that the state shall make reasonable efforts to obtain federal funding for child care expenses; prohibits limiting authorized child care services based on proof of immigration status; authorizes self-attestation as an approved form of verification of employment status and income.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-02 - REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES [S08962 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S08962-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8962

                    IN SENATE

                                       May 2, 2022
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. BRISPORT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families

        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to removing  unnec-
          essary  barriers  to  child  care  subsidies for eligible children and
          families

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

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 410 of the social services law, as
     2  added by chapter 395 of the laws of 1965, is amended to read as follows:
     3    1.    A  public welfare official of a county, city or town [is author-
     4  ized] shall, provided funds have been made available therefor[, to]  and
     5  with  the  state making all reasonable efforts to obtain federal funding
     6  and supplementing such funding with additional  state  funding,  provide
     7  day care at public expense for children residing in his or her territory
     8  who  are  eligible  therefor pursuant to provisions of this title.  Such
     9  care [may] shall be provided [only in cases  where  it  is  determined,]
    10  under  criteria  established  by  the  [department, that there is a need
    11  therefor because of inability of the parents to provide care and  super-
    12  vision  for  a  substantial part of the day and that such care is in the
    13  best interest of the child and parent] office  of  children  and  family
    14  services;  provided, however, that the public welfare official shall not
    15  limit authorized child care  services  based  on  proof  of  immigration
    16  status.    Where  the  family is able to pay part or all of the costs of
    17  such care, payment of such fees as may be reasonable  in  the  light  of
    18  such ability shall be required.
    19    §  2.  Section 410-w of the social services law is amended by adding a
    20  new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
    21    11. For purposes of determining employment status  and  income,  local
    22  social  services districts shall accept self-attestation from parents or
    23  guardians as an approved form of verification of employment  status  and
    24  income.
    25    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15609-01-2