Assembly Bill A5840A

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires local social services districts to offer to pay childcare providers via a direct deposit for any subsidized child care funds owed

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A5840 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5162
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §390-c, Soc Serv L

2021-A5840 - Summary

Requires local social services districts to offer to pay childcare providers via a direct deposit for any subsidized child care funds owed; requires the local services offices to provide forms to request such payments.

2021-A5840 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5840
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  enacting  the
   "child care provider direct deposit act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "child care provider direct deposit act".
   § 2. Section 390-c of the social services law, as added by chapter 460
 of the laws of 2000, is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as
 follows:
   4.  THE COMMISSIONER OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES IS AUTHORIZED AND
 DIRECTED, NO LATER THAN ONE YEAR FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  SUBDI-
 VISION, TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE THAT LOCAL SOCIAL
 SERVICES DISTRICTS OFFER CHILD DAY CARE PROVIDERS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION
 THREE  HUNDRED  NINETY  OF  THIS TITLE, THE OPTION TO BE PAID ANY MONIES
 OWED FOR PROVIDING SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE BY A DEPOSIT  DIRECTLY  INTO  A
 BANK  ACCOUNT  OF THE CHILD DAY CARE PROVIDER. SUCH DIRECT DEPOSIT SHALL
 ONLY BE MADE AT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE PROVIDER AND SHALL BE
 REQUESTED ON FORMS PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES  DISTRICT,  AND
 DULY  FILLED  IN. SUCH WRITTEN REQUEST MAY BE REVOKED AT ANY TIME BY THE
 PROVIDER IN WRITING ON FORMS  PROVIDED  BY  THE  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 DISTRICT.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10140-01-1



              

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2021-A5840A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5162
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §390-c, Soc Serv L

2021-A5840A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires local social services districts to offer to pay childcare providers via a direct deposit for any subsidized child care funds owed; requires the local services offices to provide forms to request such payments.

2021-A5840A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5840--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CLARK, HEVESI, McDONALD, BURDICK, WALLACE, REYES,
   BARRON,  THIELE, WOERNER, STECK, GOTTFRIED, SANTABARBARA, MEEKS, OTIS,
   McMAHON,  SILLITTI,  GUNTHER,  JACKSON,  JENSEN,  BYRNES,   McDONOUGH,
   GALLAGHER,  SIMON  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Chil-
   dren and Families -- reported and referred to the  Committee  on  Ways
   and  Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring  local
   social  services  districts  to offer to pay childcare providers via a
   direct deposit for any subsidized child care funds owed
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 390-c of the social services law, as added by chap-
 ter 460 of the laws of 2000, is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to
 read as follows:
   4.  THE COMMISSIONER OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES IS AUTHORIZED AND
 DIRECTED, NO LATER THAN ONE YEAR FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  SUBDI-
 VISION, TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE THAT LOCAL SOCIAL
 SERVICES DISTRICTS OFFER CHILD DAY CARE PROVIDERS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION
 THREE  HUNDRED  NINETY  OF  THIS TITLE, THE OPTION TO BE PAID ANY MONIES
 OWED FOR PROVIDING SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE BY A DEPOSIT  DIRECTLY  INTO  A
 BANK  ACCOUNT  OF THE CHILD DAY CARE PROVIDER. SUCH DIRECT DEPOSIT SHALL
 ONLY BE MADE AT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE PROVIDER AND SHALL BE
 REQUESTED ON FORMS PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICT  AND
 DULY  FILLED  IN BY THE PROVIDER. SUCH WRITTEN CONSENT CAN BE REVOKED AT
 ANY TIME BY THE PROVIDER IN WRITING  ON  FORMS  PROVIDED  BY  THE  LOCAL
 SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10140-03-1

              

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