Assembly Bill A3657

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that no applicant, or recipient of, child care assistance shall be required to pursue a court order for child support to qualify for child care assistance

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S2091 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2009-A3657 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2091
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง410-w, Soc Serv L

2009-A3657 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to child care assistance eligibility; provides that applicants shall be encouraged to obtain a child support order but no applicant for, or recipient of, child care assistance shall be required to pursue a court order for child support as a condition of eligibility for child care assistance.

2009-A3657 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3657

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCARBOROUGH, COOK, TITUS, JAFFEE, J. RIVERA,
  GLICK, ESPAILLAT, CARROZZA, PAULIN, MILLMAN, ROBINSON, JOHN --  Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BOYLAND, BRENNAN, BROOK-KRASNY, DIAZ, MAYER-
  SOHN,  PHEFFER, REILLY, TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services  law,  in  relation  to  eligibility
  requirements for child care assistance

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 410-w of the social  services  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
  6.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO
THE CONTRARY, APPLICANTS FOR CHILD  CARE  SUBSIDY  ASSISTANCE  SHALL  BE
ENCOURAGED  TO  OBTAIN A CHILD SUPPORT ORDER AND SHALL BE ADVISED OF THE
BENEFITS OF OBTAINING SUCH ORDERS. PROVIDED HOWEVER, NO  APPLICANT  FOR,
OR  RECIPIENT  OF,  CHILD  CARE  ASSISTANCE  UNDER  THIS  TITLE SHALL BE
REQUIRED TO PURSUE, OR TO OBTAIN, A COURT ORDER FOR CHILD SUPPORT  AS  A
CONDITION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04456-01-9

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