Senate Bill S4115

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that parents and caretakers who are otherwise eligible for a child care subsidy shall receive a subsidy when care is necessary to enable them to sleep

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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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2011-S4115 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6545
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §410-w, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S2517, A1196
2015-2016: S5184, A775
2017-2018: S3977, A318
2019-2020: S3420, A413

2011-S4115 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that parents and caretakers who are otherwise eligible for a child care subsidy shall receive a subsidy when care is necessary to enable them to sleep because they work a late shift and have a child who is under the age of six and not in school for a full school day; further provides that the authorization for a subsidy shall be sufficient to allow the parent to obtain eight hours of sleep.

2011-S4115 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4115 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4115

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- 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  parents  and
  caretakers who work a late shift

  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 7 to read as follows:
  7.  PARENTS AND CARETAKERS WHO ARE OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR A CHILD CARE
SUBSIDY SHALL RECEIVE A SUBSIDY WHEN CARE IS NECESSARY TO ENABLE THEM TO
SLEEP BECAUSE THEY WORK A LATE SHIFT AND HAVE A CHILD WHO IS  UNDER  THE
AGE  OF  SIX  AND NOT IN SCHOOL FOR A FULL SCHOOL DAY. THE AUTHORIZATION
FOR A SUBSIDY SHALL BE SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW THE PARENT  TO  OBTAIN  EIGHT
HOURS OF SLEEP.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10020-01-1

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