Assembly Bill A8926

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  8926

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 28, 2014
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ROSA, SILVER, LUPARDO, NOLAN, HEASTIE, TITUS,
  RUSSELL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FAHY, JAFFEE, LAVINE, ROBIN-
  SON, SOLAGES, STECK -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Children and Families

AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to reimbursement
  for child care absences

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

  Section  1.  Section  410-x  of  the social services law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
  9. REIMBURSEMENT FOR PAYMENT ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN WHO ARE TEMPORARILY
ABSENT FROM CHILD CARE IS REQUIRED FOR A MINIMUM OF TWELVE DAYS IN A SIX
MONTH PERIOD.  A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ABSENCES, WHICH SHALL BE NO LESS THAN
TWENTY-FOUR DAYS IN A SIX MONTH PERIOD SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE
OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES PURSUANT  TO  REGULATION.  REIMBURSEMENT
FOR  ADDITIONAL  ABSENCES  SHALL BE ALLOWABLE IN THE CASE OF EXTENUATING
CIRCUMSTANCES, AS DETERMINED  BY  THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
SERVICES PURSUANT TO REGULATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2014.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14187-02-4