Assembly Bill A3416

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires social services districts to maintain a waiting list of families who have applied for child care assistance and data regarding the income of such families

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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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2015-A3416 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7585
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง410-z, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3660
2011-2012: A7028
2013-2014: A2581
2017-2018: A5836
2019-2020: A6267
2021-2022: A4524
2023-2024: A1968

2015-A3416 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires each social services district to maintain a waiting list of eligible families who have applied for child care assistance; further requires the local districts to report such list to the office of children and family services who shall then compile such reports and issue one report to the legislature annually; further requires the social services districts to collect data regarding the income of families who have applied, were denied and received child care assistance and issue a report to the office of children and family services who shall then compile such reports and issue one report to the legislature annually.

2015-A3416 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3416

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. SCARBOROUGH, WRIGHT, COOK, RIVERA, TITUS, ARROYO,
  ROBINSON, PERRY, ZEBROWSKI, JAFFEE, CLARK, AUBRY -- Multi-Sponsored by
  --  M.  of  A. BRENNAN, CAMARA, GLICK, PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring social
  services districts to maintain a  waiting  list  of  certain  families
  applying 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-z of the  social  services  law,  as  added  by
section  52  of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, is amended to
read as follows:
  S 410-z. Reporting requirements.  1.  Each  social  services  district
shall  collect  and  submit  to  the [department] OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILY SERVICES, in such form and at such times as    specified  by  the
[department]  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES, such data and
information regarding child  care assistance provided  under  the  block
grant  as  the  [department]  OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES may
need to comply with federal reporting requirements.
  2.  (A) EACH SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL MAINTAIN A WAITING LIST OF
ELIGIBLE FAMILIES WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO
THIS TITLE AND WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED SUCH ASSISTANCE. SUCH WAITING  LIST
SHALL CONTAIN INFORMATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
  (I) THE DATE THE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED;
  (II) THE DATE THE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE WAS RECEIVED;
  (III) THE AGE OF THE CHILD OR CHILDREN THE ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED ON
BEHALF OF; AND
  (IV) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FAMILIES ON SUCH WAITING LIST AS OF THE FIRST
DAY OF EACH MONTH.
  (B)  EACH  DISTRICT SHALL ISSUE A REPORT TO THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILY SERVICES BY OCTOBER FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, AND  ANNU-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03032-01-5
              

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