The New York State Senate

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                                  3416

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
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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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ALLY  THEREAFTER  DETAILING MONTH-TO-MONTH INFORMATION REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO THIS SUBDIVISION FOR THE PRECEDING PERIOD OF  OCTOBER  FIRST  THROUGH
SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH, AND SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
  (I) THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME FOR FAMILIES ON THE WAITING LIST;
  (II)  THE  NUMBER  OF  FAMILIES  ON  THE  WAITING LIST FOR EACH OF THE
FOLLOWING TIME PERIODS:
  (A) LESS THAN TWO WEEKS,
  (B) TWO WEEKS TO LESS THAN A MONTH,
  (C) ONE MONTH TO LESS THAN THREE MONTHS,
  (D) THREE MONTHS TO LESS THAN SIX MONTHS,
  (E) SIX MONTHS TO LESS THAN A YEAR, AND
  (F) ONE YEAR OR MORE;
  (III) THE AVERAGE AGE OF CHILDREN REPRESENTED ON THE WAITING LIST;
  (IV) THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN REPRESENTED ON THE WAITING  LIST  ELIGIBLE
FOR EACH:
  (A) INFANT,
  (B) TODDLER,
  (C) PRE-SCHOOL, AND
  (D) SCHOOL-AGED SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE SLOTS; AND
  (V) THE NUMBER OF EXISTING INFANT, TODDLER, PRE-SCHOOL AND SCHOOL-AGED
SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE SLOTS;
  (VI)  THE  NUMBER  OF FAMILIES WHO WOULD RECEIVE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE
EXCEPT THAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR AVAILABLE SLOTS IN A  PARTICULAR  CHILD
CARE PROGRAM; AND
  (VII) OTHER INFORMATION AS THE DISTRICT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
  3.  (A) EACH SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL COLLECT DATA REGARDING THE
INCOME OF FAMILIES WHO APPLIED FOR CHILD  CARE  ASSISTANCE  PURSUANT  TO
THIS TITLE, SPECIFYING:
  (I) THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES WHO WERE DENIED;
  (II) THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES WHO RECEIVED SUCH ASSISTANCE; AND
  (III)  A  LISTING  OF  THE  INCOMES  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS
SUBDIVISION OF THE FAMILIES WHO APPLIED FOR SUCH ASSISTANCE.
  (B) EACH DISTRICT SHALL ISSUE A REPORT TO THE OFFICE OF  CHILDREN  AND
FAMILY  SERVICES BY OCTOBER FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, AND ANNU-
ALLY THEREAFTER, DETAILING MONTH-TO-MONTH INFORMATION COLLECTED PURSUANT
TO THIS SUBDIVISION FOR THE PRECEDING PERIOD OF  OCTOBER  FIRST  THROUGH
SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH, AND SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
  (I) THE NUMBER OF ALL FAMILIES WHO APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED CHILD CARE
ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE WHOSE:
  (A)  INCOMES WERE UNDER ONE HUNDRED ONE PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY
LEVEL FOR THEIR FAMILY SIZE,
  (B) INCOMES WERE BETWEEN ONE HUNDRED ONE PERCENT AND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR THEIR FAMILY SIZE, AND
  (C) INCOMES WERE BETWEEN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE PERCENT AND TWO HUNDRED
PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR THEIR FAMILY SIZE; AND
  (II) THE NUMBER OF ALL FAMILIES WHO APPLIED FOR AND WERE DENIED  CHILD
CARE ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE WHOSE:
  (A)  INCOMES WERE UNDER ONE HUNDRED ONE PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY
LEVEL FOR THEIR FAMILY SIZE,
  (B) INCOMES WERE BETWEEN ONE HUNDRED ONE PERCENT AND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR THEIR FAMILY SIZE, AND
  (C) INCOMES WERE BETWEEN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE PERCENT AND TWO HUNDRED
PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR THEIR FAMILY SIZE.
  4. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES  SHALL  COMPILE  SUCH
REPORTS  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO, AND PARAGRAPH (B)
OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS  SECTION,  INTO  ONE  COMPREHENSIVE  REPORT

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CONTAINING  ALL  REQUIRED  INFORMATION ON A COUNTY BY COUNTY BASIS. SUCH
REPORT SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,
THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE  ON  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILIES,  THE  CHAIRPERSON  OF THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,  THE  CHAIRPERSON  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SERVICES, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
SOCIAL  SERVICES, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMIT-
TEE AND THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE  NO  LATER  THAN
DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER.
  S  2.  Nothing  in this act shall be construed to require local social
services districts to maintain waiting lists  for  dates  preceding  the
effective date of this act, or to collect data pursuant to subdivision 3
of  section 410-z of the social services law, as added by section one of
this act, for persons who applied for subsidized child care prior to the
effective date of this act.
  S 3. This act shall take effect October 1,  2016;  provided,  however,
that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
rule  or  regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its
effective date are authorized and directed to be made and  completed  on
or before such effective date.