The New York State Senate

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                                  5836

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 16, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- 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:
  §  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 NINETEEN, AND ANNUAL-
LY  THEREAFTER DETAILING MONTH-TO-MONTH INFORMATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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 NINETEEN, AND ANNUAL-
LY  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
CONTAINING  ALL  REQUIRED  INFORMATION ON A COUNTY BY COUNTY BASIS. SUCH

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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 NINETEEN, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER.
  § 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.
  §  3.  This  act shall take effect October 1, 2018; 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.