NY State Senate Bill 2017-S6476

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Jan 03, 2018	referred to children and families
May 24, 2017	referred to children and families

2017-S6476 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2721
Current Committee:: Senate Children And Families
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §410-x, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A7191
2019-2020: S1807, A969

2017-S6476 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Distinguishes the age of an infant as a child under the age of two.

2017-S6476 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6476

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to age of infant
and reimbursement

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

To ensure child care providers receive reimbursement adequate to
maintain a stable business.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section one of this bill would require that a home based child care
provider be reimbursed at the infant rate for a child up to two years
of age.

Section two of the bill provides that the act shall take effect on the
first of April next succeeding the date on which it shall have become
law.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Licensing regulations require a certain staff to child ratio depending
on the age and number of children receiving care with additional staff

being required for any increases in infant care. As a result, the
subsidy reimbursement amount for infant care is higher than what would
be provided for older children. Subsidy regulations define an infant
as a child from 0-18 months, however staffing ratios set forth by the
Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) for home based child
care providers considers an infant to be 0-24 months. This creates a
6-month financial shortfall for providers who do not receive the
higher reimbursement amount, but are still required to operate under
the standards of the licensing requirements such as a higher level of
staff to child ratio.Aligning the definition of infant in subsidy
regulation and licensing regulations will ensure that home based
providers receive an adequate subsidy to compensate for the level of
care that is being provided.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
The first of April next succeeding the date on which it shall have
become law.

2017-S6476 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6476
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- 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  age  of  infant
   and reimbursement
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 410-x 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:
   4. The amount to be paid or allowed for child care  assistance  funded
 under  the block grant shall be the actual cost of care but no more than
 the applicable market-related payment rate established by the department
 in regulations. The payment rates established by the department shall be
 sufficient to ensure equal access for eligible  children  to  comparable
 child care assistance in the substate area that are provided to children
 whose  parents  are not eligible to receive assistance under any federal
 or state programs. Such payment rates shall take into account the  vari-
 ations in the costs of providing child care in different settings and to
 children  of different age groups, and the additional costs of providing
 child care for children with special needs.  FOR THE PURPOSE  OF  DETER-
 MINING SUCH PAYMENT RATES FOR GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES AND FAMILY DAY
 CARE  HOMES  AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY OF THIS ARTICLE,
 AN INFANT SHALL BE CONSIDERED A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF TWO.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04545-01-7

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee

2017-S6476 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S6476 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S6476 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6476 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee

2017-S6476 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S6476 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S6476 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6476 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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