Senate Bill S3420A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides that parents and caretakers who are otherwise eligible for a child care assistance shall be able to utilize such assistance when care is necessary to enable them to sleep

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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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2019-S3420 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A413
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §410-w, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4115, A6545
2013-2014: S2517, A1196
2015-2016: S5184, A775
2017-2018: S3977, A318

2019-S3420 - Summary

Provides that parents and caretakers who are otherwise eligible for child care assistance, and provided with such assistance, shall be able to utilize such assistance when care is necessary to enable them to sleep because they work non-traditional hours and have a child who is under the age of six and not in school for a full school day; further provides that the authorization for assistance shall be sufficient to allow the parent to obtain up to eight hours of sleep, as needed.

2019-S3420 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3420 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3420
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- 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  parents  and
   caretakers who work a late shift
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 410-w of the social  services  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9.  PARENTS AND CARETAKERS WHO ARE OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR A CHILD CARE
 SUBSIDY SHALL RECEIVE A SUBSIDY WHEN CARE IS NECESSARY TO ENABLE THEM TO
 SLEEP BECAUSE THEY WORK A LATE SHIFT AND HAVE A CHILD WHO IS  UNDER  THE
 AGE  OF  SIX  AND NOT IN SCHOOL FOR A FULL SCHOOL DAY. THE AUTHORIZATION
 FOR A SUBSIDY SHALL BE SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW THE PARENT TO  OBTAIN  UP  TO
 EIGHT HOURS OF SLEEP, AS NEEDED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2020.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02785-01-9

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2019-S3420A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A413
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §410-w, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4115, A6545
2013-2014: S2517, A1196
2015-2016: S5184, A775
2017-2018: S3977, A318

2019-S3420A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that parents and caretakers who are otherwise eligible for child care assistance, and provided with such assistance, shall be able to utilize such assistance when care is necessary to enable them to sleep because they work non-traditional hours and have a child who is under the age of six and not in school for a full school day; further provides that the authorization for assistance shall be sufficient to allow the parent to obtain up to eight hours of sleep, as needed.

2019-S3420A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3420A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3420--A
     Cal. No. 1002
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and  Families  --
   reported  favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee
   on Finance -- committee discharged and  said  bill  committed  to  the
   Committee  on Rules -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered
   to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered  to  the  Assembly,
   recalled,  vote  reconsidered,  restored to third reading, amended and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law,  in  relation  to  parents  and
   caretakers who work non-traditional hours
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 410-w of the social  services  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9.  PARENTS  AND  CARETAKERS WHO ARE OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR CHILD CARE
 ASSISTANCE, AND PROVIDED WITH SUCH ASSISTANCE, SHALL BE ABLE TO  UTILIZE
 THE  ASSISTANCE  WHEN  CARE IS NECESSARY TO ENABLE THEM TO SLEEP BECAUSE
 THEY WORK NON-TRADITIONAL HOURS AND HAVE A CHILD WHO IS UNDER THE AGE OF
 SIX AND NOT IN SCHOOL FOR A FULL SCHOOL DAY. THE AUTHORIZATION FOR CHILD
 CARE ASSISTANCE SHALL BE SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW THE PARENT TO OBTAIN UP  TO
 EIGHT HOURS OF SLEEP, AS NEEDED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2020.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02785-05-9

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