Senate Bill S6655A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides that public welfare officials shall not be required to limit authorized child care services strictly based on the work, training, or educational schedule of the parents and makes technical changes

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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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2021-S6655 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7661
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §410, Soc Serv L

2021-S6655 - Summary

Provides that public welfare officials shall not be required to limit authorized child care services strictly based on the work, training, or educational schedule of the parents; makes technical changes.

2021-S6655 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6655 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6655
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BRISPORT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the provision of
   child care by local public welfare officials
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   Subdivision 1 of section 410 of the social services law,
 as added by chapter 395 of the laws of  1965,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  A public welfare official of a county, city or town is authorized,
 provided funds have been made available therefor, to provide day care at
 public expense for children residing in his OR  HER  territory  who  are
 eligible  therefor  pursuant to provisions of this title.  Such care may
 be provided only in cases where it is determined, under criteria  estab-
 lished  by  the  department,  that  there is a need [therefor because of
 inability of the parents to provide care and supervision for a  substan-
 tial  part of the day] and that such care is in the best interest of the
 child and parent; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE  PUBLIC  WELFARE  OFFICIAL
 SHALL  NOT  BE REQUIRED TO LIMIT AUTHORIZED CHILD CARE SERVICES STRICTLY
 BASED ON THE WORK, TRAINING, OR EDUCATIONAL SCHEDULE OF THE  PARENTS  OR
 THE  NUMBER OF HOURS THE PARENTS SPEND IN WORK, TRAINING, OR EDUCATIONAL
 ACTIVITIES. Where the family is able to pay part or all of the costs  of
 such  care,  payment  of  such fees as may be reasonable in the light of
 such ability shall be required.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11367-01-1

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2021-S6655A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7661
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §410, Soc Serv L

2021-S6655A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that public welfare officials shall not be required to limit authorized child care services strictly based on the work, training, or educational schedule of the parents; makes technical changes.

2021-S6655A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6655A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6655--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. BRISPORT, GOUNARDES, PERSAUD, SALAZAR -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on Social Services --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to providing that
   public welfare officials shall not be  required  to  limit  authorized
   child  care  services  strictly based on the work, training, or educa-
   tional schedule of the parents and making technical changes
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 and paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section
 410 of the social services law, subdivision 1 as added by chapter 395 of
 the  laws of 1965 and paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 as amended by chap-
 ter 875 of the laws of 1986, are amended to read as follows:
   1. A public welfare official of a county, city or town is  authorized,
 provided funds have been made available therefor, to provide day care at
 public  expense  for children residing in his territory who are eligible
 therefor pursuant to provisions of this title. Such care may be provided
 only in cases where it is determined, under criteria established by  the
 [department]  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND FAMILY SERVICES, that there is a
 need [therefor because of inability of the parents to provide  care  and
 supervision  for a substantial part of the day] and that such care is in
 the best interest of the child and parent;  PROVIDED  HOWEVER  THAT  THE
 PUBLIC  WELFARE OFFICIAL SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO LIMIT AUTHORIZED CHILD
 CARE SERVICES STRICTLY BASED ON THE WORK, TRAINING, OR EDUCATIONAL SCHE-
 DULE OF THE PARENTS OR THE NUMBER OF HOURS THE PARENTS  SPEND  IN  WORK,
 TRAINING,  OR  EDUCATIONAL  ACTIVITIES.  Where the family is able to pay
 part or all of the costs of such care, payment of such fees  as  may  be
 reasonable in the light of such ability shall be required.
   (b)  Care  under  this title may be provided only in group facilities,
 family homes, group family day care  homes  or  in  a  day  care  center
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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