Assembly Bill A6016

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes child care assistance to be made available to certain victims of domestic violence

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A6016 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §410-w, Soc Serv L

2023-A6016 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes child care assistance to be made available to certain victims of domestic violence who are in need of assistance in order for a parent or caretaker relative to engage in work or participate in work activities.

2023-A6016 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6016
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 30, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM, GRAY -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social  services law, in relation to child care
   assistance for victims of domestic violence
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 1 of section 410-w of
 the social services law, as amended by section 2 of part L of chapter 56
 of  the  laws  of  2022, are amended and a new paragraph (f) is added to
 read as follows:
   (d) families with incomes up to  two  hundred  percent  of  the  state
 income  standard,  or three hundred percent of the state income standard
 effective August first, two thousand twenty-two,  who  are  attending  a
 post secondary educational program; provided, the family income does not
 exceed eighty-five percent of the state median income; [and]
   (e) other families with incomes up to two hundred percent of the state
 income  standard,  or three hundred percent of the state income standard
 effective August  first,  two  thousand  twenty-two,  which  the  social
 services district designates in its consolidated services plan as eligi-
 ble for child care assistance in accordance with criteria established by
 the  department; provided, the family income does not exceed eighty-five
 percent of the state median income[.]; AND
   (F) VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS DEFINED IN  SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED
 EIGHTY-ONE-C  OF THIS CHAPTER WHO ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE IN ORDER FOR
 A PARENT OR CARETAKER RELATIVE TO ENGAGE IN WORK OR PARTICIPATE IN  WORK
 ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE NINE-B OF ARTICLE FIVE OF
 THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09736-01-3

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