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Senate Bill S4522

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides that the state shall make reasonable efforts to obtain federal funding for child care expenses and prohibits limiting authorized child care services based on proof of immigration status

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2023-S4522 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§410 & 410-w, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8962

2023-S4522 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the state shall make reasonable efforts to obtain federal funding for child care expenses; prohibits limiting authorized child care services based on proof of immigration status; authorizes self-attestation as an approved form of verification of employment status and income.

2023-S4522 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4522 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4522
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. BRISPORT, CLEARE -- 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 removing unnec-
   essary barriers to child care  subsidies  for  eligible  children  and
   families

   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
 amended by chapter 694 of the laws  of  2022,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1. A public welfare official of a county, city or town [is authorized]
 SHALL,  provided  funds have been made available therefor[, to] AND WITH
 THE STATE MAKING ALL REASONABLE EFFORTS TO OBTAIN  FEDERAL  FUNDING  AND
 SUPPLEMENTING  SUCH  FUNDING  WITH ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDING, 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]  SHALL  be  provided [only in cases where it is determined,] under
 criteria established by the office of  children  and  family  services[,
 that  there  is a need 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; PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, THAT THE PUBLIC WELFARE  OFFICIAL
 SHALL  NOT  LIMIT AUTHORIZED CHILD CARE SERVICES BASED ON PROOF OF IMMI-
 GRATION STATUS. 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.  Section 410-w of the social services law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07708-01-3

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