Senate Bill S6037

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to recipients of public assistance who lack appropriate child care

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services 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-S6037 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§131, 332 & 336-d, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5427
2015-2016: S2617
2017-2018: S2307
2019-2020: S4267
2021-2022: S4803

2023-S6037 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to recipients of public assistance who lack appropriate child care.

2023-S6037 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6037 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6037
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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  recipients  of
   public assistance who lack appropriate child care
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 131 of the social services law, as
 added by section 11 of part B of chapter 436 of the  laws  of  1997,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   5.  No public assistance shall be given to an applicant for or recipi-
 ent of public assistance who has failed to comply with the  requirements
 of  this chapter, or has refused to accept employment in which he or she
 is able to engage.  EXCEPT THAT NO APPLICANT OR  RECIPIENT  WHO  IS  THE
 PARENT  OR  CARETAKER  RELATIVE OF AN ELIGIBLE CHILD SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
 THE INELIGIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER IF THE LACK OF  CHILD  CARE
 THAT  IS  APPROPRIATE,  SUITABLE,  AND WITHIN A REASONABLE DISTANCE, AND
 REFLECTS PARENTAL PREFERENCES PREVENTS  THE  INDIVIDUAL  FROM  COMPLYING
 WITH THE REQUIREMENTS THEREIN.
   §  2.  Paragraph  (e)  of  subdivision  1 of section 332 of the social
 services law, as amended by section 148 of part B of chapter 436 of  the
 laws  of  1997,  is  amended and a new paragraph (f) is added to read as
 follows:
   (e) a woman who is  pregnant,  beginning  thirty  days  prior  to  the
 medically verified date of delivery of her child[.];
   (F)  THE  PARENT  OR  CARETAKER RELATIVE OF AN ELIGIBLE CHILD, FOR THE
 PERIOD OF TIME DURING WHICH SUCH PARTICIPATION IS PREVENTED BY THE  LACK
 OF  CHILD  CARE  THAT  IS  APPROPRIATE, SUITABLE AND WITHIN A REASONABLE
 DISTANCE, AND THAT IS REFLECTIVE OF THE CHILD CARE PREFERENCES  INCLUDED
 IN THE PARENT'S ASSESSMENT.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07528-01-3
 S. 6037                             2
 
              

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