Senate Bill S7204

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of the office of children and family services to establish a consumer directed childcare pilot program in certain counties

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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-S7204 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9404
Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9285

2023-S7204 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of the office of children and family services to establish a consumer directed childcare pilot program for eligible families, within amounts appropriated therefor, in up to five counties with populations between 160,000 and 300,000.

2023-S7204 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7204 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7204
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ROLISON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT in relation to directing the commissioner of the office of  chil-
   dren  and  family services to establish a "Consumer Directed Childcare
   Pilot Program" in certain counties

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Consumer Directed Childcare Pilot Program established. The
 commissioner of the office of children and  family  services  is  hereby
 directed  to  establish  a  "Consumer Directed Childcare Pilot Program",
 within amounts appropriated therefor, in up to five counties in  accord-
 ance with the provisions of this act.
   §  2.  Definitions.  For the purposes of this act, the following terms
 shall have the following meanings:
   (a) "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of the office of  chil-
 dren and family services.
   (b)  "Childcare provider", or "provider", shall mean an individual who
 has obtained an individual unique identifier from  the  commissioner  to
 provide childcare services to an eligible family or an eligible family's
 designated  representative in accordance with such family's or represen-
 tative's instruction, supervision, and direction.
   (c) "Eligible family" shall mean an individual  who  is  a  parent  or
 guardian of one or more minor children who:
   (i) is not eligible for any state or federal funding or grant programs
 for childcare services;
   (ii) meets such financial guidelines as established by the commission-
 er; and
   (iii)  meets such other criteria, as may be established by the commis-
 sioner, which are necessary to effectively implement the  objectives  of
 the program.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09150-01-3
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