S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3174
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 23, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI, LUNSFORD, BRONSON, ROZIC, GONZALEZ-ROJAS,
SIMON, LEVENBERG, CLARK, COLTON -- 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 under the child care block grant
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 410-x of the social services law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
11. A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE
FUNDED UNDER THE BLOCK GRANT FOR ADDITIONAL OR DIFFERENT HOURS THAN A
PARENT OR CARETAKER SPENDS IN WORK, TRAINING, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OR
OTHER REASONS FOR CARE DESIGNATED BY THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT IN ITS
CONSOLIDATED SERVICES PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (E) OF SUBDIVI-
SION ONE OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TEN-W OF THIS TITLE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, PAYING FOR FULL-TIME CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE REGARDLESS OF THE
HOURS OF THE ACTIVITY OF THE PARENT'S OR CARETAKER'S REASON FOR CARE.
§ 2. Section 410-w of the social services law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
1-A. FOR ALL FAMILIES ELIGIBLE FOR CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL NOT
LIMIT AUTHORIZED CHILD CARE SERVICES STRICTLY BASED ON THE HOURS DURING
WHICH THE PARENT OR CARETAKER IS ENGAGED IN WORK, EDUCATION OR OTHER
ACTIVITY OR THE NUMBER OF HOURS THE PARENT OR CARETAKER IS ENGAGED IN
ANY SUCH REASONS FOR CARE.
§ 3. This act shall take effect May 30, 2026.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05861-01-5