Assembly Bill A4266

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   4266
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM, GRAY, GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- 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 U of chapter 56
 of  the  laws  of  2023, are amended and a new paragraph (f) is added to
 read as follows:
   (d) families with incomes up to eighty-five percent of the state medi-
 an income, who are attending a post secondary educational program; [and]
   (e) other families with incomes up to eighty-five percent of the state
 median income in accordance with criteria  established  by  the  depart-
 ment[.]; 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.
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