| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2025 |
committed to rules |
| Jan 28, 2025 |
advanced to third reading |
| Jan 27, 2025 |
2nd report cal. |
| Jan 22, 2025 |
1st report cal.137 |
| Jan 14, 2025 |
referred to social services |
Senate Bill S1994
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 30th Senate District
(D, WF) 56th Senate District
(D) 34th Senate District
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
2025-S1994 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S1994 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1994
SPONSOR: RAMOS
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the social services law, in relation to prohibiting
requiring parents or caretakers to earn a minimum wage to be eligible
for child care assistance
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Amends subdivision 3 of section 410-w to allow social service
districts to disallow rules or regulations by the Office of Children and
Family Services to have a minimum earnings requirement to receive child
care assistance.
Section 2. Sets effective date
JUSTIFICATION:
In New York Regulations- Title 18. Department of Social Services, Part
415 Child Care Service-, exists rules limiting those who can receive
2025-S1994 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1994
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 14, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, CLEARE, COONEY, FERNANDEZ, JACKSON, MAY,
SALAZAR -- 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 prohibiting
requiring parents or caretakers to earn a minimum wage to be eligible
for child care assistance
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 410-w of the social services law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
11. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO
THE CONTRARY, THERE SHALL BE NO MINIMUM EARNINGS REQUIREMENT FOR PARENTS
AND CARETAKERS WHO ARE OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO RECEIVE SUCH ASSISTANCE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02542-01-5
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