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Senate Bill S8068

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to child care assistance program postcards

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2025-S8068 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7643
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §501, Exec L; amd §206, Pub Health L; amd §17-166, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10150

2025-S8068 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the provision of child care assistance program postcards.

2025-S8068 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8068 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8068
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ROLISON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, the public health law, and the admin-
   istrative code of the city  of  New  York,  in  relation  to  postcard
   containing  information about publicly available child care assistance
   programs
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  16  of  section 501 of the executive law, as
 added by chapter 465 of the laws of 1992 and as  renumbered  by  chapter
 170 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
   16.  TO  DEVELOP AND PUBLISH, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF
 THE DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH,  A  POSTCARD  CONTAINING  INFORMATION  ABOUT
 PUBLICLY  AVAILABLE  CHILD  CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND HOW INDIVIDUALS
 MAY APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE ASSISTANCE UNDER SUCH PROGRAMS.
   17. To perform such acts as are necessary or convenient to  carry  out
 the  division's  functions, powers and duties in furtherance of the best
 interests of youth, consistent with the provisions of this article.
   § 2. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding  a  new
 subdivision 32 to read as follows:
   32. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAIL INFORMATIONAL POSTCARDS ABOUT PUBLICLY
 AVAILABLE  CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, AS DEVELOPED AND PUBLISHED BY
 THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, TO THE  RESIDENTIAL  ADDRESS
 THAT  IS  LISTED  ON A CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH AND REGISTERED WITH THE
 DEPARTMENT.
   § 3. Section 17-166 of the administrative code of the city of New York
 is amended by adding a new subdivision f to read as follows:
   F. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAIL INFORMATIONAL  POSTCARDS  ABOUT  PUBLICLY
 AVAILABLE  CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, AS DEVELOPED AND PUBLISHED BY
 THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, TO THE  RESIDENTIAL  ADDRESS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06463-01-5
 S. 8068                             2

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