Assembly Bill A1894

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to recipients of public assistance who lack appropriate child care

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  • 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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2013-A1894 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5427
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง131, 332 & 336-d, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9700
2015-2016: A4410, S2617
2017-2018: A5190, S2307
2019-2020: A5739, S4267
2021-2022: S4803
2023-2024: S6037

2013-A1894 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to recipients of public assistance who lack appropriate child care.

2013-A1894 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1894

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. GIBSON, CRESPO, COOK, STEVENSON -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  GLICK, GOTTFRIED, SCARBOROUGH -- read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Social Services

AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to recipients of
  public assistance who lack appropriate child care

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 131 of the social services law, as
added  by  section  11  of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, is
amended to read as follows:
  5. No public assistance shall be given to an applicant for or  recipi-
ent  of public assistance who has failed to comply with the requirements
of this chapter, or has refused to accept employment in which he or  she
is  able  to  engage.   EXCEPT THAT NO APPLICANT OR RECIPIENT WHO IS THE
PARENT OR CARETAKER RELATIVE OF AN ELIGIBLE CHILD SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO
THE  INELIGIBILITY  PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER IF THE LACK OF CHILD CARE
THAT IS APPROPRIATE, SUITABLE, AND WITHIN  A  REASONABLE  DISTANCE,  AND
REFLECTS  PARENTAL  PREFERENCES  PREVENTS  THE INDIVIDUAL FROM COMPLYING
WITH THE REQUIREMENTS THEREIN.
  S 2. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1  of  section  332  of  the  social
services  law, as amended by section 148 of part B of chapter 436 of the
laws of 1997, is amended and a new paragraph (f) is  added  to  read  as
follows:
  (e)  a  woman  who  is  pregnant,  beginning  thirty days prior to the
medically verified date of delivery of her child[.];
  (F) THE PARENT OR CARETAKER RELATIVE OF AN  ELIGIBLE  CHILD,  FOR  THE
PERIOD  OF TIME DURING WHICH SUCH PARTICIPATION IS PREVENTED BY THE LACK
OF CHILD CARE THAT IS APPROPRIATE,  SUITABLE  AND  WITHIN  A  REASONABLE
DISTANCE,  AND THAT IS REFLECTIVE OF THE CHILD CARE PREFERENCES INCLUDED
IN THE PARENT'S ASSESSMENT.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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