Assembly Bill A8928

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to standardizing child care copayments

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee

  • 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-A8928 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง410-x, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6174
2017-2018: A1438
2019-2020: A3110
2021-2022: A5012

2013-A8928 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Standardizes child care copayments by instructing local social services districts to not require a family receiving child care assistance to contribute more than 20% of the amount of their income exceeding the poverty level.

2013-A8928 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8928

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 28, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. RUSSELL, SILVER, TITUS, NOLAN, HEASTIE, GUNTHER,
  LUPARDO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DAVILA, FAHY,  JAFFEE,  KIM,
  LAVINE,  ROBINSON,  SOLAGES,  STECK  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  standardizing
  child care copayments

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 410-x of the social services  law,
as  added by section 52 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, is
amended to read as follows:
  6. Pursuant to department regulations, child care assistance shall  be
provided  on a sliding fee basis based upon the family's ability to pay.
THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL NOT REQUIRE A FAMILY  RECEIVING
CHILD  CARE  ASSISTANCE  PURSUANT  TO THIS TITLE TO CONTRIBUTE MORE THAN
TWENTY PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT  OF  THEIR  INCOME  EXCEEDING  THE  POVERTY
LEVEL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2014.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14004-01-4

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