NY State Senate Bill 2013-S1424A

Senate Bill S1424A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires social services districts to maintain a waiting list of families who have applied for child care assistance and data regarding the income of such families

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Jan 21, 2014	print number 1424a
Jan 21, 2014	amend and recommit to social services
Jan 08, 2014	referred to social services
Jan 09, 2013	referred to social services

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2013-S1424 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2581
Current Committee:: Senate Social Services
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §410-z, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S4627, A3660
2011-2012: S2354, A7028
2015-2016: S973, A3416, A7585
2017-2018: S6286, A5836
2019-2020: A6267
2021-2022: A4524
2023-2024: A1968

2013-S1424 - Summary

Requires each social services district to maintain a waiting list of eligible families who have applied for child care assistance; further requires the local districts to report such list to the office of children and family services who shall then compile such reports and issue one report to the legislature annually; further requires the social services districts to collect data regarding the income of families who have applied, were denied and received child care assistance and issue a report to the office of children and family services who shall then compile such reports and issue one report to the legislature annually.

2013-S1424 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1424 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1424

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- 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 requiring social
  services districts to maintain a  waiting  list  of  certain  families
  applying 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-z 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:
  S 410-z. Reporting requirements.  1.  Each  social  services  district
shall  collect  and  submit  to  the [department] OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILY SERVICES, in such form and at such times as    specified  by  the
[department]  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES, such data and
information regarding child  care assistance provided  under  the  block
grant  as  the  [department]  OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES may
need to comply with federal reporting requirements.
  2.  (A) EACH SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL MAINTAIN A WAITING LIST OF
ELIGIBLE FAMILIES WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO
THIS TITLE AND WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED SUCH ASSISTANCE. SUCH WAITING  LIST
SHALL CONTAIN INFORMATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
  (I) THE DATE THE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED;
  (II) THE DATE THE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE WAS RECEIVED;
  (III) THE AGE OF THE CHILD OR CHILDREN THE ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED ON
BEHALF OF; AND
  (IV) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FAMILIES ON SUCH WAITING LIST AS OF THE FIRST
DAY OF EACH MONTH.
  (B)  EACH  DISTRICT SHALL ISSUE A REPORT TO THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILY SERVICES BY OCTOBER FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, AND ANNUALLY
THEREAFTER DETAILING MONTH-TO-MONTH  INFORMATION  REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO

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

                                                           LBD02721-01-3

S. 1424                             2

THIS  SUBDIVISION  FOR  THE  PRECEDING  PERIOD  OF OCTOBER FIRST THROUGH
SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH, AND SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
  (I) THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME FOR FAMILIES ON THE WAITING LIST;
  (II)  THE  NUMBER  OF  FAMILIES  ON  THE  WAITING LIST FOR EACH OF THE
FOLLOWING TIME PERIODS:
  (A) LESS THAN TWO WEEKS,
  (B) TWO WEEKS TO LESS THAN A MONTH,
  (C) ONE MONTH TO LESS THAN THREE MONTHS,
  (D) THREE MONTHS TO LESS THAN SIX MONTHS,
  (E) SIX MONTHS TO LESS THAN A YEAR, AND
  (F) ONE YEAR OR MORE;
  (III) THE AVERAGE AGE OF CHILDREN REPRESENTED ON THE WAITING LIST;
  (IV) THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN REPRESENTED ON THE WAITING  LIST  ELIGIBLE
FOR EACH:
  (A) INFANT,
  (B) TODDLER,
  (C) PRE-SCHOOL, AND
  (D) SCHOOL-AGED SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE SLOTS; AND
  (V) THE NUMBER OF EXISTING INFANT, TODDLER, PRE-SCHOOL AND SCHOOL-AGED
SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE SLOTS;
  (VI)  THE  NUMBER  OF FAMILIES WHO WOULD RECEIVE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE
EXCEPT THAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR AVAILABLE SLOTS IN A  PARTICULAR  CHILD
CARE PROGRAM; AND
  (VII) OTHER INFORMATION AS THE DISTRICT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
  3.  (A) EACH SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL COLLECT DATA REGARDING THE
INCOME OF FAMILIES WHO APPLIED FOR CHILD  CARE  ASSISTANCE  PURSUANT  TO
THIS TITLE, SPECIFYING:
  (I) THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES WHO WERE DENIED;
  (II) THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES WHO RECEIVED SUCH ASSISTANCE; AND
  (III)  A  LISTING  OF  THE  INCOMES  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS
SUBDIVISION OF THE FAMILIES WHO APPLIED FOR SUCH ASSISTANCE.
  (B) EACH DISTRICT SHALL ISSUE A REPORT TO THE OFFICE OF  CHILDREN  AND
FAMILY SERVICES BY OCTOBER FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, AND ANNUALLY
THEREAFTER,  DETAILING  MONTH-TO-MONTH INFORMATION COLLECTED PURSUANT TO
THIS SUBDIVISION FOR THE  PRECEDING  PERIOD  OF  OCTOBER  FIRST  THROUGH
SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH, AND SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
  (I) THE NUMBER OF ALL FAMILIES WHO APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED CHILD CARE
ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE WHOSE:
  (A)  INCOMES WERE UNDER ONE HUNDRED ONE PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY
LEVEL FOR THEIR FAMILY SIZE,
  (B) INCOMES WERE BETWEEN ONE HUNDRED ONE PERCENT AND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR THEIR FAMILY SIZE, AND
  (C) INCOMES WERE BETWEEN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE PERCENT AND TWO HUNDRED
PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR THEIR FAMILY SIZE; AND
  (II) THE NUMBER OF ALL FAMILIES WHO APPLIED FOR AND WERE DENIED  CHILD
CARE ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE WHOSE:
  (A)  INCOMES WERE UNDER ONE HUNDRED ONE PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY
LEVEL FOR THEIR FAMILY SIZE,
  (B) INCOMES WERE BETWEEN ONE HUNDRED ONE PERCENT AND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR THEIR FAMILY SIZE, AND
  (C) INCOMES WERE BETWEEN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE PERCENT AND TWO HUNDRED
PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR THEIR FAMILY SIZE.
  4. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES  SHALL  COMPILE  SUCH
REPORTS  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO, AND PARAGRAPH (B)
OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS  SECTION,  INTO  ONE  COMPREHENSIVE  REPORT
CONTAINING  ALL  REQUIRED  INFORMATION ON A COUNTY BY COUNTY BASIS. SUCH

S. 1424                             3

REPORT SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,
THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN  AND  FAMILIES,  THE  CHAIRPERSON  OF  THE  SENATE
COMMITTEE  ON  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILIES,  THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SERVICES, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
SOCIAL SERVICES, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS  COMMIT-
TEE  AND  THE  CHAIRPERSON OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE NO LATER THAN
DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER.
  S 2. Nothing in this act shall be construed to  require  local  social
services  districts  to  maintain  waiting lists for dates preceding the
effective date of this act, or to collect data pursuant to subdivision 3
of section 410-z of the social services law, as added by section one  of
this act, for persons who applied for subsidized child care prior to the
effective date of this act.
  S  3.  This  act shall take effect October 1, 2014; provided, however,
that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act  on  its
effective  date  are authorized and directed to be made and completed on
or before such effective date.

2013-S1424A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2581
Current Committee:: Senate Social Services
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §410-z, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S4627, A3660
2011-2012: S2354, A7028
2015-2016: S973, A3416, A7585
2017-2018: S6286, A5836
2019-2020: A6267
2021-2022: A4524
2023-2024: A1968

2013-S1424A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2013-S1424A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S1424A

TITLE  OF BILL:   An act to amend the social services law, in relation
to requiring social services districts to maintain a waiting  list  of
certain families applying for child care assistance

PURPOSE:

The  purpose  of  this  bill  is to create mandatory waiting lists for
subsidized child day care and establish reporting of income levels for
families applying for child care subsidies.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill  amends  the  social  services  law  to  require  all  local
districts  to  keep waiting lists of eligible applicants for child day
care subsidies and outlines specific  reporting  requirements  to  the
governor  and  legislature. The bill also requires all local districts
to keep data on the income levels of families applying for child  care
subsidies,  including  those  that  were  denied  and  those that were
accepted. The bill also establishes annual reports to the governor and
legislature.

JUSTIFICATION:

Many low-income families rely on subsidized child  care  in  order  to

maintain  employment  and ensure financial security with this in mind,
the legislature and the Governor work very hard every year to allocate
adequate funding for child care assistance in each year's  budget.  In
order  to  advance  this goal, an accurate estimate of the outstanding
need in local districts  for  subsidized  child  care  is  needed.  By
establishing  mandatory  waiting  lists,  the  number of families, the
length of time the family must wait for child care assistance, and the
income level of  families  receiving  child  care  assistance  can  be
determined.   This   enables  lawmakers  to  make  informed  decisions
regarding who  subsidies  are  reaching  and  whether  current  income
eligibility requirements are appropriate.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

First introduced in 2009
2011-2012: S.2354-A - Died in Committee

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal.  Local  districts  can compile the information using existing
staff and technology.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

October 1, 2015, with provisions.

2013-S1424A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1424--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Social  Services  --
  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on Social Services in accordance with
  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring social
  services  districts  to  maintain  a  waiting list of certain families
  applying 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-z  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:
  S  410-z.  Reporting  requirements.  1.  Each social services district
shall collect and submit to the  [department]  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND
FAMILY  SERVICES,  in  such  form and at such times as  specified by the
[department] OFFICE OF CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES,  such  data  and
information  regarding  child   care assistance provided under the block
grant as the [department] OFFICE OF CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES  may
need to comply with federal reporting requirements.
  2.  (A) EACH SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL MAINTAIN A WAITING LIST OF
ELIGIBLE FAMILIES WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO
THIS  TITLE AND WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED SUCH ASSISTANCE. SUCH WAITING LIST
SHALL CONTAIN INFORMATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
  (I) THE DATE THE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED;
  (II) THE DATE THE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE WAS RECEIVED;
  (III) THE AGE OF THE CHILD OR CHILDREN THE ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED ON
BEHALF OF; AND
  (IV) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FAMILIES ON SUCH WAITING LIST AS OF THE FIRST
DAY OF EACH MONTH.

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

                                                           LBD02721-03-4

S. 1424--A                          2

  (B) EACH DISTRICT SHALL ISSUE A REPORT TO THE OFFICE OF  CHILDREN  AND
FAMILY SERVICES BY OCTOBER FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, AND ANNUALLY
THEREAFTER  DETAILING  MONTH-TO-MONTH  INFORMATION  REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
THIS SUBDIVISION FOR THE  PRECEDING  PERIOD  OF  OCTOBER  FIRST  THROUGH
SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH, AND SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
  (I) THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME FOR FAMILIES ON THE WAITING LIST;
  (II)  THE  NUMBER  OF  FAMILIES  ON  THE  WAITING LIST FOR EACH OF THE
FOLLOWING TIME PERIODS:
  (A) LESS THAN TWO WEEKS,
  (B) TWO WEEKS TO LESS THAN A MONTH,
  (C) ONE MONTH TO LESS THAN THREE MONTHS,
  (D) THREE MONTHS TO LESS THAN SIX MONTHS,
  (E) SIX MONTHS TO LESS THAN A YEAR, AND
  (F) ONE YEAR OR MORE;
  (III) THE AVERAGE AGE OF CHILDREN REPRESENTED ON THE WAITING LIST;
  (IV) THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN REPRESENTED ON THE WAITING  LIST  ELIGIBLE
FOR EACH:
  (A) INFANT,
  (B) TODDLER,
  (C) PRE-SCHOOL, AND
  (D) SCHOOL-AGED SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE SLOTS; AND
  (V) THE NUMBER OF EXISTING INFANT, TODDLER, PRE-SCHOOL AND SCHOOL-AGED
SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE SLOTS;
  (VI)  THE  NUMBER  OF FAMILIES WHO WOULD RECEIVE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE
EXCEPT THAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR AVAILABLE SLOTS IN A  PARTICULAR  CHILD
CARE PROGRAM; AND
  (VII) OTHER INFORMATION AS THE DISTRICT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
  3.  (A) EACH SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL COLLECT DATA REGARDING THE
INCOME OF FAMILIES WHO APPLIED FOR CHILD  CARE  ASSISTANCE  PURSUANT  TO
THIS TITLE, SPECIFYING:
  (I) THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES WHO WERE DENIED;
  (II) THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES WHO RECEIVED SUCH ASSISTANCE; AND
  (III)  A  LISTING  OF  THE  INCOMES  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS
SUBDIVISION OF THE FAMILIES WHO APPLIED FOR SUCH ASSISTANCE.
  (B) EACH DISTRICT SHALL ISSUE A REPORT TO THE OFFICE OF  CHILDREN  AND
FAMILY SERVICES BY OCTOBER FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, AND ANNUALLY
THEREAFTER,  DETAILING  MONTH-TO-MONTH INFORMATION COLLECTED PURSUANT TO
THIS SUBDIVISION FOR THE  PRECEDING  PERIOD  OF  OCTOBER  FIRST  THROUGH
SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH, AND SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
  (I) THE NUMBER OF ALL FAMILIES WHO APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED CHILD CARE
ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE WHOSE:
  (A)  INCOMES WERE UNDER ONE HUNDRED ONE PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY
LEVEL FOR THEIR FAMILY SIZE,
  (B) INCOMES WERE BETWEEN ONE HUNDRED ONE PERCENT AND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR THEIR FAMILY SIZE, AND
  (C) INCOMES WERE BETWEEN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE PERCENT AND TWO HUNDRED
PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR THEIR FAMILY SIZE; AND
  (II) THE NUMBER OF ALL FAMILIES WHO APPLIED FOR AND WERE DENIED  CHILD
CARE ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE WHOSE:
  (A)  INCOMES WERE UNDER ONE HUNDRED ONE PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY
LEVEL FOR THEIR FAMILY SIZE,
  (B) INCOMES WERE BETWEEN ONE HUNDRED ONE PERCENT AND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR THEIR FAMILY SIZE, AND
  (C) INCOMES WERE BETWEEN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE PERCENT AND TWO HUNDRED
PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR THEIR FAMILY SIZE.

S. 1424--A                          3

  4. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES  SHALL  COMPILE  SUCH
REPORTS  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO, AND PARAGRAPH (B)
OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS  SECTION,  INTO  ONE  COMPREHENSIVE  REPORT
CONTAINING  ALL  REQUIRED  INFORMATION ON A COUNTY BY COUNTY BASIS. SUCH
REPORT  SHALL  BE PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,
THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE CHAIRPERSON OF  THE  ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE  ON  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILIES,  THE  CHAIRPERSON  OF THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,  THE  CHAIRPERSON  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SERVICES, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
SOCIAL  SERVICES, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMIT-
TEE AND THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE  NO  LATER  THAN
DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER.
  S  2.  Nothing  in this act shall be construed to require local social
services districts to maintain waiting lists  for  dates  preceding  the
effective date of this act, or to collect data pursuant to subdivision 3
of  section 410-z of the social services law, as added by section one of
this act, for persons who applied for subsidized child care prior to the
effective date of this act.
  S 3. This act shall take effect October 1,  2015;  provided,  however,
that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
rule  or  regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its
effective date are authorized and directed to be made and  completed  on
or before such effective date.

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