Senate Bill S986

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to notice requirements when funding cuts are made

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services 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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2015-S986 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง34-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8137
2011-2012: S819
2013-2014: S2275
2017-2018: S4444
2019-2020: S805

2015-S986 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to notice requirements to families and providers when funding cuts are made.

2015-S986 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S986 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   986

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

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 notice  require-
  ments to families and providers when funding cuts are made

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

  Section 1. Section 34-a of the  social  services  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
  10.  (A)  IN  ORDER  TO ALLOW FAMILIES TIME TO PROPERLY PLAN FOR THEIR
FINANCIAL NEEDS AND FOR THE SAFETY, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF  THEIR
CHILDREN, IN THE EVENT THAT A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT PROPOSES TO AMEND
ITS  CONSOLIDATED SERVICES PLAN, SUBMITS AN ANNUAL PLAN UPDATE, OR TAKES
ANY OTHER ACTION THAT WOULD LOWER THE FINANCIAL  ELIGIBILITY  LEVEL  FOR
CHILD  CARE  ASSISTANCE  SO THAT FAMILIES RECEIVING SUBSIDIES WOULD LOSE
ELIGIBILITY THEREFORE, THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT  SHALL  NOTIFY
THE  OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES OF THAT FACT AT LEAST NINETY
DAYS BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE  PROPOSED  CHANGE  IN  ELIGIBILITY
LEVEL.  THE  OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL POST NOTICE OF
THE PROPOSED CHANGE ON THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE WITHIN TEN DAYS OF RECEIVING
SAID NOTICE, AND WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF RECEIVING SAID NOTICE SHALL NOTI-
FY ALL LICENSED AND REGISTERED CHILD  CARE  PROVIDERS  IN  THE  AFFECTED
DISTRICT,  THE STATE CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL AGENCY, AS WELL AS
THE LOCAL CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL AGENCY. SAID  NOTICE  MAY  BE
MADE  BY E-MAIL OR REGULAR MAIL IN THE FORM OF A LETTER OR POSTCARD, AND
SHALL INFORM THE RECIPIENT OF THE DATE OF  THE  PROPOSED  CHANGE  AND  A
DESCRIPTION  OF  THE PROPOSED CHANGE. THE NOTICE SHALL ALSO REQUEST THAT
CHILD CARE PROVIDERS THAT RECEIVE THE NOTICE IMMEDIATELY POST THE NOTICE
IN A PLACE WHICH IS LIKELY TO BE SEEN BY THE FAMILIES WHO HAVE  CHILDREN
IN THE PROVIDER'S CARE. THIS NOTICE SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A SUBSTI-
TUTE FOR ANY NOTICE TO PARENTS WHICH IS REQUIRED BY LAW.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02991-02-5

              

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