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Assembly Actions -
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| Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to children and families |
| Jun 06, 2017 |
reported and committed to rules |
| May 10, 2017 |
referred to children and families |
Senate Bill S6061
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2017-S6061 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S6061 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6061
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the social services law, in relation
to standardizing child care copayments
PURPOSE :
To create equal access to child care assistance throughout the state
by standardizing the amount of the family share. Summary of
provisions: Section one requires that local social services districts
charge a copayment of no greater than 20% of the difference in the
family's income and the poverty level.
Section two sets an April 1, 2018 effective date.
JUSTIFICATION :
Families receiving child care subsidies must contribute to the cost of
childcare, calculated as a percentage of the family's income above the
Federal poverty level. This percentage varies from 10% in some
counties to 35% in others, and creates a barrier to accessing
childcare for families that live in counties charging the higher end
of the scale.
Currently, there are at least 25 counties that employ the 35%
multiplier when calculating a family's copayment. The cost-sharing
2017-S6061 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6061
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 10, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
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.
§ 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2018.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02438-01-7
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