Senate Bill S5690

Vetoed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to evaluation and assistance to increase access to 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
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S5690 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2315
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Add §54, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8114
2017-2018: A3494

2019-S5690 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to evaluation and assistance to increase access to child care.

2019-S5690 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5690 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5690
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 13, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
   relation to evaluation and assistance to increase access to child care

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968,  constituting
 the  New  York  state  urban  development corporation act, is amended by
 adding a new section 54 to read as follows:
   § 54. EVALUATION AND ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CHILD CARE.  (1)
 THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS THAT ACCESS TO QUALITY  CHILD  CARE  IS  AN
 IMPORTANT  ELEMENT OF THE STATE'S ECONOMY FOR WORKING FAMILIES, AND THAT
 CHILD CARE PROVIDERS COMPRISE A LARGE SECTOR IN NEW YORK STATE'S  ECONO-
 MY.  THE  LEGISLATURE FURTHER FINDS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE GROWTH
 IN THE STATE IS OFTEN LINKED TO THE NEXT GENERATION'S ACHIEVEMENTS.  THE
 ABILITY TO OBTAIN SUCH ACHIEVEMENTS ARE STRENGTHENED BY THE AVAILABILITY
 AND ADEQUACY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. THE LEGISLATURE DECLARES THAT
 IT  IS  CRUCIAL  FOR  THE  GOVERNOR  AND LEGISLATURE TO OBTAIN RELIABLE,
 OBJECTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF INVESTING IN  CHILD
 CARE  PROGRAMS,  SPECIFICALLY IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS WITH PERVASIVE
 POVERTY AND HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES.
   (2) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) "ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS" SHALL MEAN AREAS AS DETERMINED  BY
 THE  CORPORATION  MEETING  CRITERIA  INDICATIVE  OF  ECONOMIC  DISTRESS,
 INCLUDING HIGH  UNEMPLOYMENT  RATE;  HIGH  RATE  OF  EMPLOYMENT  CHANGE;
 PERCENTAGES AND NUMBERS OF LOW-INCOME PERSONS; PER CAPITA INCOME AND PER
 CAPITA  REAL  PROPERTY  WEALTH; AND SUCH OTHER INDICATORS OF DISTRESS AS
 THE CORPORATION  SHALL  DETERMINE.  ECONOMICALLY  DISTRESSED  AREAS  MAY
 INCLUDE  CITIES,  MUNICIPALITIES,  BLOCK  NUMBERING  AREAS,  AND  CENSUS
 TRACTS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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