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                                   5059
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2021
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 Introduced by M. of A. RAMOS, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social  services  law,  in relation to day care
   services and making an appropriation therefor
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 410 of the social services law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A.  DAY  CARE  UNDER THIS TITLE SHALL ALSO MEAN AND INCLUDE DAY CARE
 PROGRAMS PROVIDING CARE FOR THE CHILDREN OF PERSONS TWENTY-FOUR YEARS OF
 AGE OR YOUNGER, TO ENABLE SUCH PERSONS TO CONTINUE SECONDARY  AND  POST-
 SECONDARY EDUCATION. THE CRITERIA FOR SUCH DAY CARE ELIGIBILITY SHALL BE
 DETERMINED  ACCORDING  TO THE FINANCIAL CRITERIA PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO
 SECTION SIXTY-FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO  OF  THE  EDUCATION  LAW  GOVERNING
 FINANCIAL AID TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS AND STUDENTS.
   §   2.   The   sum  of  five  million  six  hundred  thousand  dollars
 ($5,600,000), or so much thereof as shall be necessary, is hereby appro-
 priated to the office of children and family services from any moneys in
 the general fund to the credit of  the  local  assistance  account,  not
 otherwise  appropriated,  to be used for reimbursement of start-up funds
 and operating expenses, including personal service, of day care programs
 providing care for the children of persons twenty-four years of  age  or
 younger, to enable such persons to continue secondary and post-secondary
 education.  Such  moneys  shall  be  distributed, upon request therefor,
 through local social services districts as provided in  subdivision  3-a
 of section 410 of the social services law, and shall be payable upon the
 audit  and  warrant  of  the  state comptroller on vouchers certified or
 approved by the commissioner  of  the  office  of  children  and  family
 services  or  his  or  her duly designated representative as provided by
 law.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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