Assembly Bill A10359

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to childcare and dependent care reimbursement for volunteer members of public bodies

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A10359 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6333
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §72-s, Gen Muni L; amd §64, Pub Off L

2023-A10359 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for reimbursement of expenses for childcare and dependent care for volunteer members of public bodies.

2023-A10359 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10359
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 21, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   COMMITTEE  ON  RULES  --  (at  request  of  M.  of  A.
   Bichotte Hermelyn) -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the general municipal law and the public officers law,
   in relation to childcare and dependent care reimbursement  for  volun-
   teer members of public bodies

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 72-s to read as follows:
   §  72-S.  CHILDCARE  AND  DEPENDENT  CARE  REIMBURSEMENT FOR VOLUNTEER
 MEMBERS OF PUBLIC BODIES. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "PUBLIC BODY"
 SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH  TERM  IS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  ONE
 HUNDRED TWO OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
   2.  VOLUNTEER  MEMBERS OF A PUBLIC BODY SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR ACTUAL
 CHILDCARE AND DEPENDENT CARE EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF
 HIS, HER, OR THEIR DUTIES SERVING ON SUCH PUBLIC BODY, INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO TIME SPENT ATTENDING REGULAR  OR  SPECIAL  MEETINGS  OF  SUCH
 PUBLIC BODY.
   3. UPON THE DISCHARGE OF HIS, HER, OR THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES, IF APPLI-
 CABLE, A VOLUNTEER MEMBER OF A PUBLIC BODY SHALL SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION OF
 THE  COSTS  OF  CHILDCARE OR DEPENDENT CARE EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE
 PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES TO THE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC OFFICER  OR  OTHER
 PERSON  DESIGNATED  TO RECEIVE DOCUMENTATION FOR FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT
 OR THE MUNICIPALITY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION WHICH OVERSEES SUCH  PUBLIC
 BODY OR APPOINTS ITS MEMBERS.
   §  2.  Section  64  of  the  public officers law is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 64. Payment of expenses of public officers. Every public officer who
 is not allowed any compensation for his, HER OR THEIR services shall  be
 paid  his,  HER  OR  THEIR  actual  expenses necessarily incurred in the
 discharge of his, HER OR THEIR official duties, INCLUDING CHILDCARE  AND
 DEPENDENT CARE EXPENSES PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVENTY-TWO-S OF THE GENERAL
 MUNICIPAL LAW.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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