Assembly Bill A1734

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes differential payment rates for child care services provided by licensed, registered or enrolled child care providers

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A1734 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4079
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §410-x, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A7095, S6077

2023-A1734 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes differential payment rates for child care services provided by licensed, registered or enrolled child care providers for providers providing care to children experiencing homelessness, child care providers providing care during nontraditional hours, or in other situations deemed appropriate by a local social services district.

2023-A1734 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1734
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, LUNSFORD, PAULIN, SIMONE,
   SIMON, MEEKS, BRONSON, KELLES, SEAWRIGHT,  THIELE,  JACKSON,  DARLING,
   DAVILA,  ZINERMAN,  LUPARDO,  JEAN-PIERRE, HUNTER, GALLAGHER, FORREST,
   MITAYNES, STIRPE, McMAHON, MAGNARELLI, WALLACE, MAMDANI, AUBRY, BRABE-
   NEC, HEVESI, SILLITTI -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
   Children and Families
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the social services law, in relation to establishing
   differential  payment  rates  for  child  care  services  provided  by
   licensed, registered or enrolled child care providers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 410-x of the social  services  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9.  A  SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICT SHALL ESTABLISH DIFFERENTIAL PAYMENT
 RATES FOR CHILD  CARE  SERVICES  PROVIDED  BY  LICENSED,  REGISTERED  OR
 ENROLLED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS AS REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (A)  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICTS SHALL ESTABLISH A DIFFERENTIAL
 PAYMENT RATE FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY LICENSED OR  REGISTERED
 CHILD  CARE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDE CARE TO A CHILD OR CHILDREN EXPERIENC-
 ING HOMELESSNESS.  SUCH  DIFFERENTIAL  PAYMENT  RATE  SHALL  BE  FIFTEEN
 PERCENT HIGHER THAN THE ACTUAL COST OF CARE OR THE APPLICABLE MARKET-RE-
 LATED  PAYMENT  RATE ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE IN REGULATIONS, WHICHEVER
 IS LESS.
   (B) LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  DIFFERENTIAL
 PAYMENT  RATE  FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY LICENSED, REGISTERED,
 OR ENROLLED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDE  CARE  TO  A  CHILD  DURING
 NONTRADITIONAL  HOURS.  NONTRADITIONAL HOURS SHALL MEAN CARE PROVIDED IN
 THE EVENING, NIGHT OR ON THE WEEKEND.  SUCH  DIFFERENTIAL  PAYMENT  RATE
 SHALL  BE  FIFTEEN  PERCENT  HIGHER  THAN THE ACTUAL COST OF CARE OR THE
 APPLICABLE MARKET-RELATED PAYMENT RATE  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  OFFICE  IN
 REGULATIONS, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04507-01-3

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