Assembly Bill A7957

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires eligible agencies that receive state funding for universal prekindergarten located in N.Y. city to accept administration for children's services child care vouchers

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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-A7957 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §21-121, NYC Ad Cd

2023-A7957 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires eligible agencies that receive state funding for universal prekindergarten located in a city with a population of one million or more to accept administration for children's services child care vouchers if such eligible agency is a licensed or registered child care setting.

2023-A7957 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7957
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation to requiring eligible agencies that receive state funding for
   universal  prekindergarten  located in a city with a population of one
   million or more to accept child care vouchers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
 by adding a new section 21-121 to read as follows:
   § 21-121 ACCEPTANCE OF  CHILD  CARE  VOUCHERS  BY  AGENCIES  RECEIVING
 UNIVERSAL  PREKINDERGARTEN  FUNDING.  ANY ELIGIBLE AGENCY, AS DEFINED BY
 PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX  HUNDRED  TWO-E  OF
 THE  EDUCATION  LAW, THAT RECEIVES FUNDING FOR UNIVERSAL PREKINDERGARTEN
 PURSUANT TO SECTIONS THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED  TWO-E  AND  THIRTY-SIX  HUNDRED
 TWO-EE  OF THE EDUCATION LAW, AND THAT IS LOCATED IN A CITY WITH A POPU-
 LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, SHALL  BE  REQUIRED  TO  ACCEPT  ADMINIS-
 TRATION  FOR  CHILDREN'S  SERVICES  CHILD CARE VOUCHERS IF SUCH ELIGIBLE
 AGENCY IS A LICENSED OR REGISTERED CHILD CARE SETTING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11658-01-3

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