Assembly Bill A9220

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the office of children and family services implement a regional cost factor analysis for child care subsidies

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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-A9220 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §410-x, Soc Serv L

2023-A9220 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of children and family services implement a regional cost factor analysis for child care subsidies; requires social service districts implement such findings.

2023-A9220 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9220
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 16, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GANDOLFO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Children and Families
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to requiring the
   office of children and  family  services  implement  a  regional  cost
   factor analysis for child care subsidies
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 410-x of the social services  law,
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (b) to read as follows:
   (B)  (I)  THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL COMPLETE AN
 ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE REGIONAL COST  FACTORS  FOR  CHILD  CARE  SERVICES
 PROVIDED BY LICENSED, REGISTERED AND ENROLLED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS. SUCH
 REGIONAL  COST  FACTORS SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE DIFFERENCES IN CHILD
 CARE COSTS AND COSTS OF LIVING IN A REGIONAL AND LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 DISTRICT.  THE  OFFICE  SHALL  CREATE  THE  REGIONAL  COST FACTORS TO BE
 APPLIED USING THE REGIONS AS DEFINED BY SECTION TWO  HUNDRED  THIRTY  OF
 THE  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT LAW. THE REGIONAL COST FACTORS SHALL, INCLUDE
 BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
   (1) THE COUNTY CLUSTER THAT A LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT IS A PART
 OF AS DEFINED BY THE MOST RECENT MARKET RATE SURVEY;
   (2) THE MARKET RATE COSTS AS DEFINED BY THE MOST  RECENT  MARKET  RATE
 SURVEY FOR EACH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT;
   (3) THE NUMBER OF PROVIDERS PER LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT;
   (4) THE AVERAGE MEDIAN INCOME OF EACH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT;
   (5)  THE  MINIMUM  WAGE  RATE  OF  EACH  COUNTY  WITHIN A LOCAL SOCIAL
 SERVICES DISTRICT; AND
   (6) THE POVERTY RATE OF EACH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT.
   (II) LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS SHALL BE  REQUIRED  TO  IMPLEMENT
 SUCH  REGIONAL  COST FACTORS FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES TO INCENTIVIZE SUCH
 OPERATION OF CHILD CARE PROVIDERS OR CHILD CARE CENTERS.
   (III) THE OFFICE SHALL COMPLETE SUCH ANALYSIS  OF  THE  REGIONAL  COST
 FACTORS  AND  PRODUCE WHAT COST FACTORS FOR EACH REGION WOULD BE FOR THE
 FOLLOWING YEAR, NOT LATER THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 PARAGRAPH.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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