NY State Senate Bill 2023-S4079

Senate Bill S4079

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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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 16, 2024	reported and committed to finance
Jan 03, 2024	referred to children and families
Mar 28, 2023	reported and committed to finance
Feb 02, 2023	referred to children and families

Votes

- Jan 16, 2024 - Children And Families Committee Vote
  S4079
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Children And Families Committee Vote: Jan 16, 2024
      
      aye (7)
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Persaud
      
      Rolison
  Mar 28, 2023 - Children And Families Committee Vote
  S4079
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Children And Families Committee Vote: Mar 28, 2023
      
      aye (7)
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Persaud
      
      Rolison

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2023-S4079 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1734
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §410-x, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S6077, A7095

2023-S4079 (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-S4079 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4079

SPONSOR: BRISPORT
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one would require that local social services districts pay a
child care a differential of 15% for providing care to children experi-
encing homelessness and for children in need of care during non-tradi-
tional hours.

Section two would set an effective date of the first of April next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Current law allows local social services districts to pay a differential

of at least 5%, but no more than 15%, for providers who offer care to
children from families experiencing homelessness and for children who
need care during non-traditional hours (evening, nights, and weekend).
This legislation would require that all districts offer a 15% differen-
tial for providing care to children in these two categories.

For many parents, especially those who work at night or on weekends,
finding this type of care is extremely difficult. This leaves them with
the difficult choice between not working or leaving their children in
unlicensed and unregulated care.

This legislation will incentivize additional providers to offer care for
children in these categories. It will allow families struggling with
homelessness to have a place to care for their children while they are
searching for work, at an education program, or at work. It will give
parents who work overnight or on weekends the confidence that they are
leaving their children with providers who are licensed and qualified to
do so.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-22: S.5759

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become a law.

2023-S4079 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4079
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. BRISPORT, CLEARE, GOUNARDES, JACKSON, MANNION, SALA-
   ZAR  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit-
   ted 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.
   (C) LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS MAY ESTABLISH DIFFERENTIAL PAYMENT
 RATES THAT ARE HIGHER THAN THE ACTUAL COST OF CARE OR APPLICABLE  MARKET
 RATE  FOR  CHILD CARE SERVICES PROVIDED IN ANY OTHER SITUATION THEY DEEM
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04507-01-3

 S. 4079                             2
 
 APPROPRIATE TO INCENTIVIZE LICENSED, REGISTERED OR ENROLLED  CHILD  CARE
 PROVIDERS TO SERVE ELIGIBLE FAMILIES IN NEED OF CARE.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.

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