Senate Bill S4924

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits requiring parents or caretakers to earn a minimum wage to be eligible for child care assistance

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Current Bill Status Via A1303 - Passed Senate

  • 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-S4924 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1303
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §410-w, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9010, A10288

2023-S4924 - Summary

Prohibits requiring parents or caretakers to earn a minimum wage to be eligible for child care assistance.

2023-S4924 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4924 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4924
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social services law, in relation to prohibiting
   requiring parents or caretakers to earn a minimum wage or work a mini-
   mum number of hours to be eligible for child care assistance

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  410-w  of  the social services law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION  TO
 THE  CONTRARY, THERE SHALL BE NO MINIMUM EARNINGS REQUIREMENT OR MINIMUM
 NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED REQUIREMENT FOR PARENTS AND  CARETAKERS  WHO  ARE
 OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO
 RECEIVE SUCH ASSISTANCE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04756-01-3

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2023-S4924A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1303
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §410-w, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9010, A10288

2023-S4924A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits requiring parents or caretakers to earn a minimum wage to be eligible for child care assistance.

2023-S4924A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4924A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4924--A
     Cal. No. 211
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, CLEARE, COONEY, MAY -- read twice and ordered
   printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social
   Services -- recommitted to the Committee on Social Services in accord-
   ance with Senate Rule 6,  sec.  8  --  reported  favorably  from  said
   committee,  ordered  to  first  and  second report, ordered to a third
   reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place  in  the
   order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social services law, in relation to prohibiting
   requiring parents or caretakers to earn a minimum wage to be  eligible
   for child care assistance
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 410-w of the social  services  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO
 THE CONTRARY, THERE SHALL BE NO MINIMUM EARNINGS REQUIREMENT FOR PARENTS
 AND CARETAKERS WHO ARE OTHERWISE  ELIGIBLE  FOR  CHILD  CARE  ASSISTANCE
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO RECEIVE SUCH ASSISTANCE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04756-02-4

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