Senate Bill S1994

2025-2026 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar

  • 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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2025-S1994 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2218
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §410-w, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S9010, A10288
2023-2024: S4924, A1303

2025-S1994 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2025-S1994 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1994 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1994
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  RAMOS,  CLEARE,  COONEY, FERNANDEZ, JACKSON, MAY,
   SALAZAR -- 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 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.
                                                            LBD02542-01-5

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