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NY S06286
Bill
Status
5/11/2017
Primary Sponsor
Tony Avella
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AI Summary
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Social services districts must maintain waiting lists of eligible families who applied for but have not received child care assistance, including the date requested, date received, child ages, and monthly family totals.
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Districts must submit annual reports to the Office of Children and Family Services by October 15 each year (starting 2019) detailing waiting list information including average wait times, number of families by time period categories, average child age, and existing subsidized child care slots by age group.
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Districts must collect data on applicant family incomes at three federal poverty level thresholds (under 101%, 101-150%, and 151-200%) and report annually on numbers of families who applied, were approved, and were denied assistance within each income bracket.
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The Office of Children and Family Services must compile all district reports into a comprehensive county-by-county report and submit it to the Governor, legislative leadership, and relevant committee chairs by December 1 each year (starting 2019).
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The act takes effect October 1, 2018, and does not require districts to maintain historical waiting list data or collect income data for applications submitted before the effective date.
Legislative Description
Requires each social services district to maintain a waiting list of eligible families who have applied for child care assistance; further requires the local districts to report such list to the office of children and family services who shall then compile such reports and issue one report to the legislature annually; further requires the social services districts to collect data regarding the income of families who have applied, were denied and received child care assistance and issue a report to the office of children and family services who shall then compile such reports and issue one report to the legislature annually.
Last Action
COMMITTED TO RULES
6/20/2018