NY A05220

Requires social services districts lacking sufficient funding to serve all eligible working families at or below 200% of the state income standard to offer a twelve-month work exemption to parents or relatives receiving public assistance who personally care for children under one year old.

Exempts individuals who solely participate in work activities providing earned income, or the earned income portion of combined work activities, from the twelve-month work exemption requirement.

Mandates social services districts notify the Office of Children and Family Services within ten days when discontinuing or restoring funding to priority groups, and requires collection of data on denied families and children unable to be served due to insufficient funding.

Requires the commissioner of the Office of Children and Family Services to submit an annual report to the governor and legislature beginning August 31st each year, including information on counties discontinuing or restoring funding, affected priority groups, and numbers of denied families and unserved children.

Takes effect immediately upon enactment.