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NY A09506
Bill
Status
2/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Latrice Walker
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AI Summary
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Requires each social services district to maintain a waiting list of families who applied for child care assistance but were not authorized due to lack of available funds from the state child care block grant or local appropriations
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Waiting lists must include the date assistance was requested, date of eligibility determination, age of children, whether the family was a new applicant or recertifying, and total number of families on the list
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Social services districts must collect data on families who applied, including those denied as ineligible, those placed on waitlists, and those who received assistance, with information on family size, income, and child age where available
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The Office of Children and Family Services must annually post the total number of families on each district's waitlist on their website and re-post district data upon receipt
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Replaces previous reporting requirements from a 2025 law (S. 1926/A. 7145) with this new streamlined framework; districts are not required to maintain lists or collect data for applications predating the law's effective date
Legislative Description
Requires each social services district to maintain a waiting list of eligible families who have applied for child care assistance; 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; 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
signed chap.32
2/13/2026