Senate Bill S1517

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to notification to families receiving child care assistance; repealer

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  • 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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2015-S1517 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A870
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§34-a & 410-w, rpld §34-a sub 9, Soc Serv L

2015-S1517 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to notification to families receiving child care assistance.

2015-S1517 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1517 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1517

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to notification  to
  families  receiving  child  care  assistance,  and  to  repeal certain
  provisions of such law relating thereto

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 34-a of the social services law is
REPEALED and a new subdivision 9 is added to read as follows:
  9.  (A)  IF  A  SOCIAL  SERVICES DISTRICT PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT TO THE
CHILD CARE PORTION OF ITS CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES  PLAN  THAT  REDUCES
ELIGIBILITY  OR  INCREASES  THE  FAMILY  SHARE PERCENTAGE FOR CHILD CARE
SERVICES SUCH DISTRICT MUST: (I) NO LATER THAN THE FIRST DAY THE  PUBLIC
NOTICE  APPEARS  IN  A  NEWSPAPER  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS
SECTION OR  THE  REGULATIONS  OF  THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
SERVICES,  AS  APPLICABLE,  PROMINENTLY POST ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE A
NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT DESCRIBING THE CATEGORIES  OF  FAMILIES
WHOSE  CASES WILL BE IMPACTED; AND (II) AT THE TIME THE PUBLIC NOTICE IS
SUBMITTED TO THE NEWSPAPER FOR PUBLICATION IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  SUBDIVI-
SION  THREE OF THIS SECTION OR THE REGULATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN
AND FAMILY SERVICES, AS APPLICABLE, PROVIDE A COPY OF SUCH NOTICE TO THE
OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
  (B) IF A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT IMPLEMENTS ITS PROCESS  FOR  CLOSING
CHILD CARE CASES, AS SET FORTH IN ITS APPROVED CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES
PLAN,  DUE  TO  THE  DISTRICT  DETERMINING  THAT  IT CANNOT MAINTAIN ITS
CURRENT CASELOAD BECAUSE ALL OF THE AVAILABLE FUNDS ARE PROJECTED TO  BE
NEEDED  FOR OPEN CASES, THE DISTRICT MUST: (I) NO LATER THAN THE DAY THE
SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT BEGINS TO SEND INDIVIDUAL NOTICES  TO  IMPACTED
FAMILIES  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED
TEN-W OF THIS CHAPTER, PROMINENTLY POST A NOTICE ON THEIR  WEBSITE  THAT
STATES  THAT  SUCH  DISTRICT IS IMPLEMENTING THE CHILD CARE CASE CLOSING

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07383-01-5
              

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