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- Referred to children and families
- Referred to children and families
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Relates to limiting co-payments for child care subsidies
In Assembly Committee · Children And Families · Sponsor Michele Titus
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Title of bill
An act to amend the social services law, in relation to limiting co-payments for child care subsidies
Purpose
This bill eliminates co-payments for any family receiving child care assistance whose income is at or below the state income standard. This bill also caps the amount of co-payment a person can be held responsible for at ten percent of their household income.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends subdivision 6 of section 410-x of the social services law, by eliminating co-payments for those who receive child care assistance and have incomes at or below the state income standard, as well as capping such co-payments at ten percent of the household income.
Existing law
Currently the co-payment of a family receiving child care assistance is set by subtracting the poverty level for the household size from their income, and then choosing a multiplier between 10 and 35 percent (determined by the locality) to apply against the balance.
Justification
Under the current system of co-payments, there are families with incomes below the state income standard paying for child care that they cannot afford. Further, depending on the county a family lives in, they may be paying a significantly higher co-payment than the same size family in an area in which the cost of living is much less. For example, a family of three in Yonkers at 200% of poverty, in a county where the multiplier is 33%, has a co-payment of $4,726, and will pay $2,000 a year more than a family of the same size and income level as a family in New York: City. This is unfair. A cap of ten percent of the household income assures equitable treatment across the state.
Legislative history
2007-2008: S.3161 - Died in Committee 2006-2005: S.1298 - Died in Committee 2004-2003: S.5710 - Died in Committee
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become law.
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