What's happening
This bill expands day care services to support parents aged 24 or younger so they can continue their education, with $5.6 million in funding.
Why it matters
Targets young parents pursuing education. By specifically expanding eligibility to parents aged 24 or younger who are continuing secondary or post-secondary education, the bill addresses the needs of a group at high risk of dropping out due to childcare demands, helping them remain in school or college.
Reduces financial barriers using established criteria. The bill ties day care eligibility to the same financial standards used for New York’s Educational Opportunity Programs, aiming to ensure assistance goes to those most in need and aligning support with existing aid mechanisms.
Invests in both start-up and ongoing care. By allowing funds for both start-up costs and operating expenses of these day care programs, the bill supports both the creation of new facilities and the sustainability of current ones, broadening overall capacity for care.
May impact long-term outcomes. Helping young parents stay in school can improve their long-term earning potential, reduce reliance on public assistance, and benefit their children’s stability and development, contributing to broader social and economic gains.
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Fund Child Care for Students
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History
- Referred to children and families
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4939
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 6, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. RAMOS, SKOUFIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to day care services and making an appropriation therefor
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 410 of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
3-a. Day care under this title shall also mean and include day care programs providing care for the children of persons twenty-four years of age or younger, to enable such persons to continue secondary and postsecondary education. The criteria for such day care eligibility shall be determined according to the financial criteria promulgated pursuant to section sixty-four hundred fifty-two of the education law governing financial aid to educational opportunity programs and students.
§ 2. The sum of five million six hundred thousand dollars ($5,600,000), or so much thereof as shall be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the office of children and family services from any moneys in the general fund to the credit of the local assistance account, not otherwise appropriated, to be used for reimbursement of start-up funds and operating expenses, including personal service, of day care programs providing care for the children of persons twenty-four years of age or younger, to enable such persons to continue secondary and post-secondary education. Such moneys shall be distributed, upon request therefor, through local social services districts as provided in subdivision 3-a of section 410 of the social services law, and shall be payable upon the audit and warrant of the state comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by the commissioner of the office of children and family services or his or her duly designated representative as provided by law.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08782-01-7
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