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A3110Assembly2019-2020 SessionSame asS1546

Limit Child Care Copays

Official title

“Relates to standardizing child care copayments”

Sponsor Ellen C. JaffeeAD-97+24 co-sponsorsAffects Finance
Status
In Assembly Committee
Ways And Means
Impact
6/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Ways And Means

What's happening

This bill limits child care copayments so that families receiving assistance pay no more than 20% of their income above the poverty line.

Why it matters

  1. Caps out-of-pocket costs for eligible families. By limiting copayments to no more than 20% of a family's income above the poverty line, the bill ensures that low- and moderate-income families receiving child care assistance won’t be overwhelmed by high child care costs.

  2. Promotes affordability and access to child care. Lowering copayments can make it more feasible for parents—especially those on tight budgets—to afford consistent, quality child care, which can support their ability to work or pursue education.

  3. Reduces disparities across local districts. Standardizing the copayment formula across all social services districts prevents wide variation in how much families are required to pay, creating a more equitable system statewide.

  4. Potential to lift families out of poverty. By reducing financial strain related to child care, families may be better able to meet other basic needs, potentially improving long-term outcomes for children and parents alike.

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Limit Child Care Copays

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Ellen C. Jaffee

Assembly Member · Assembly District 97

1 Multi-sponsor

History

  1. Print number 3110a
  2. Amend and recommit to ways and means
  3. Referred to ways and means
  4. Reported referred to ways and means
  5. Referred to social services

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S1546Senate

Limit Child Care Copays

In Senate Committee · Children And Families · Sponsor Timothy M. Kennedy

Impact 7 · Significant0% to pass

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

3110--A

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 28, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, WALLACE, STIRPE, SIMON, D'URSO, GOTT- FRIED, DE LA ROSA, TAYLOR, PICHARDO, HUNTER, DICKENS, JEAN-PIERRE, RICHARDSON, STECK, RAMOS, SOLAGES, ARROYO, ASHBY, CRUZ, DAVILA, FERNANDEZ, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services -- recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to standardizing child care copayments

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 410-x of the social services law, as added by section 52 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:

6. Pursuant to department regulations, child care assistance shall be provided on a sliding fee basis based upon the family's ability to pay. The local social services district shall not require a family receiving child care assistance pursuant to this title to contribute more than twenty percent of the amount of their income exceeding the poverty level.

§ 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2021.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD03994-03-0

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