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A413Assembly2019-2020 SessionSame asS3420

Child Care Aid for Sleep

Official title

“Provides that parents and caretakers who are otherwise eligible for a child care assistance shall be able to utilize such assistance when care is necessary to enable them to sleep”

Sponsor Ellen C. JaffeeAD-97+30 co-sponsorsAffects Health
Status
Assembly Floor Calendar
Impact
6/10
Moderate
Outcome
Companion signed

Bill progress

Signed via S3420

What's happening

This bill allows parents and caretakers who work non-traditional hours to use child care assistance so they can sleep.

Why it matters

  1. Addresses child safety and well-being. by ensuring that young children (under six, not in full-day school) are supervised when parents/caretakers need to sleep after working overnight or irregular hours, reducing risks associated with caregiver fatigue.

  2. Supports working families with non-traditional schedules. (e.g., night shifts, early mornings), recognizing that many low-income or shift workers have unique challenges that typical child care assistance rules don’t cover.

  3. Improves caregiver health and job performance. by allowing up to eight hours of sleep, which can reduce stress, support mental and physical health, and help parents/caretakers be more effective both at work and at home.

  4. Promotes equity in access to child care support. , helping ensure that child care assistance programs meet the real-life needs of all eligible families, not just those working standard daytime hours.

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Child Care Aid for Sleep

Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Ellen C. Jaffee

Assembly Member · Assembly District 97

History

  1. Substituted by S3420A
  2. Amended on third reading (t) 413a
  3. Advanced to third reading cal.469
  4. Reported
  5. Reported referred to ways and means
  6. Referred to children and families

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.

S3420Senate

Let Parents Sleep with Aid

Signed by Governor · Sponsor Diane J. Savino

Impact 6 · ModerateSigned into law

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

413--A Cal. No. 469

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)

January 9, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, COOK, GOTTFRIED, PERRY, PICHARDO, STECK, JOYNER, SIMON, WALKER, ABINANTI, ORTIZ, GUNTHER, JEAN-PIERRE, VANEL, ZEBROWSKI, DICKENS, BARRON, TAYLOR, McDONALD, PAULIN, ENGLEBRIGHT, SAYEGH, HUNTER, SCHMITT, CRUZ, GRIFFIN, AUBRY,… Show all

Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, COOK, GOTTFRIED, PERRY, PICHARDO, STECK, JOYNER, SIMON, WALKER, ABINANTI, ORTIZ, GUNTHER, JEAN-PIERRE, VANEL, ZEBROWSKI, DICKENS, BARRON, TAYLOR, McDONALD, PAULIN, ENGLEBRIGHT, SAYEGH, HUNTER, SCHMITT, CRUZ, GRIFFIN, AUBRY, GLICK, BICHOTTE, ARROYO, BRONSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, DAVILA, DE LA ROSA, GALEF, LUPARDO, NOLAN, SOLAGES, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to parents and caretakers who work non-traditional hours

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

Section 1. Section 410-w of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:

9. Parents and caretakers who are otherwise eligible for child care assistance, and provided with such assistance, shall be able to utilize the assistance when care is necessary to enable them to sleep because they work non-traditional hours and have a child who is under the age of six and not in school for a full school day. The authorization for child care assistance shall be sufficient to allow the parent to obtain up to eight hours of sleep, as needed.

§ 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2020.

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

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD02785-04-9

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