New York S 962: Relates to the establishment of a state university-based center for employee ownership; repealer

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S00962 Summary:

BILL NOS00962 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06482

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SPONSORROLISON

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COSPNSR

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Directs the commissioner of the office of children and family services to establish a Consumer Directed Childcare Pilot Program for eligible families, within amounts appropriated therefor, in up to five counties with populations between 160,000 and 300,000.

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BILL NOS00962 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 962

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ROLISON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families

 AN ACT in relation to directing the commissioner of the office of chil-
 dren and family services to establish a "Consumer Directed Childcare
 Pilot Program" in certain counties

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

 1 Section 1. Consumer Directed Childcare Pilot Program established. The
 2 commissioner of the office of children and family services is hereby
 3 directed to establish a "Consumer Directed Childcare Pilot Program",
 4 within amounts appropriated therefor, in up to five counties in accord-
 5 ance with the provisions of this act.
 6 § 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this act, the following terms
 7 shall have the following meanings:
 8 (a) "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of the office of chil-
 9 dren and family services.
 10 (b) "Childcare provider", or "provider", shall mean an individual who
 11 has obtained an individual unique identifier from the commissioner to
 12 provide childcare services to an eligible family or an eligible family's
 13 designated representative in accordance with such family's or represen-
 14 tative's instruction, supervision, and direction.
 15 (c) "Eligible family" shall mean an individual who is a parent or
 16 guardian of one or more minor children who:
 17 (i) is not eligible for any state or federal funding or grant programs
 18 for childcare services;
 19 (ii) meets such financial guidelines as established by the commission-
 20 er; and
 21 (iii) meets such other criteria, as may be established by the commis-
 22 sioner, which are necessary to effectively implement the objectives of
 23 the program.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01586-01-5

 S. 962 2

 1 (d) "Program" shall mean the Consumer Directed Childcare Pilot Program
 2 established by the commissioner pursuant to this act.
 3 (e) "Office" shall mean the office of children and family services.
 4 § 3. Administration. The program shall be administered by the local
 5 social services district in counties having a population of not less
 6 than one hundred sixty thousand and not more than three hundred thousand
 7 persons according to the 2020 United States Census. Such social services
 8 districts shall file an implementation plan with the commissioner, which
 9 shall be updated annually. The office shall require that such implemen-
 10 tation plans include, at a minimum, district enrollment targets and a
 11 description of the methods for the provision of notice and assistance to
 12 families who are eligible for enrollment in the program, and such other
 13 information as may be required by the office. The office shall provide
 14 guidance to such counties to ensure compliance and meet program goals.
 15 The office shall also provide technical assistance and such other
 16 assistance as may be necessary to assist such local social service
 17 districts in ensuring access to the program for eligible families.
 18 § 4. Division of responsibilities. (a) Each eligible family who elects
 19 to participate in the program shall assume such responsibility for
 20 services under the program as are mutually agreed to by the eligible
 21 family and the childcare provider and documented in such eligible fami-
 22 ly's r