New York S 1994: Prohibits requiring parents or caretakers to earn a minimum wage or work a minimum number of hours to be eligible for child care assistance

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S01994 Summary:

BILL NOS01994 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02218

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SPONSORRAMOS

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COSPNSRCLEARE, COONEY, FERNANDEZ, JACKSON, MAY, SALAZAR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §410-w, Soc Serv L

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Prohibits requiring parents or caretakers to earn a minimum wage to be eligible for child care assistance.

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BILL NOS01994 

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01/14/2025REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

01/22/20251ST REPORT CAL.137

01/27/20252ND REPORT CAL.

01/28/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

02/10/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1994

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, CLEARE, COONEY, FERNANDEZ, JACKSON, MAY,
 SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
 committed to the Committee on Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to prohibiting
 requiring parents or caretakers to earn a minimum wage to be eligible
 for child care assistance

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

 1 Section 1. Section 410-w of the social services law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
 3 11. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation to
 4 the contrary, there shall be no minimum earnings requirement for parents
 5 and caretakers who are otherwise eligible for child care assistance
 6 pursuant to this section to receive such assistance.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02542-01-5

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