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A10726 Summary:

BILL NOA10726 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBologna

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§410-w & 410-u, Soc Serv L

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Relates to eligibility for the state block grant for child care.

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BILL NOA10726 

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03/27/2026referred to children and families

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10726

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 27, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. BOLOGNA -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Children and Families

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

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 3 and 5 of section 410-w of the social
 2 services law, subdivisions 1 and 3 as amended by section 2 of part U of
 3 chapter 56 of the laws of 2023 and subdivision 5 as amended by chapter
 4 70 of the laws of 2023, are amended to read as follows:
 5 1. A social services district may use the funds allocated to it from
 6 the block grant to provide child care assistance to:
 7 (a) families receiving public assistance when such child care assist-
 8 ance is necessary: to enable a parent or caretaker relative to engage in
 9 work, participate in work activities or perform a community service
 10 pursuant to title nine-B of article five of this chapter; to enable a
 11 teenage parent to attend high school or other equivalent training
 12 program; because the parent or caretaker relative is physically or
 13 mentally incapacitated; or because family duties away from home necessi-
 14 tate the parent or caretaker relative's absence; child day care shall be
 15 provided during breaks in activities. Such child day care shall be
 16 authorized for the period designated by the regulations of the depart-
 17 ment;
 18 (b) families with incomes up to [eighty-five] one hundred percent of
 19 the state median income who are attempting through work activities to
 20 transition off of public assistance when such child care is necessary in
 21 order to enable a parent or caretaker relative to engage in work
 22 provided such families' public assistance has been terminated as a
 23 result of increased hours of or income from employment or increased
 24 income from child support payments or the family voluntarily ended
 25 assistance; provided that the family received public assistance at least
 26 three of the six months preceding the month in which eligibility for
 27 such assistance terminated or ended or provided that such family has
 28 received child care assistance under subdivision four of this section;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14608-01-6

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 1 (c) families with incomes up to [eighty-five] one hundred percent of
 2 the state median income, which are determined in accordance with the
 3 regulations of the department to be at risk of becoming dependent on
 4 family assistance;
 5 (d) families with incomes up to [eighty-five] one hundred percent of
 6 the state median income, who are attending a post secondary educational
 7 program; and
 8 (e) other families with incomes up to [eighty-five] one hundred
 9 percent of the state median income in accordance with criteria estab-
 10 lished by the department.
 11 3. A social services district shall guarantee child care assistance to
 12 families in receipt of public assistance with children under thirteen
 13 years of age when such child care assistance is necessary for a parent
 14 or caretaker relative to engage in work or participate in work activ-
 15 ities pursuant to the provisions of title nine-B of article five of this
 16 chapter. Child care assistance shall continue to be guaranteed for such
 17 a family for a period of twelve months or, upon approval by the office,
 18 may be provided by a social services district for a period up to twen-
 19 ty-four months, after the month in which the family's eligibility for
 20 public assistance has terminated or ended when such child care is neces-
 21 sar