New York S 8438: Clarifies the meaning of the phrase greatest social need for purposes of the administration of programs under the federal Older Americans Act of 1965

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S08438 Summary:

BILL NOS08438 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08896

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SPONSORBUDGET

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1, Chap 53 of 2025

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Makes technical changes to the aid to localities budget regarding the office of children and family services, the office of temporary and disability assistance, the department of health, the department of labor and the department of state.

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BILL NOS08438 

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06/11/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

06/12/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/12/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1955

06/12/2025SUBSTITUTED BY A8896

&nbspA08896 AMEND= Budget

&nbsp06/11/2025referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/12/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp06/12/2025reported 

&nbsp06/12/2025rules report cal.703

&nbsp06/12/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.703

&nbsp06/12/2025message of necessity - 3 day message

&nbsp06/12/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/12/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp06/12/2025REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp06/12/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S8438

&nbsp06/12/20253RD READING CAL.1955

&nbsp06/12/2025MESSAGE OF NECESSITY - 3 DAY MESSAGE

&nbsp06/12/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/12/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/26/2025delivered to governor

&nbsp06/26/2025signed chap.172

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8438

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 June 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by BUDGET BILL -- (at request of the Budget) -- read twice
 and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
 on Finance

 AN ACT to amend chapter 53 of the laws of 2025, enacting the aid to
 localities budget, in relation to making technical changes thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2025, enacting the
 2 aid to localities budget, is amended by repealing the items hereinbelow
 3 set forth in brackets and by adding to such section the other items
 4 underscored in this section.

 5 DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE
 6 OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

 7 AID TO LOCALITIES 2025-26

 8 CHILD CARE PROGRAM

 9 General Fund
 10 Local Assistance Account - 10000

 11 The AFL-CIO Workforce Development Institute
 12 shall prepare and submit a report to the
 13 office of children and family services,
 14 the chairs of the senate committee on
 15 social services, the senate committee on
 16 children and families, the senate commit-
 17 tee on labor, the chairs of the assembly
 18 committee on children and families, the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD12553-14-5

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 1 assembly committee on social services, and
 2 the assembly committee on labor.
 3 Such report shall include available informa-
 4 tion, including but not limited to: the
 5 number of income eligible children of
 6 working parents with income up to 400
 7 percent of the federal poverty level who
 8 are not eligible for child care under
 9 title 5-C of the social services law, the
 10 ages of the children served, the factors
 11 that parents considered when searching for
 12 child care, the number of families who
 13 receive a child care grant who choose to
 14 use such grant for regulated child care,
 15 and the number of families who receive a
 16 child care grant who choose to use such
 17 grant to receive child care services
 18 provided by a legally exempt provider.
 19 Such report shall be submitted by the
 20 program administrator, on or before Janu-
 21 ary 1, 2026, provided that if such report
 22 is not received by that date, reimburse-
 23 ment for administrative costs shall be
 24 either reduced or withheld, and failure of
 25 an administrator to submit a timely report
 26 may jeopardize such administrator's
 27 program from receiving funding in future
 28 years. The administrator shall submit
 29 quarterly reports to the office of chil-
 30 dren and family services and the legisla-
 31 ture. Each quarterly report shall provide
 32 without bene