Signed by Governor Kathy Hochul

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes local social services districts to use child care block grant funds for the presumptive eligibility period while a family's eligibility is being reviewed in New York.

Highlights:

• Authorizes local social services offices to provide child care assistance to families after notifying the Office of Children and Family Services (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that local offices may presume eligibility for families after receiving an application for child care assistance and preliminary eligibility determinations (Sec. 1).

• Limits the use of child care block grant funds for the presumptive eligibility period to the extent permitted by federal law (Sec. 1).

• Requires the local office to provide applicants with written notices of ineligibility and right to a fair hearing, if the application is denied (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the effective date of this bill is 180 days after the bill is signed into law (Sec. 2).

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