New York Assembly Bill A02218 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2218 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CLARK, SIMON, DAVILA, LUPARDO, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, ZACCARO, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families 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