STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

413--A Cal. No. 469

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

(Prefiled)

January 9, 2019 ___________

Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, COOK, GOTTFRIED, PERRY, PICHARDO, STECK, JOYNER, SIMON, WALKER, ABINANTI, ORTIZ, GUNTHER, JEAN-PIERRE, VANEL, ZEBROWSKI, DICKENS, BARRON, TAYLOR, McDONALD, PAULIN, ENGLEBRIGHT, SAYEGH, HUNTER, SCHMITT, CRUZ, GRIFFIN, AUBRY, GLICK, BICHOTTE, ARROYO, BRONSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, DAVILA, DE LA ROSA, GALEF, LUPARDO, NOLAN, SOLAGES, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- reported from commit- tee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to parents and caretakers who work non-traditional hours

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 9 to read as follows: 3 9. Parents and caretakers who are otherwise eligible for child care 4 assistance, and provided with such assistance, shall be able to utilize 5 the assistance when care is necessary to enable them to sleep because 6 they work non-traditional hours and have a child who is under the age of 7 six and not in school for a full school day. The authorization for child 8 care assistance shall be sufficient to allow the parent to obtain up to 9 eight hours of sleep, as needed. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2020.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02785-04-9